WSS for Pre-Kindergarten and Early Elementary Classrooms
The Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) is a community of early education leaders relentlessly committed to ensuring:
- Programs serving our city's youngest learners provide them with the foundation of skills, knowledge and approaches to learning needed to be on a path towards college and career readiness.
- Families have access to high quality early childhood options and the tools and knowledge needed to be effective partners in their children's path towards college and career readiness.
OECE is please to announce the expansion of The Work Sampling System (R) (WSS) to eligible Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) programs, and public school Kindergarten through Grade 3 classes in the 2011-2012 school year.
With this in mind, OECE will continue to offer WSS free of charge to eligible public schools with Kindergarten through Grade 3 classes.
For more information on WSS please review the Frequently Asked Questions.
For a printable booklet on WSS, please click here.
2011-2012 WSS
If you're interested in receiving free WSS classroom kits and professional development, please review the following requirements and email earlychildhood@schools.nyc.gov for more information. Free WSS grade-level kits are available for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second and third grades.
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School Checklist for Work Sampling
ü I believe in authentic, performance-based assessments.
ü I’m familiar with WSS tools and formative data collection processes.
ü I’ll support my teachers and staff as they learn to integrate WSS; I’ll learn alongside them.
ü I’ll plan school-based meetings and WSS data talks with teachers and staff. |
NEW WSS WEBINARS Now Available for Participating WSS Schools!
Please click on the link and enter the assigned password to view the three-part webinar series for teachers and administrators.
Work Sampling System videos for Administrators
Work Sampling System videos for Teachers