“Words to the Wise” on how DaSy products can support your data system work, as well as other blog posts produced by the DaSy team.
Part C Data Tips: New Resources and Special Office Hours for SPP/APR SeasonAs Part C Data Managers and Coordinators head into the SPP/APR reporting season, balancing deadlines for data collection, reporting, and compliance is key. For those preparing the SPP/APR, there are ...Read more
Statewide Data Integration Initiatives: IDEA Part C and FERPA ConsiderationsHave you been approached about having your Part C program participate in a statewide integrated data system initiative, such as an ECIDS or SLDS? Or is your program’s participation already ...Read more- Part C Data Tips – EDPass and the Start of a New IDEA Reporting YearLook here for important deadlines for 2024… As we begin a new IDEA reporting year, it’s time to get ready for the data tasks ahead! Staying on track with key ...Read more
Creating Positive Change Through a Culture of Data Use and Systems ThinkingIn today’s fast-paced world, harnessing data effectively and understanding systems holistically is crucial for driving meaningful and sustainable improvements. Recognizing this, DaSy, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), and ...Read more
Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of ADAOn July 26, we celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At the DaSy Center, we are deeply committed to the principles of the ADA and ...Read more
Get Ready for the IDIO 2024 Conference: Improving Data, Improving OutcomesIDIO 2024 is just around the corner! Learn about our opening and closing plenary speakers. This year’s theme, “Leading for Positive Impact” will guide our discussions and inspire our efforts ...Read more
Part C Data Tips: Spring & Summer ResourcesPart C Data Managers are shifting timelines and processes in response to new deadlines around modernization. Dates have been updated to reflect the most recent information (May 2024) from the ...Read more
Webinar Recap: Optimizing Data Communication for Seamless TransitionsEffective data communication plays a pivotal role in ensuring seamless transitions for children moving from one educational program to another.Read more
Mastering Data Analysis: Unlocking the Potential of Pivot Tables with EC Data UniversityAre you looking for an easy tool to help you begin analyzing your data? In this video tutorial series, you will learn about the pivot table, a powerful tool in ...Read more- Part C Data Tips: March ResourcesUpdated for 2024! We asked DaSy experts for tools that are helpful for this season and for ways to prepare for what’s ahead.Read more
- Part C Data Tips: Choose Simple Steps to Move Priorities ForwardPart C and Part B 619 Data Managers and Coordinators have ongoing reporting deadlines. So, what do you do with high priorities that lurk on the radar with no time ...Read more
- Part C Data Tips: State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) SeasonStay focused with these quick tips for State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) season for Part C Data Managers, Coordinators and staff.Read more
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Leveling Up Your Data SystemsThis is a common question that data teams face as technology becomes more advanced and the need to answer complex questions increases. Learn about considerations for deciding whether to level ...Read more
Getting Ready for DMS Monitoring: How to Use the DMS Part B/C Data Protocol and Part C Data Processes Toolkit CrosswalkDaSy’s DMS Crosswalk between the Part C Data Processes Toolkit and OSEP’s DMS Data Protocol helps states identify possible gaps in documentation required for OSEP’s differentiated monitoring and support process.Read more- Part C Data Tips – Start of A New Reporting YearThe Part C Data Managers Learning Community recommends these top Part C Annual Data tasks to tackle now as “SPP/APR Season” is quickly approaching.Read more
Timelines for Obligating and Liquidating FFY 2021 Part C ARP and IDEA FundsOn May 17, 2023 OSEP released a memo regarding the obligation of and timelines for liquidating FFY 2021 funds. The OSEP memo addressed questions OSEP had received about FFY 2021 ...Read more
Family Data Leaders Advance States’ EffortsMultiple family voices at the table are essential. Family members will reveal unseen successes, barriers, issues, or problems. They will suggest and recommend improvements. They will define and celebrate successes. ...Read more
OSEP Blog: Suspension, Expulsion & Informal Removals: Unexpected Realities in PreschoolDaSy Director Grace Kelley and DaSy TA Specialist Jennifer Tschantz contributed to OSEP Director Valerie C. Williams’ May Discipline Discussions Blog. This month she addressed the important topic of suspensions, ...Read more- Part C Data Tips: Spring 2023 ResourcesPart C Data Managers are shifting timelines and processes in response to new deadlines around modernization. Top Part C Data tasks to tackle this quarter are focused around OSEP’s modernization ...Read more
Streamline Steps: Using DaSy’s Data Linking Toolkit with Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) ToolsData linking is often necessary to address critical questions about program quality and to improve results for young children with disabilities and their families. Yet data linking can be challenging. ...Read more
Remembering Judy HeumannA tireless activist and advocate, Judy helped develop legislation that would become the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and she was a key figure in other federal legislation to ...Read more- A Data Linking Success Story in North CarolinaDaSy’s State of the States report shows that many early intervention (Part C) and early childhood special education (Part B, 619) state coordinators and data managers are interested in increasing ...Read more
