Webinar Archives

Video recordings and downloadable, accessible presentation files from past DaSy webinars.

2024

• Data Systems Community of Practice
  December 6, 2024. Do you want to connect with colleagues in other states and learn from their experiences procuring, implementing, or upgrading their IDEA Part C data system?
• DaSy and ECTA Office Hours: APR Indicators C5/C6 and C12; 618 and SPP/APR Data Submissions
  C5/C6: November 13 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. PT. C12: November 20 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. PT.
• Preparing Your APR: Helpful Resources so You Have More Fun in January
  September 30, 2024. Recording now available. Are you including all the right data and information in your APR? Do you have questions about the new SPP/APR Indicator C12 and what ...
• DEC 40th Annual International Conference
  September 17–20, 2024. DaSy shared expertise on key topics such as empowering families, data use for child outcomes, and examining equity in early childhood systems.
• Unlocking Early Childhood Data Privacy: Latest Trends and Insights and What You Need to Know
  September 11, 2024. Recording now available. An engaging discussion on how the latest policy and data trends affect how States safeguard privacy.
• Leading Data Linking and Integration Initiatives Learning Community
  Final session: July 25, 2024. This learning community is intended to support Part C program staff by building capacity and confidence in leading and managing data linking and integration (DLI) ...
• Examining Data to Improve Child Find Systems Working Series
  May 21, 2024. Materials now available. Questioning where to start with or how to improve your child find data? DaSy and ECTA hosted this three-part online working series that started ...
• Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2021
  April 2024. DaSy and ECTA staff discuss FFY 2021 results from the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including state approaches to surveys, data quality, performance trends, and resources.
• Child and Family Outcomes Office Hours with DaSy and ECTA
  April 11, 2024. Participating Part C and Part B, Section 619 Coordinators and other state agency staff, especially staff new to their role, will have an opportunity to ask TA ...
• Preparing for DMS 2.0 Webinar
  February 22, 2024. 12:00-1:00p.m. PT / 3:00-4:00p.m. ET. Preparation is the foundation for a successful Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) 2.0 visit. This webinar will explain the 8 steps necessary for ...
• FFY 2021 Child Outcomes Data Highlights
  In this January 2024 presentation, DaSy and ECTA staff discuss the national performance data for indicators C3 and B7, including national data, state variations in performance, and TA resources.

2023

• Data Linking and Integration Learning Community
  Nov 29, 2023. The Data Linking and Integration Learning Community will meet monthly to discuss relevant key topics, facilitate in-state and cross-state collaboration and learning, provide strategies and approaches to ...
• Navigating IDEA and FERPA To Protect Privacy in Today’s Early Childhood World
  September 22, 2023. This webinar will discuss the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and data sharing from the standpoint of IDEA and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ...
• Exploring Notification: How Data Are Communicated to Initiate Transition
  August 3, 2023. This webinar highlighted examples of data sharing, linking, and integration for transition notification, the initial step of the transition process. The presenters shared key resources, state examples, ...
• Improve Your Child Outcomes Data: Introducing the Child Outcomes Summary Knowledge Check (COS-KC) Webinar
  April 20, 2023. Recording now available! Does your state or program use the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process? Join us for an overview of a new, free, online tool (the ...
• Evaluating Implementation of Evidence-based Practices Webinar
  March 2023. Need practical strategies for evaluating how practitioners are doing with implementing evidence-based practices? Not sure what to do with all the data you’ve already collected? Not sure where ...
• IDIO 2022 Encore Virtual Series
  December 16, 2022 – March 17, 2023. This event was a repeat of a small number of selected sessions from the IDIO 2022: Leadership, Equity, Impact Conference in August 2022. ...
• What DaSy Can Do for You!
  February 17, 2023. In this webinar for Part C Coordinators, Part C Data Managers, and Part B 619 Coordinators, DaSy shared information about current and upcoming technical assistance opportunities, data-related ...

