Amanda P Williford, UVA

Building a research base to guide kindergarten entry assessment policy: Findings from a national sample and future directions - Presenting Author: Katherine A Shields, Education Development Center, Inc.; Kyle DeMeo Cook, Boston College; Sara Greller, Education Development Center, Inc.; Clare Waterman Irwin, Education Development Center, Inc.

Examining the Discriminant Validity of a Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) and the Implications for Teacher Practice - Presenting Author: Jaclyn M. Russo, University of Virginia; Amanda P Williford, UVA; Daphna Bassok, University of Virginia; Virginia Vitiello, University of Virginia

Documenting quality in early childhood: Development and implementation of quality rating and improvement systems in Midwest states - Presenting Author: Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Reserach; Laura Hawkinson, School Readiness Consulting; Ariela C Greenberg, American Institutes for Reserach; Ivan Metzger, American Institutes for Reserach

Quality improvement efforts among early childhood programs in Iowa’s Quality Rating System - Presenting Author: Laura Hawkinson, School Readiness Consulting; Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Reserach; Nora Bouacha, American Institutes for Research; Dong Hoon Lee, American Institutes for Research; Ivan Metzger, U