We renovated! Check Out DaSy’s Updated and Easier-to-use Data Visualization ToolkitLearn about the refresh of our ever-popular Data Vis Toolkit. Now with guidance on how to consider equity and inclusion when creating data visualizations and new resources and tools!Read more
IDIO 2022: DaSy experts share their “Do Not Miss” IDIO highlightsWe are only about two weeks away! 2022 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes (IDIO): Leadership, Equity, Impact is Aug 21-26, 2022, at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. We asked ...Read more
Getting Started: Where Does Your Agency’s Existing Data Governance Live?You can’t have data quality without data governance. And data governance is complex and complicated—but it doesn’t have to be this way.Read more- What’s the Difference Between Data Sharing, Data Linking and Data Integration?Part Three in our Data Linking Blog Series Authors: Bruce Bull and Denise Mauzy Contributor: Margo Smith Data, data, everywhere. And how do we get that data to answer our questions? Data from ...Read more
I wish I had known… Tips from former Part C and Part B/619 Coordinators and Data ManagersWe talked with a few of our DaSy TA experts and found out what they wished they had known when they were starting out as Part C/619 Coordinators and Data ...Read more
Preparing for Target Setting with StakeholdersIf you work in Part C and 619 you know that, this year, every state must set targets for Part C and 619 performance through 2025. These targets must be ...Read more
Authentic Stakeholder Engagement: Why, How and What (Purpose, Process and Results)Our early childhood community, including state and local personnel, families, and the larger community, has an interest in supporting our young children with disabilities.Read more
Taking a Critical Look at Your Child Find EffortsAuthors: Margaret Gillis, Kathryn Morrison, & Haidee Bernstein In reviewing the data on the percentage of children birth to 3 years old that my state’s Part C program serves, I noticed ...Read more
Take a Look at Your Child Outcomes Data ProfileHaving high-quality child outcomes data is more important than ever. The data are a focus of accountability in OSEP’s Results Driven Accountability Initiative. State early intervention and preschool special education ...Read more- Five Considerations for Potential Data Linking PartnersData linking partnerships can yield significant benefits, such as administrative efficiencies and access to additional data to answer policy questions and inform program improvement.Read more
- Why Link Data?There is no requirement for Part C or Part B 619 programs to link data with other programs, but some states do. Given the extra time and effort it takes, ...Read more
Do It BEFORE You Need It: Develop a Written State Data System Changes PolicyAuthor: Bruce Bull, DaSy Like most things in life, data systems don’t last forever. Data systems need to be enhanced to keep current with new data requirements, security standards, improved business ...Read more
It’s Data Culture Time! How Are We Doing?Authors: Denise Mauzy and Haidee Bernstein, DaSy A recent policy guide from the Education Commission of the States asserts that “when states treat data collection and analysis as a lesser function, ...Read more- Data Breach of Personally Identifiable InformationAuthors: Denise Mauzy, Bruce Bull, and Haidee Bernstein, DaSy I just learned about two different data breaches! I know my state needs to strengthen our data breach polices and hold privacy ...Read more
- Embrace the Data Culture!Author: Haidee Bernstein, DaSy This is the first of a two-part blog. The main goals of these blogs are to (1) promote a greater understanding of what it means to have ...Read more
- Is data governance a must-have or just more paperwork?Authors: Denise Mauzy and Bruce Bull, DaSy You have heard it before: Formal data governance is important. It establishes responsibility for Part C and/or Part B 619 data, enables program staff ...Read more
- Are You Turning Data into Insight?Authors: Cornelia Taylor and Denise Mauzy, SRI International “The goal is to turn data into information and information into insight.” — Carly Fiorina, former chief executive officer and chair of Hewlett-Packard Company We ...Read more
How to Build a “Data Culture”?This short blog post from Whole Whale identifies three key components for building a Data Culture and outlined the role that each play in the process. It’s a helpful ...Read more
Good stuff at #ECIDEA18: COS process training resourcesThe Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process is a team process for summarizing information on a child’s functioning in each of the three child outcome areas using a 7-point scale. With ...Read more
Complete your Data Story with Qualitative DataThe most important goal of collecting, analyzing, and sharing data is to inspire action and the most effective way of inspiring action is to engage in data story-telling. When you ...Read more
Innovative funding for early childhood programs? Yes, please!A new funding approach is being explored to support services for young children with disabilities and their families. PFS is an innovative financing model that tests and advances promising and ...Read more
Telling your data story with an infographic: It’s easier than you think!Do you have a great data story to tell? Do you need to communicate your data story concisely and clearly to a diverse audience? If so, an infographic is your ...Read more
The Perils of Confusing Performance Measurement with Program EvaluationA group of researchers recently published a paper critiquing the child outcomes performance indicator for Part C and Part B 619. They also presented some of their thoughts in a ...Read more
