In Session 7: Documenting the Child Outcomes Summary Rating, we describe the evidence needed to document quality COS rating decisions and why documentation is important to the COS process. If […]
Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan
How Data Empowers Parents
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This 2016 resource from the Data Quality Campaign offers both an infographic and a short video with examples of ways that access to data that can help parents participate effectively […]
Presentations and handouts from #ECIDEA16
This year’s Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference was packed with interesting and informative sessions. There’s no way you could have attended all that you wanted! Remember, the conference website has […]
Preschool Pay For Success Feasibility Pilot Technical Assistance for Eligible Applicants
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This final webinar for grant applicants will take place Tuesday, September 20 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EDT and will provide technical assistance to eligible applicants for the newly-announced Preschool […]
New data in our State of the States maps
Our maps showing national status of Data Systems for Part C and Part B 619 offer a quick glance at 10 different facets of state early childhood data systems, plus […]
COS Process module on GRADS360
OSEP’s GRADS360 website is your source for trusted resources to support efforts to improve performance on State Performance Plans. Our Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module: Collecting & Using Data […]
Student Privacy 101: FERPA for Parents and Students
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This 2013 short video highlights the key points of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for parents and students. Student Privacy 101 (Video)
What is an Early Childhood Integrated Data System?
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This 2016 short video from the SLDS Grant Program describes early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDSs) that collect, integrates, maintain, store, and report information from multiple early childhood programs within […]
GAO Report on PFS
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This is a 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining how selected PFS projects have been structured and what potential benefits they can provide, how contracts have been structured to […]
Social Impact Bonds: The Early Years
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This 2016 Social Finance white paper provides an updated of summary the 60 PFS-financed projects launched across the globe between 2010 and 2016. It also features perspectives from individual PFS […]