Superintendent Tommy Floyd

Madison County Schools has placed an emphasis on early childhood education and kindergarten readiness. The following article, written by Kentucky Board of Education member Brigitte Blom Ramsey, discusses the importance of screening children as they enter kindergarten and the difference those screenings can make on a child’s academic success. This is an opinion I share as an advocate for early childhood education.

There is no shortage of data indicating that schools are not reaching 100 percent of students. There is also no shortage of criticism of public education regarding this lack of success. Often these critics have a valid point, but offer few solutions. School leaders look at everything from class size, to teacher quality, to parent involvement, to instructional models seeking ways to improve student achievement. In doing so, we discover some interesting things.