Voluntary All Day Kindergarten in Minnesota

This survey is closed. Thank you for your submissions!

I got a call from Senator Clausen yesterday asking MESPA to testify next week on the voluntary all day kindergarten bill he is sponsoring.

MESPA President-Elect, Joey Page, and I will be testifying in favor of the bill and we appreciate the $40 million that the Governor put in the budget for voluntary all day kindergarten.

Please respond to this 10 question survey by the end of this Friday, January 25.

Thank you for your help in making MESPA a grass roots, responsive, member driven association advocating for Minnesota's youngest children.

P. Fred Storti
Executive Director

SurveyResults_ADK_Comment_Highlights.pdf

SurveyResults_ADK.xlsx

1. What MESPA Division are you in?

Central
East Suburban
Minneapolis
North Suburban
Northeast
Northern
St. Paul
South Suburban
Southeast
Southwest
West Suburban
Western

2. How many students (K-12) are in your district?

< 1000
1000-2500
2500-5000
>5000

3. What school district are you in?

4. Do you have all day, every day kindergarten at your school?

Yes No

5. If yes, how is it funded?

General fund
Fee-based
Other (Comp. Ed / Title I / etc.)

6. How many years have you had all day kindergarten?

1-3 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
10+ years

7. Has all day kindergarten improved your students' achievement?

Yes No

8. Do you have data that demonstrates this?

Yes No

9. If asked, would you be willing to share your data?

Yes No

10. Comments

Name (optional)

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Survey Results

246 Responses

4. Have All Day Kindergarten:
Yes = 211
No = 30
No Response = 1

5. How is it funded:
General fund = 67
Fee-based = 81
Other (Comp. Ed / Title I / etc.) = 59
No Response = 35

7. Improved Student Achievement:
Yes = 199
No = 7
No Response = 36

8. Data to demonstrate this:
Yes = 147
No = 55
No Response = 40

For the full results, please see the spreadsheet on the left.

Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association

1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

651.999.7310 MN toll free 800.642.6807

Fax: 651.999.7311 E-mail: mespa@mespa.net