2022

• Looker Studio (Formerly Google Data Studio) Workshop Series
  November – December 2022. Are you looking for better ways to share your publicly-reported data with stakeholders? Do you wish you had access to an easy-to-use tool to help you ...
• FFY 2020 Child Outcomes Data Highlights
  December 2022. ECTA and DaSy Center staff discuss the national performance data for indicators C3 and B7, including national data, state variations in performance, and TA resources
• Data System Disruptions: Preparation and Response Considerations Webinar
  October 27, 2022. Events or circumstances that disrupt use of a state Part C or Part B 619 data system can negatively impact program operations, management, and accountability.
• Data System Disruptions Brief: Preparation and Response Considerations for Part C and Part B 619 Leaders
  October 2022. This resource is intended to help Part C and Part B 619 leaders understand, prepare for, and respond to various types of data system disruptions. Part C and ...
• Data Governance Webinar: How Prepared Are You?
  October 3, 2022 Presenters: Bruce Bull & Nicholas Ortiz As state agencies increasingly use data for multiple purposes, data governance becomes essential to ensure that clear policies and procedures are in place ...
• Data Linking Working Series Webinars
  September – October 2022. Join us for a working series focused on the ins, the outs, the ups, and the downs of data linking. DaSy is offering two sessions that ...
• Transition Listening Sessions Webinar Series
  June – August 2022. These sessions will consist of guided discussions on early childhood transition (including Transition from Part C to Preschool). TA providers will utilize a series of prompts ...
• Introduction to DaSy’s Data Linking Toolkit
  August 4, 2022. The toolkit comprises multiple sections that include downloadable tools to support Part C and Part B 619 program staff as they consider, prepare, and successfully link their ...
• CIFR 2022 Part C Fiscal Webinar: The What, Why, and How of State Part C Fiscal Monitoring
  July 11, 2022. Why is fiscal monitoring under IDEA so important? Fiscal monitoring is a major part of general supervision, and state lead agencies should have written procedures for identifying ...
• The Revised DaSy Data System Framework
  March 30, 2022. DaSy staff presented the updated Data System Framework, which assists Part C and Part B 619 programs in developing and enhancing high-quality state data systems. Originally developed ...
• Coffee Talk Series: Using ARP Funding to Improve Part C and Part B 619 Data Systems
  January – February 2022. Planning to use American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to improve your data system? Wondering where to start with system upgrades and enhancements? Need to communicate data ...

2021

• Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2019
  DaSy and ECTA staff discuss FFY 2019 results from the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including state approaches to surveys, data quality, performance trends, and resources.
• FFY 2019 National Child Outcomes Data Analysis
  The ECTA and DaSy Center staff completed their national child outcomes data analysis. Watch this webinar recording to learn more about national performance data for indicators C3 and B7, including ...
• Building Effective Virtual Teams for Stakeholder Engagement
  Having a robust stakeholder engagement plan is important. As states work to engage a broad range of stakeholders on an ongoing basis, virtual strategies and methods continue to be important ...
• Data Leadership – What it Means for Equity
  This webinar calls on Part C and Part B 619 staff to use data to lead for equity and provides introductory guidance on how to do this.
• Targeted Leadership TA Series
  Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 The Targeted Leadership TA Series featured interactive presentations, webinars, and topical discussion groups presented and facilitated by topical experts to help state coordinators (1) Identify and ...
• Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work
  A series of webinars organized by DaSy on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual engagement.
• Expanding Your Virtual Engagement Toolbox
  June 15, 2021 This was the fifth session of the DaSy Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work which focused on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual ...
• What DaSy Can Do For You
  June 21, 2021 In this webinar for Part C Coordinators, Part C Data Managers, and Part B 619 Coordinators, DaSy shared information about current and upcoming technical assistance opportunities, data-related activities, ...
• Identification and Referral of Children with Deaf-Blindness
  April 28, 2021 In this webinar, ECTA, ITCA and DaSy joined with NCDB to provide an overview of the Deaf-Blind TA Network and the unique opportunities that exist for inter-agency collaboration ...
• Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2018
  February 2021 In this webinar, DaSy and ECTA staff discussed FFY 2018 results from the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including state approaches to surveys, data quality, performance trends, and resources. Webinar ...
• Creating 508 Compliant Reports to Ensure Accessibility for All – Part 2 of 2
  January 19, 2021 This was the fourth session of the DaSy Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work which focused on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual ...

