District Observation Window: September 15 - November 1, 2023

The Alaska Developmental Profile (ADP) is to be completed for each child entering kindergarten, as required by state law, as part of the comprehensive statewide system of student assessments. The purpose of the ADP is to identify, record, and summarize the skills and behaviors students demonstrate at the beginning of their kindergarten year, based on teacher observations. Goals and indicators define student skills and behaviors in five domains from Alaska's Early Learning Guidelines:

• Physical well-being, health, and motor development

• Social and emotional development

• Approaches to learning

• Cognition and general knowledge

• Communication, language, and literacy

The ADP provides summary information on kindergarten students to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED). The results may inform policy decisions made by DEED, other state agencies, and the Alaska State Legislature. This instrument is not intended to evaluate individual students to determine their eligibility for any programs, including kindergarten, or the evaluation of specific learning programs.

For more information about the Alaska Developmental Profile, visit the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development's Alaska Developmental Profile webpage.