Engaging Families in Early Childhood Data InitiativesData-driven decision-making is transforming education and family services, from personalized learning plans for individual children, to school-level program development, to state-wide systemic changes. As our systems move towards data-driven decision-making ...Read more
Early Childhood Special Education and ESSAIn the latest Early ED in ESSA blog, our co-directors Donna Spiker and Kathy Hebbeler and our friends Sharon Walsh and Debbie Cate from the ECTA Center explain how states ...Read more
Who is Linking Part C and Part B 619 Data? Look to the Maps!In discussions with our state partners around data linking, a question we often hear at the DaSy Center is, “What are other states doing?” In order to provide information ...Read more
What does it take to create a good RFP for a new data system?Sorry, your data system will not perform as desired forever. Requirements, technology, expectations all change. Even with the best maintenance, your data system will eventually become antiquated. Replacing it may ...Read more
Double-Check Federal Privacy Requirements before You LinkAs you plan to link data, be sure you check federal privacy requirements for sharing personally identifiable information (PII). One very helpful resource to consider is Understanding the Confidentiality ...Read more
Linking Data Between Part C and Part B 619 Resource CollectionThis Special Collection includes all of the resources shared during Linking Week, including: infographics a video blogs useful products from TA Centers webinar presentations and recordings We will add to this collection as we find new ...Read more
Linking Early Childhood DataThis infographic from DaSy’s 2017 Focus on Linking Part C and Part B 619 Data week offers an illustration of some important steps for states to consider when linking data ...Read more
Where are the Data?This infographic from DaSy’s 2017 Focus on Linking Part C and Part B 619 Data week offers illustrations of four different scenarios for housing Early Intervention (EI) and Early Childhood ...Read more
Part C and Part B 619 Data: A commitment worth makingIn February of 2016, the state-driven Linking Part C and Part B 619 Cohort began with the hope of joining or “wedding” data from these two programs to address program ...Read more
How DaSy’s Critical Questions Can Support Your Linking EffortsThis short video describes how a team might use DaSy’s Critical Questions to support their linking work. For more information, visit our Critical Questions.Read more
Linking Week Day Four: Ensuring PrivacyA major priority when linking data is ensuring that Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is protected. Today’s resources can help you ensure privacy while connecting your data sources: Today’s Stay on the ...Read more
Benefiting from the Lessons Learned When Integrating Early Childhood DataMany states are pursuing linkages of early childhood program data (e.g., Part C, Part B 619, Head Start, QRIS) to improve services for young children and families. As you ...Read more
Linking Week Day Five: All About Those ResourcesLearning effective practices around linking is great in the moment, but can you access that knowledge when you’re ready to act? Today’s resources are intended to provide you with ...Read more
Linking Week Day Three: State StoriesToday’s Linking Data resources offer information about states who are working to link their data: Linking to Facilitate Transition Notification shares lessons learned by Kansas and Wisconsin around linking data for ...Read more
Linking to Facilitate Transition NotificationWith the focus this week on linking data between Part C and Part B 619, it is helpful to look at states that have already begun the linking process through ...Read more
State of the States on Linking DataThis infographic from DaSy’s 2017 Focus on Linking Part C and Part B 619 Data week offers data from our 2015 state survey on which states are linking EI and ...Read more
Linking Data Week Day Two: Critical Questions — Why Link?Today, our Linking Data resources focus on how linking can help you to answer important questions about early intervention and early childhood special education programs and services: Answer the Question! explores ...Read more
Answer the Question!What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question. – Jonas Salk Questions—ones that get at important topics that are meaningful to Early Intervention ...Read more
Linking Day 1: Data Governance and Technology ConsiderationsToday, we focus on helping Part C and 619 think through the data governance and technology considerations related to linking data. New resources include an infographic showing the steps ...Read more
So you submitted your Phase III SSIP report… What now?Look no further than our new State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) evaluation resource special collection! In order to increase visibility and access to the range of SSIP resources on other ...Read more
Oh, the stories you can find in our maps!We at Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy Center) are data fiends. We love this quote: Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for ...Read more
Wondering how to put together a Data Sharing Agreement? We can help!Our Data Sharing Agreement Checklist summarizes the requirements for the written agreements under the audit or evaluation exception that is specified in FERPA and that also applies to the IDEA ...Read more
HIPAA protections for child dataWondering if the data you collect is covered by HIPAA? We can help! Our Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Frequently Asked Questions document provides an orientation ...Read more
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