2020

• Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2020
  DaSy and ECTA staff discuss FFY 2020 results from the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including state approaches to surveys, data quality, performance trends, and resources.
• Your Leadership Role in Implementing and Influencing Policy
  December 14, 2020 This session focused on state leadership needed to proactively influence policy and its implementation and how to respond to policy implications resulting from federal and state changes. Speakers: Sharon ...
• Creating 508 Compliant Reports to Ensure Accessibility for All – Part 1 of 2
  December 8, 2020 This was the third session of the DaSy Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work which focused on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual ...
• FFY 2018 Child and Family Outcomes Data Highlights
  December 2020 The ECTA and DaSy Center staff completed their national child outcomes data analysis. Watch this webinar recording to learn more about national performance data for indicators C3 and B7, ...
• State-Researcher Partnerships to Improve Equity in EI/ECSE
  November 19, 2020 In this webinar, participants learned about state-researcher partnerships to examine state-level trends regarding service provision to diverse children, as well as the development of policy recommendations that reduce ...
• Creating Effective Partnerships to Improve Early Identification: IDEA Early Intervention and Early Childhood Programs and LTSAE Ambassadors
  November 17, 2020 Identifying young children as early as possible requires that partnerships be developed and nurtured with families, communities and programs. During this webinar, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center ...
• Preparing for Your Next Virtual Stakeholder Meeting
  November 16, 2020 This was the second session of the DaSy Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work which focused on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual ...
• Analysis and Examples of State Part C Guidance to Increase In-Person Services
  September 9, 2020 This webinar addressed key features in current publicly available state Part C guidance to increase in-person activities as incidence of COVID-19 begins to decline in some areas. Two ...
• Putting Pizzazz in Online Meetings: Using Zoom for Data Presentations and Discussions
  August 25, 2020 This was the first session of the DaSy Webinar Series: Engaging Stakeholders Virtually to Support Data Systems Work which focused on collecting, analyzing, and using data through virtual ...
• Responding to COVID-19: Ongoing Considerations for Part C Data Webinar
  July 13, 2020 Disruptions caused by COVID-19 have impacted state IDEA Part C policies, procedures, and practices and continue to require innovative data collection responses and solutions. During this webinar we ...
• What DaSy2 Can Do for You! Webinar
  June 22, 2020 The What DaSy 2 Can Do for You! webinar introduced current and upcoming technical assistance opportunities for states Part C and Part B 619 programs. DaSy shared a ...
• Collecting and Tracking Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Data
  May 27, 2020 This webinar features a new ECTA Center webpage on Collecting and Tracking Maintenance of Effort Data designed to assist State Part C Lead Agencies in establishing a process ...
• Technical Assistance Follow-up Call on Identifying, Correcting and Reporting Noncompliance
  January 3, 2020 Presentation Slides OSEP Memo Regarding Reporting on Correction of Noncompliance in the SPP/APR FAQ Regarding Identification and Correction of Noncompliance and Reporting on Correction in the SPP/APR The ECTA Center and ...

2019

• FFY 2017 Child and Family Outcomes Data Highlights
  November 22, 2019 Webinar Recording Webinar Slides The ECTA and DaSy Center staff have completed their national child and family outcomes data analysis. They discuss the national performance data for indicators C3, C4, ...
• Data Sharing Arrangements Between Part C and EHDI: Discussion Part II
  October 17, 2019 Participants on the August 28, 2019 Data Sharing Arrangement Webinar requested a follow-up discussion on challenges and strategies in establishing data sharing arrangements between EHDI and Part C. ...
• Using IDEA Part C and 619 Data in the PDG 0-5 State Systems Needs Assessment Webinar
  August 27, 2019 States awarded Preschool Development Grants B-5 (PDG B-5) are actively engaged in assessing the current needs for children and their families identified as vulnerable. States are taking a ...
• Linking EHDI and Part C Data Webinar
  August 28, 2019 This interactive webinar highlights stories from Part C Coordinators who have or are developing collaborative data sharing agreements that allow them to share Part C data with their ...
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Early Childhood Webinar
  May 16, 2019 As MTSS is being implemented in schools, there is growing interest in implementing MTSS in early childhood programs. Interventions in MTSS are designed to be individualized and responsive ...
• Learn the Signs Act Early: Collaboration to Increase Developmental Monitoring and Earlier Identification
  May 22, 2019 Developmental monitoring and developmental screening lead to earlier and more appropriate referrals to the Part C program. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s “Learn the Signs. ...
• Telling Your Data Story with an Infographic Workshop Series
  April 4, 2019 This series of virtual workshops will equip participants with resources and tools as well as feedback and support to develop an effective infographic. In the first workshop, ...
• Evaluating Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: Tips for Improving Quality and Feasibility
  February 13, 2019 Learn about best practices for evaluating practice change and fidelity, including characteristics of a high-quality data collection too. Hear from one state on how they have made improvements ...
• Data Culture: What Does It Look Like in Your Program? Encore Webinar
  February 6, 2019 Learn about state efforts to build a culture of data use and use this information to reflect on your state or program’s data culture. Resources including the DaSy ...
• Collecting, Analyzing, and Sharing Qualitative Data Encore Webinar
  This webinar includes best practices in collecting, analyzing and sharing qualitative data with an example from Louisiana’s SSIP work. This webinar also shares resources to support qualitative methods and an ...

