Critical Questions for Examining Racial Equity: Local Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program- and Local Educational Agency (LEA)-Level Questions

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3.A. EIS Program/LEA Characteristics and Features
3.A.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in significant ways from other EIS Programs/LEAs?
Focus Question Possible Metric/Additional Information
Who is served in EIS programs/LEAs, location
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.A.1.a. Which EIS Programs/LEAs serve the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups? Where are they located in the state? % of EIS Programs/LEAs that serve the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups by location
All of these questions require grouping programs. How to group depends on the state. Could use a natural or arbitrary break to identify two groups (high-low % of historically underserved); three groups (high-medium-low) or more groups depending on the state context. Also, could have multiple different groupings depending on where children from different historically underserved groups reside.
Children, providers, funding
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.A.1.b. How do EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS programs/LEAs in
  • number of children served
  • number of providers
  • practitioner to child ratio
  • average funding per child?
 Aggregate data on number of children served, etc. For all EIS/LEAs. Compare EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups to other EIS programs/LEAs
3.B. EIS Program/LEA Performance
3.B.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in the performance including the outcomes experienced by children and families from other EIS Programs/LEAs?
Focus Question Possible Metric/Additional Information
Child and family outcomes
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.B.1.a. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in child and family outcomes? % of children who showed greater than expected growth and exited within age expectations.
Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs
% of families who know their rights, effectively communicate their children’s needs, and help their children develop and learn
Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs
Local determinations
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.B.1b. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in local determinations? Compare the determination of EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups to other IES Programs/LEAS
General early care and education settings
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.B.1.c. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in the percentage of children receiving IDEA services in general early care and education settings? % of children receiving IDEA services in general early care and education settings
Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs
QRIS participation and rating
Aspirational Climbing Icon		 3.B.1.d. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in the percentage of general early care and education programs where children receive IDEA services participating in QRIS? Do they differ in the ratings received by those programs? % of general early care and education programs where children receive IDEA services participating in QRIS
Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs
Average rating of programs participating in QRIS
Compare average for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average for other EIS Programs/LEAs
3.C. Funding and Expenditures
3.C.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in the type and amount of resources available for EI/ECSE compared to other EIS Programs/LEAs?
Funding streams
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.C.1.a. How do funding streams (e.g., federal, state, local) for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to funding streams for other EIS programs/LEAs? Compare average of the total amount of each funding stream for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs
Cost per child
Bread and Butter Icon		 3.C.1.b. How does average cost per child for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to average cost per child for other EIS programs/LEAs? Compare average cost per child for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs
Full cost for IDEA services
Aspirational Climbing Icon		 3.C.1.c. How does cost to provide IDEA services for young children with disabilities consistent with recommended practices and quality standards (i.e., estimated need) for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to the full cost for other EIS programs/LEAs? Compare cost for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs
Revenue gap
Aspirational Climbing Icon		 3.C.1.d. How do projected revenues/budget and estimated need (i.e., revenue gap) for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to the revenue gap for other EIS programs/LEAs? Compare revenue gap (estimated need – projected revenues or budget) for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs

Published October 2023.