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. It also offers an exemplar SSIP infographic and instructions for how to access the template through a TA provider.
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Telling Your SSIP Story in an Infographic: Strategies, Tips, and Examples
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 instructions for how to access the template through a TA provider. Published by: DaSy Center, National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI), and ECTA Center Telling […]
CEDS Version 7.1 release
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently announced the release of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Version 7 and enhancements to the CEDS tools. Version 7.1 spans P-20W (early learning through workforce). This minor release includes changes in response to feedback from the CEDS community after the version 7 release. In version 7.1 […]
Toolkit: Including IFSP Information in Your Part C Data System
In planning a new data system or enhancing an existing system, one important decision for Part C programs is determining what, if any, IFSP data to include in the system. With our toolkit, Including IFSP Information in Your Part C Data System: Selected Features and Related Functionality, states can learn about the data system features […]
Leveraging Early Childhood Data for Better Decision Making
A new article from the National Association of State Boards of Education explores state capacity around Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems (ECIDS) and offers examples of successful efforts, as well as suggestions suggestions for improving data use. Check out Leveraging Early Childhood Data for Better Decision Making. Posted January 2018.
Introduction to Self-Assessment Comparison Tool
This 5-minute video is designed to help you get starting with using the Excel-based Self-Assessment Comparison Tool to examine changes over time in the implementation of the ECTA and DaSy System Frameworks.
Register for SSIP Evaluation online workshops
Registration is open for two interactive workshop series, each comprised of three 90-minute online sessions that build on one another. Evaluation of Infrastructure will take place on 1/24, 2/7, and 2/21, and Evaluation of Implementation of Evidence-based Practices and Practice Fidelity will be on 2/1, 2/15, and 3/1. All workshops will be from 3:30-5 pm […]
SSIP Evaluation Workshops intro webinar now available
Presentation slides and recording from our December 13 webinar are now available on the DaSy website. Learn about two new online workshop series for Part C and Part B 619 program staff: Evaluating infrastructure improvements and Evaluating early intervention/early childhood special education practice change and fidelity. View the materials.
Pay for Success Feasibility Tool kit: Considerations for State and Local Leaders
Released in October 2017, this tool kit provides general information on PFS and discusses important elements to consider during the feasibility phase of a PFS project. The tool kit gives a brief introduction to PFS, including the three typical phases of a PFS project. The tool kit also provides information about the main elements of […]
State Child Outcomes Measurement System (S-COMS) Framework and Self-Assessment
This framework developed by ECTA and DaSy identifies 7 key components of a high-quality child outcomes measurement system at the local level. The following resources were developed for local Part C and Part B 619/Preschool programs to evaluate and improve their child outcomes measurement system. Local program, as used throughout these documents, refers to a […]