Alaska Developmental Profile FAQ

What is the ADP?

The Alaska Developmental Profile is Alaska's Kindergarten entry assessment. The ADP is used to provide a snapshot of each child’s development when they enter Kindergarten. 

Why do we have the ADP?

The Alaska Developmental Profile is required as part of the statewide comprehensive system of student assessments, 4 AAC 06.712. The ADP documents what students know and do which is used to inform practice and instruction as well as statewide policy.

Which domains does the Alaska Developmental Profile (ADP) assess?

The Alaska Developmental Profile (ADP) assesses 13 goals across 5 domains of development. They are:

1) Physical Well-being, Health, & Motor Development
2) Social & Emotional Development
3) Approaches to Learning
4) Cognition & General Knowledge
5) Communication, Language, & Literacy

Teachers are also required to include “child background” information because these factors affect a child’s school performance.  This includes the child’s pre-school experience, if the child has an individualized education program (IEP), and the child’s health information.  Teachers are encouraged to talk to parents to get this background information.

What are the goals in the Alaska Developmental Profile (ADP)?

The Alaska Developmental Profile (ADP) looks at 13 goals across 5 domains of learning. These goals are:

1) Demonstrates strength and coordination of large motor muscles

2) Demonstrates strength and coordination of small motor muscles

3) Participates positively in group activities

4) Regulates feelings and impulses

5) Shows curiosity and interest in learning new things & having new experiences

6) Sustains attention to tasks and persists when facing challenges

7) Demonstrates knowledge of numbers & counting

8) Sorts, classifies, and organizes objects

9) Uses receptive communication skills

10) Uses expressive communication skills

11) Demonstrates phonological awareness

12) Demonstrates awareness of print concepts

13) Demonstrates knowledge of letters and symbols (alphabet knowledge)

Do I have to do the Alaska Developmental Profile on a retained student?

No. The ADP may only be administered once per student.

If you have questions about whether a retained student had completed an ADP the previous year, please contact earlylearning@alaska.gov or call 907-465-8707

What happens if a kindergarten student moves away before the November 1 deadline?

Students who start school and then move away before the ADP deadline still require a completed ADP.

What background information do I need to collect?

Background information comprises a variety of information, including home language, culture, and socio-economic status. It is recommended this information be gathered from the student’s family or previous early childhood educator.

It is required that preschool attendance be recorded.  There is a place in the ADP where this is specifically requested. 

Do I have to use the DEED observation form?

You may use a district-created form or one that you have developed yourself. 

"I had a 1st grade student move in from out of state, do they need a developmental Profile?"

Only students who did not previously attend kindergarten will be assessed.

How can I check if a student had a profile completed the previous year?

Please call 907-465-8707 or email earlylearning@alaska.gov 

Where do I log-in?

You will log-in at https://education.alaska.gov/devprof/Home 

"I can't log into the reporting site"

The reporting site https://education.alaska.gov/devprof/Home is only accessible from September 17 through November 1st

What is my user name?

Your username is your first initial followed by your full last name. This includes any special symbols such as ' or -.  This also includes spaces.

"I got married and changed my name"

Your username will only be changed if you did a name-change on your teaching certificate through the DEED certification office. 

What is my password?

Your password will be your Alaska Teacher Identifier plus the last four digits of your social security number with NO SPACES. For example, if someone has an ATI of 12345 and a social security number of 987-65-4321, they would enter 123454321. Your ATI can be found on the back of your teaching certificate or at https://teachak.alaska.gov/public/licensesearch.

"There are no available students" "No students are showing up"

District Testing Coordinators (DTC) are responsible for uploading student lists to populate the teacher portal. Please contact your DTC to complete this requirement. 

"There is a student on my list that isn't in my class"

Teachers populate their own ADP profile list by clicking on student's names in the available student list.

If you accidentally added a student that is not in your class, click "Pick Students" and double click on that student's name to return them to the available student pool. 

How do Homeschool students get reported on?

Provide your Home School parents with the ADP resources and have them complete the observations and ratings in all 13 goals. 

Since the parents are not certified teachers, some districts have a certified teacher as their Home School Coordinator enter the data and others have the District Testing Coordinator (DTC) enter the data.

What is the due date?

The due date for the ADP is November 1st.

"I completed a profile for a student, but it shows as not done in my student summary"

After completing a profile, you must click "Submit" for the profile to be considered complete.

"When I log in, the wrong district is listed"

If you have changed districts, your new district must update your information in their system. Please contact your District Testing Coordinator (DTC) to resolve this issue.

What does DEED do with the information?

The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) uses the ADP data to inform policy, practice, and instruction. The data is also used for federal reporting purposes.

When will I get ADP results?

ADP results will be available in December.

Why did ADP reporting change?

ADP reporting changed to align with the new statewide assessment system.

What does “Consistently met all 13 goals” or “Consistently met at least 11 of the 13 goals” mean?

These phrases indicate the level of developmental readiness a child has demonstrated. "Consistently met all 13 goals" means the child is well-prepared across all developmental domains. "Consistently met at least 11 of the 13 goals" suggests the child is generally well-prepared but may have specific areas that require targeted support.