Educate Midland

My plan is a community engagement concept that sheds light on the culture of school readiness. A surprising portion of educational stakeholders, including parents, students and the community at large do not have a well-established view of what it means to be "ready" for different grade levels and developmental stages throughout the learning process. There are educators and school campuses in Midland county that exemplify excellence in service to students and their community. After a lengthy process of identifying and nominating such representatives, the Midland county excellence in education awards event was held to publicly recognize them with awards sponsored by local businesses and foundations. In a recent study, we found that nearly half of the kindergarten students at Midland isd were not developmentally prepared for kindergarten. Of the five developmental domains assessed, students were most vulnerable in the domains of social competence and emotional maturity. These soft skills