The SLDS Technical Assistance program is offering a virtual group for states who are working to determine how they will calculate the preschool count required under ESSA. Those responsible for […]
Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan
Analyzing Qualitative Data for Evaluation
This 2009 brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focuses on analyzing qualitative data that your program has collected. It includes an overview of qualitative data; how […]
10 Steps to Make Sense of Answers to Open-Ended Questions
This 2002 tipsheet from the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Program Development and Evaluation project offers specific examples of activities that can help evaluators to analyze qualitative data for outcome reporting and […]
Answering Key Questions with an Early Childhood Data System
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This 2013 issue brief describes a 7-step process to design and use essential questions in an early childhood data system. Suggested stakeholders, their roles, and how data can be used […]
Fiscal Data Profile Template (2018)
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This Fiscal Data Profile Template (2018) displays fiscal data at a specific point in time. It can be used with the Fiscal Data Trend Profile Template (2023) to show trending […]
2015-16 IDEA Section 618 data
SSIP Evaluation Collection: State SiMR statements
State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase III Year 1 State Identified Measureable Results Statements and Reports lists each state’s selected child or family outcome that they are working to improve […]
State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase III Year 1 State Identified Measureable Results Statements and Reports
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This 2018 webpage lists each state’s selected child or family outcome that they are working to improve through their State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The outcome that the state has […]
Guidance document on creating SSIP infographics
Telling Your SSIP Story in an Infographic: Strategies, Tips, and Examples offers guidance on the varied uses/audiences for infographics, best practices for creating infographics, and examples of state SSIP infographics. […]
Telling Your SSIP Story in an Infographic: Strategies, Tips, and Examples
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This 2018 brief offers guidance on the varied uses/audiences for infographics, best practices for creating infographics, and examples of state SSIP infographics. It also offers an exemplar SSIP infographic and […]