Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership (RECAP)
Partners say:
"The cost of the T-CRS is the same on COMET as it is on paper and we can use all the reports for free."
"After using COMET, we will never go back to paper and pencil measures; there are too many efficiencies and cost savings
with COMET. Besides, COMET is so flexible and easy to use we can add any instrument we want for less than it would cost to print it."
RECAP is a comprehensive continuous improvement system for center-based early education and pre-k programs.
It began in 1992 as a community-wide collaboration of many partners including: Rochester Area Community Foundation, Monroe County,
Rochester City School District, Monroe Community College, over 25 community based organizations, such as Head Start, YMCA,
settlement houses, Volunteers of America, community action partnership organizations, child care centers and Children's Institute.
Since its inception, RECAP’s guiding principle has been to systematically assess, promote and ensure high quality early childhood and
pre-kindergarten classroom experiences. RECAP uses multiple measures from multiple sources to provide accurate, reliable and valid
information that is used by professionals from the early childhood community. Data is used to make informed decisions that improve
child, program and system outcomes.
On an annual basis over 3,500 three, four and five year olds and their parents, 220 classrooms and 180 teachers participate in RECAP.
Participants are from the urban area of Rochester, NY and the rural County of Chemung, NY. RECAP documents that the City of Rochester
has one of the highest quality pre-kindergarten programs in the country. For more information about RECAP and to view the RECAP annual
reports, visit Children's Institute.
Thirty pre-kindergarten teachers volunteered to test COMET in the fall of 2008. By fall 2009, 100% of all teachers in RECAP are using COMET.
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