2018

• National Child Outcomes Results
  October 9, 2018 In this webinar, ECTA and DaSy staff discussed results from the latest national child outcomes analysis. They reviewed national estimates, state variations in performance, and provided a ...
• Building a Culture of Data Use
  This webinar explored DaSy’s new Data Culture Toolkit, following the five key steps to building a culture of data use in a state or local program: Formalize your data team ...

2017

• SSIP Evaluation Workshops: Introductory Webinar
  This webinar introduced an exciting opportunity to participate in two online workshop series for Part C and Part B 619 program staff: evaluating infrastructure improvements, and evaluating early intervention/early childhood special ...
• Child Outcomes Summary Team Collaboration (COS-TC) Quality Practices
  This webinar shares information about an easy-to-use checklist built around a set of quality practices for COS team collaboration. Participants are provided with an overview of the different components of ...
• Supporting Improvement of Local Child Outcomes Measurement Systems
  This webinar introduces a new resource, the Local Child Outcomes Measurement System (L-COMS). The L-COMS can support local programs, such as Early Intervention programs or school districts, in examining and ...
• Infographics for Impact
  The final of three 30 minute data visualization talks, this webinar focuses on how to effectively create and use infographics and answers 3 key questions: How can infographics be useful? What are ...
• Powerful Presentations
  The second of three 30 minute data visualization talks, this webinar focuses on effectively presenting data using animation and presentation tools. Presenters will walk the audience through the process of ...
• Linking It All Together: Ready, Set, Go!
  This third of three mini-webinars presented during Linking Week 2017, reviewed lessons learned from the week and shared resources and supports that address specific data linking needs. Presented by Sharon Walsh, ...
• Stay on the Linking Path: Don’t Forget Privacy
  This second of three mini-webinars presented during Linking Week 2017, featured guidance from the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), as well as lessons learned from North Carolina on ensuring privacy ...
• Data linking between Part C and Part B 619: Start here!
  This first of three mini-webinars presented during Linking Week 2017, focused on helping state staff think through the data governance and technology considerations related to linking data. Colorado and ...
• Chart with Purpose
  In this first of three 30 minute data visualization talks, presenters defined data visualization and addressed 5 common pitfalls when creating charts: Not clearly articulating your message; beginning with the ...
• Enhancing Trusting Partnerships at the Systems and Practice Levels: Reciprocal Opportunities for Professionals and Families
  This second session of the Engaging Families and Creating Trusting Partnerships to Improve Child and Family Outcomes series focused on the nature of trusting partnerships among professionals and families. The ...
• Data Governance and Management Toolkit
  This webinar launched the Data Governance and Management Toolkit, a resource containing information, guidance, and templates to assist Part C and Part B 619 program staff with creating or enhancing ...
• Getting to the Bottom Line of Family Engagement
  The first in a 3-part series, this March 29 webinar addressed the meaning of family engagement. Presenters from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the National Center ...

2016

• 2016 National Evaluation Webinar Series (January 2016)
  A joint collaboration of NCSI, ECTA, IDC, DaSy, and OSEP, webinars on January 14th and 21st, 2016 addressed evaluation planning in the context of the Phase II of the SSIP. ...
• A National Picture: Indicator C4 Family Data for FFY 2014
  This December 2016 webinar addressed the national FFY 2014-2015 Part C Indicator 4 family data. TA staff presented trends in the data as well as overviews of states’ survey methodology, ...
• A Little Privacy Please? Safeguarding the Privacy of Young Children with Disabilities under IDEA and FERPA
  This webinar featured privacy and legal experts from the U.S. Department of Education discussing answers to frequently asked questions related to privacy and confidentiality for IDEA early childhood programs. This ...
• A National Picture: Child Outcomes for FFY 2014-15
  ECTA and DaSy Center staff along with several Part C and 619 state staff presented the national child outcomes data for FFY 2014-2015 and discussed state specific variation. The State ...
• How the DaSy Center Uses CEDS to Support States
  On November 7th, CEDS held a webinar on how various TA Centers Use CEDS to Support States. The presentation posted here includes only the slides that the DaSy Center presented, ...
• ECTA/DaSy System Framework Self-Assessment Comparison Tool
  This webinar introduces the framework self-assessment comparison tool which can be used to compare quality indicators and elements of quality across one or more system components/sub-components over two or three ...
• Pay for Success (PFS): An Innovative Funding Structure in Early Childhood
  This 2016 national webinar introduces Pay for Success (PFS), an innovative funding model used to address complex social problems. In a typical PFS Financing model, private investors finance the cost ...
• Assessing the Impact of SSIP Infrastructure Improvements
  This 2016 national webinar was hosted by NCSI, ECTA, and DaSy, for state Part B and Part C staff focused on strategies for assessing the impact of SSIP infrastructure improvements. ...
• Validity of the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Data: An Overview of Findings from the ENHANCE Project
  This joint ECTA Center/DaSy Center webinar offered an overview of final results from the ENHANCE project. Four studies conducted in eight states provided information about the implementation and validity of ...
• National Evaluation Webinar Series
  A joint collaboration of NCSI, ECTA, IDC, DaSy, and OSEP, webinars on January 14th and 21st, 2016 addressed evaluation planning in the context of the Phase II of the SSIP. ...

