America Forward is the Washington, DC-based nonpartisan policy initiative of national venture philanthropy fund New Profit. The America Forward Pay for Success Task Force is dedicated to driving more efficient use of government resources toward programs achieving evaluated outcomes that measurably improve people’s lives. Its webpage offers information about policy priorities around PFS. America Forward […]
This Thursday, April 21st at 3 pm EDT, join Kiersten Beigel from the Office of Head Start and Brandi Black Thacker from the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement to learn about strategies for communicating and connecting with families. Kiersten and Brandi will use the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework […]
The draft of the Version 6 Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) has been released for public comment. There are 43 Updated Elements (over 400 with updated context information) and 21 New Elements. In total, the proposed CEDS Version 6 includes over 1,400 unduplicated data element definitions. All are encouraged to review the draft standards and […]
Family Data Institute 2016
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 COS information for accountability and program improvement. Results were drawn from a provider survey, coding of videos of the COS process, a study examining relationships […]
IDEA Data Center’s (IDC’s) data template provides SEAs and LEAs the opportunity to see in real-time the percentages of their children ages 3-5 attending and receiving services in specific educational environments. Simply enter the LEA 618 educational environments data on the data tab and the percentages will be calculated and displayed on the percentage tab. […]
Our ever-popular Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process module continues to grow. Session 6, Good Teaming, Good Decisions, offers effective teaming practices, example team discussion prompts, strategies for engaging families in COS decision-making, and suggestions for working through issues in reaching consensus. If you’re already registered, Session 6 will now appear in your menu. If not, […]
The SSIP Phase II Process Guide now includes two new features, Developing the Evaluation Plan and Communicating the Plan, as well as updates to the terms and resources and a new print version. This resource is published collaboratively by ECTA Center, DaSy Center, IDEA Data Center, and the National Center for Systemic Improvement.
Validity of the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Data: An Overview of Findings from the ENHANCE Project, held March 2, 2016, provided an overview of final results from the ENHANCE project. Four studies conducted in eight states provided information about the implementation and validity of COS information for accountability and program improvement. The streaming presentation […]
