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  • kits@oslc.org
  • 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd Eugene, Oregon 97401
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START YOUR OWN KITS PROGRAM

Interested in sponsoring KITS in your community?

We work with pre-kindergarten providers and programs, K-12 schools, districts, and local education agencies, community agencies, and philanthropic organizations who want to promote the best outcomes for children, families, and educators.

Getting Started

The first step in starting your own KITS program is a consultation with us. We love to talk with potential new partners to get to know the particular needs of your children and families. We can help you determine which of our programs might be the best fit and we can estimate costs, depending on which particular program you want to run and for how many students and/or families. We will also discuss your needs for support with hiring, recruitment, and other logistics. This initial consultation will help us to tailor your implementation so that you will have a successful and sustainable KITS program!

What KITS Programs provides

What the sponsoring partner provides:

  • Funding
  • Personnel to implement the program
  • Space for the program
  • Transportation and Snacks

Ask Your Community to Start a KITS Program

We want to make it easy for you to tell your school principal, district administrators, leaders of community organizations, and anyone else about KITS. You can use our templates to send letters or emails to people who you would like to learn more about the KITS programs. Here’s how:

STEP # 1

Click on one of the links below to go to a Google doc.

STEP # 2

Click on menu FILE and then click on “Make a Copy”.

STEP # 3

Personalize your copy of the letter with your name and any other details you want to add.

STEP # 4

Print or email your letter.

Letter for Parents of Students to Tell Others About KITS-English

Letter for Parents of Students to Tell Others About KITS-Spanish

General Letter to Tell Others About KITS-English

General Letter to Tell Others About KITS-Spanish

Program Funding

KITS programs have been funded by school districts, educational and philanthropic organizations, and governmental aid. Often braided funding streams have supported KITS implementations. We are experienced in helping our potential partners to identify potential funding sources. There are a number of possible funding options for KITS, including:
 

Funding Options

  • General education funding
  • Title 1 funds
  • State early learning or kindergarten transition funds
  • Agency funding
  • Foundation funding
  • Corporate funding

The KITS Programs are a family of evidence-based curricula that promote school success by strengthening children’s skills, increasing parental involvement, and supporting educators across the transition to kindergarten.

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Confidentiality Agreement

This year, we return to in-person training. We will be in spaces where multiple programs, in addition to KITS, operate. We are asking all attendees to agree with the Confidentiality Agreement below to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

As an employee, volunteer, visitor, or associate of TFC Consultants, Inc., Oregon Social Learning Center and OSLC Developments, Inc., I agree to the following:

  1. To refrain from discussing material relating to individual persons and/or families with, or in the presence of, persons other than those who have signed this confidentiality agreement.
  2. To refrain from disclosing the participation of individual persons and/or families in research, prevention, demonstration, evaluation, dissemination, and/or treatment projects at TFCC, OSLC and ODI to persons other than those who have signed this confidentiality agreement.
  3. To maintain confidentiality as outlined above, both during and after my association with TFC Consultants, Inc., Oregon Social Learning Center and OSLC Developments, Inc.
  4. To see that all files containing material relating to individual persons and/or families are locked, whether or not this material contains identifying information, and that information is released only to authorized persons.
  5. To immediately report any breach in confidentiality to my supervisor and/or the management of TFCC, OSLC and ODI.

KITS REQUIREMENTS

Coaching and Videotaping

KITS uses ongoing coaching to support educators in the implementation of the model. We do this through viewing groups on video, weekly team meetings, and fidelity monitoring. Your team will record KITS School Readiness and Parent Groups and upload each session to a secure online platform (such as Box.com). The videos are only used as a means to support KITS staff. We promise it’s not scary!

Your KITS team will meet every week to talk about what is working well and areas where you may be experiencing challenges. During these meetings, teams and coaches will work together to problem-solve challenges, offer support and encouragement, and celebrate successes!

If parents or students do not wish to be recorded, they can be seated out of view or for online parent groups they may turn off their cameras.

Ownership

‘Kids In Transition to School’ and ‘KITS’ are registered trademarks of Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) in Eugene, Oregon.

KITS Program Manuals are protected by copyrights owned by OSLC.

This means there are some limits to how you can use KITS:

  • KITS Program Materials can only be used as intended. Materials may not be modified and/or used for a different purpose.
  • KITS Program Materials must not be distributed to anyone outside of KITS, including colleagues.
  • KITS Materials may no longer be used if your school district or agency ends its contract with KITS.