2015

• Technical Considerations for Part C & Part B 619 to Engage in ECIDS
  This 2015 webinar describes the technical considerations needed to make informed decisions about integrating early intervention and early childhood special education data into an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS). Presented ...
• State of the States on Systemic Improvement Planning: A National Overview of Phase I SSIPs
  This 2015 collaborative ECTA/DaSy webinar provided a national overview of the results of states’ Phase I data and infrastructure analyses e.g. type of data analyzed, infrastructure strengths and challenges, state ...
• Using Fiscal Data to Inform a State’s Part C Allocation Methodology
  This 2015 collaborative webinar with ECTA Center is the second of two sessions on fiscal data. The first, Use of Fiscal Data for Budget Development and Management, addresses the ...
• How Alaska Connected Child Welfare Data to Automate Referrals of Maltreated Children
  This 2015 webinar follows the state spotlight Alaska: Improving Referrals of Victims of Maltreatment to the IDEA Part C Program and discusses Alaska’s process of linking child welfare and Part ...
• Using Surveys to Understand How the COS Process is Being Implemented in Local Programs
  This 2015 collaborative ECTA/DaSy webinar addresses the use of surveys to learn how local programs are implementing the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process. Information from surveys can be useful for ...
• Lessons Learned from Developing Data Sharing Agreements
  This 2015 webinar shares common challenges and pitfalls in developing data sharing agreements, as well as effective strategies and best practices for developing these agreements. Presented by Baron Rodriguez, Sharon Walsh, ...
• Use of Fiscal Data for Budget Development and Management
  This 2015 joint ECTA/DaSy webinar was designed to increase the knowledge of Part C Coordinators about the importance of accurate/verified finance data and provide tools for budget development and management ...
• ECTA/DaSy System Framework Self-Assessment Demonstration
  This 2015 webinar demonstrates the ECTA/DaSy Framework Self-Assessment, an Excel-based tool that provides a structure for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs to evaluate their state systems and set ...
• DaSy Data System Framework: A Tool for Building High-Quality State Part C and Section 619 Data Systems
  This 2015 webinar introduces the key components of the DaSy Data System Framework. DaSy staff and state representatives share the potential uses of the framework for improving Part C and/or ...

2014

• What do IDEA and FERPA tell us about Data Sharing?
  This 2014 webinar is a reprisal of a popular session from our 2014 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference. Presenters from the U.S. Department of Education share information on current issues ...
• Evaluating the SSIP
  This 2014 webinar addresses how best to evaluate the SSIP to assist states in identifying improvement strategies that are coherent, aligned and doable in Phase I. The evaluation plan is ...
• Getting Ready for Phase II of the SSIP
  This 2014 webinar is intended to help states begin to get ready for Phase II of the SSIP by highlighting criteria of a high quality systemic improvement plan to be ...
• SSIP Infrastructure Analysis
  This 2014 webinar is Part 3 of a 3-Part SSIP webinar series. The webinar provides information about the SSIP Infrastructure Analysis requirements and process for completing the analysis; resources and ...
• Data Visualization: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Numbers
  This 2014 webinar is an encore presentation from the 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference and explores the “why’s, what’s and how’s” of visualizing data. Different approaches that some states ...
• SSIP Phase I: Data Analysis
  This 2014 webinar is Part 2 of a 3-Part SSIP webinar series.  The webinar provides information about the Phase I Data Analysis process; resources and strategies that can support this ...
• SSIP Overview: State Experiences with Stakeholder Engagement
  This 2014 webinar is Part 1 of a 3-Part State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) webinar series. The webinar provides an overview of the SSIP, including information about the SSIP phases ...

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