Join us for our one-hour webinar this Thursday, June 18 at 4:00 pm EDT. We’ll demonstrate the potential uses of the Framework Self-Assessment, how to use the self-assessment to evaluate components of your Part C or Section 619 state system, and how to use the Framework Self-Assessment as the basis for improvement planning.
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Register for our Framework Self-Assessment Demonstration webinar
Registration is now open for our June 18 webinar in which DaSy and ECTA staff will demonstrate our Self-Assessment tool for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs. Join us on Thursday, June 18 from 4:00 – 5:00 EDT to see how this Excel-based tool produces a profile across quality indicators, provides states a current […]
Child Outcomes Summary Process Module
The Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center and the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy Center) are pleased to release the first three sessions of our Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module. This free online learning module draws from the work of the Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center and is designed to help […]
Empowering Parents with Data
This 2015 two-page document from Data Quality Campaign provides information on steps states have taken to provide parents with vital information and highlights Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district with a strong parents engagement strategy, exemplifying the kinds of district practices states can support. Empowering Parents with Data (PDF)
Leading by Convening: A Blueprint for Authentic Engagement
This 2014 manual offers the IDEA Partnership’s model for authentically engaging stakeholders in partnerships across families, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers to build relationships necessary to carry out Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We’ve mapped it to the Stakeholder Engement elements of our DaSy Data System Framework, so you can easily find state and local examples, […]
Self-Assessment for ECTA and DaSy Frameworks
Developed by DaSy and ECTA, the self-assessment is an Excel-based tool that provides a structure for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs to record the current status of their state system and set priorities for improvement.
OSEP Extends Deadline for Phase II SSIP
On Tuesday, May 12, OSEP notified Part C Coordinators and SEA Directors that the deadline for submission of the Phase II State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) would be extended from February 1, 2016 to April 1, 2016. The change was made to allow states a full year to develop and submit their plans.
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Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module: Collecting & Using Data to Improve Programs
This online learning module provides key information about the COS process, and the practices that contribute to consistent and meaningful COS decision-making. Over the course of multiple sessions, participants will learn about: why child outcomes data are collected; the key features of the COS process; the essential knowledge needed to complete the COS process; how […]
Using benefit-cost analysis to scale up early childhood programs through Pay-for-Success financing
This 2015 journal article describes social impact borrowing as a new method for financing public sector, outlines contribution of benefit cost analysis (BCA), and discusses innovative use of social impact financing to promote scaling evidence based Child-Parent Centers and other early childhood programs. Citation: Temple, Judy A. & Reynolds, Arthur J. (2015). Using benefit-cost analysis […]