Background:

Beginning in fall 2016, Three-, Four-, and Five-Star Rated Step Up To Quality Programs will be required to administer Ohio's Early Learning Assessment on children ages three to five. The results of these assessments are to be entered into the Ready for Kindergarten Online System. Each program must identify a data manager.

New Policy:

On November 18, 2015, information in the Ohio Child Licensing and Quality System (OCLQS) was used to assign owners and administrators as data managers in the Ready for Kindergarten Online System for current three-, four-, and five-star rated programs. If you want to change this data manager submit the JFS 01162 "Data Manager Request for the Early Learning Assessment-Ready for Kindergarten Online System" with the individual's information. Any program not rated a three-, four-, or five-star as of November 18, 2015 must complete and submit a JFS 01162 to name a data manager in order to gain access to the system.

The JFS 01162 is a new form that programs must use to submit data manager information to ODJFS. This form is used to:

• Change the name of data manager
• Change the email address of a data manager
• To add an additional data manager
• To remove a data manager

For questions regarding data managers, email ELA@jfs.ohio.gov