Mississippi’s Pre-K Screener

Background Information

Beginning August 2020, each local school district must administer the Comprehensive Early Learning Observational Assessment, BRIGANCE Screens III, to every public pre-kindergarten 4-year-old student.

The administrator of each pre-kindergarten program for their district must complete the BRIGANCE Training Webinar on the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) website. The online webinar will take approximately 45 minutes to complete and will include the following information: preparing to screen, administering and scoring a screener, interpreting screening results, identifying next steps, and an overview of the Online Management System (OMS).

Upon completion of the webinar, administrators of school district pre-kindergarten programs must complete the Assurances Form and email it to EarlyChildhood@MDEK12.org.

Make sure to note on the Assurances Form if your district does not have access to a BRIGANCE Screens III Kit for pre-kindergarten or the BRIGANCE OMS. The MDE will provide access to the OMS for all school districts and will review the results of the data submitted. If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please email EarlyChildhood@MDEK12.org.

Pre-K Recommendation for Implementation

The BRIGANCE Early Childhood Screens III (3–5 years) will be used by all accredited public schools with 4-year-old pre-kindergarten programs. All 4-year-old children as of September 1, including students with disabilities in inclusive and self-contained classrooms, shall be screened. The screener will be administered twice per year. Screening must be completed in person by October 1 and in May before school ends. Students who indicate areas of deficiency on the developmental screener should be provided targeted interventions to remediate the deficiency, and progress monitoring should be documented by the classroom teacher. For further information, please reference the Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving 3- and 4-Year-Old Children—Guidelines for Assessment: Requirements for Assessment and Screening.

2024–2025 Assurance Form for Classrooms Serving Ages 3–4 Years
2024–2025 Assurance Form for Programs Serving Ages 0–35 Months and 3–5 Years

Training Information

Online Educator Learning (OEL) for the BRIGANCE Screens III

The OEL course provides guidance on how to prepare for, conduct, and analyze results from the BRIGANCE Screens III. Your credentials and website login directions for the OEL were sent via email. If you need assistance with logging in to the OEL, please email BRIGANCE@brigance.com.
Access the OEL Course for the Screens III

Using the BRIGANCE Early Childhood Screens III (3–5 Years) and OMS for Preschool

Introduction to the BRIGANCE Screens III OMS

This webinar recording will introduce you to entering data, generating reports, and accessing resources from the OMS.
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Child Pages for Visual Motor Skills Subtest

• 5A: Visual Motor Skills (3 Years)
• 5B: Visual Motor Skills (4 Years)
• 4C: Visual Motor Skills (5 Years)

Self-help and Social-Emotional Scales

• Parent Report for Ages 3–5 Years: English | Spanish

Scoring Tools

• Chronological Age Calculator
• Screens III Scoring Tool
• Screens III Self-help and Social-Emotional Scales Scoring Tool

Sharing Screening Results with Families

• Sharing Screens III Results with Families—Infant/Toddler: English | Spanish
• Sharing Screens III Results with Families—2-Year-Old—Grade 1: English | Spanish

Screening Children with Special Considerations

• Screening Children with Special Considerations

OMS

Each child's screening data is entered into the OMS and scores are calculated. The OMS also provides access to materials from the BRIGANCE Readiness Activities for teachers to use in the classroom and to send home to families. Log in to the OMS here.

The administrator of each pre-kindergarten program for their district must complete the BRIGANCE Training Webinar on our website. The online webinar will take approximately 45 minutes to complete and will include the following information: preparing to screen, administering and scoring a screener, interpreting screening results, identifying next steps, and an overview of the OMS.

Upon completion of the webinar, administrators of school district pre-kindergarten programs must complete the Assurances Form and email it to EarlyChildhood@MDEK12.org.

Access PDFs of the OMS Guides below:

• OMS Teacher’s Guide
• OMS Administrator’s Guide

See the BRIGANCE Screens in Action!

Watch this clip to see the rapport between an examiner and a 4-year-old during screening.