This 2013 session presents the progress in its examination of the viability of using a birth cohort methodology as another measure of Part C participation. Presented at the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference in 2013. Expanding the National Tool Box for Measuring Part C Participation Rates: Feasibility and Utility of the Birth Cohort Methodology
Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan
Promising Practices for Incorporating IDEA Birth-Five Programs in State Professional Development Systems
This 2013 session provides information about a variety of approaches used by Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grantees to integrate IDEA programs in their professional development systems development. State presenters will share successes, lessons learned, and discuss ongoing challenges. Presented at the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference in 2013. Promising Practices for Incorporating […]
Planful Changes: Using Self-Assessments to Improve Child and Family Outcome Measurement Systems
The 2013 session describes the Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center’s self-assessments and how states are using them for planning and systems improvement. The session is targeted to those who are not familiar with the ECO frameworks. Presented by: 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference Planful Changes: Using Self-Assessments to Improve Child and Family Outcome Measurement […]
Essentials of Data-Based Action: Getting Data Out of Your Data System (so you can use it)
This 2013 session describes the importance of using data to inform decision-making. Principles of data use are broken out into three main categories: planning for who the users are, creating the tools and reports for those users, and how to support the state’s long-term data use needs. Presented by: 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference […]
Developing a Framework to Build High Quality Part C and Section 619 Systems
This 2013 session presents the system framework the ECTA Center is developing to support states in analyzing the capacity of their current Part C and Section 619 systems and building overall quality systems that support implementation of effective practices and ultimately child and family outcomes. Presented by: 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference Developing a […]
The Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Competency Check
This 2013 session highlights the ECO Center’s new COS Competency Check product. This resource offers a structured way to ensure staff completing the COS process have the basic knowledge and skills needed. Presenters demonstrate the resources developed and share how the information may be accessed once it is complete. Presented by: 2013 Improving Data, Improving […]
Data Governance: The Foundation for an Effective Early Childhood Data System
This 2013 session discusses the increased need for data governance, but from a different approach. Instead of data governance administered within a single state agency to define when data are collected, how they are collected and how they are edited and validated, the focus shifts to the business rules around integrating the data from multiple […]
Key Fiscal Tools and Indicators to Include in Early Childhood Data Collections
This 2013 session provides an overview on the types of finance data that states should be collecting for short-term planning and long-term projections as well as alternatives for collecting such finance data. The presenters detail the importance of creating linkages between finance data to other service planning and service delivery data in order to answer […]
Creating a Culture of Data: Focus on People
This 2013 session provides an overview of the Data Quality Campaign’s 2012 document, “Focus on People to Change Data Culture,” that presents national trends in states’ progress on building and using state longitudinal data systems to improve outcomes for children and families. Presented at the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference in September, 2013. Creating a […]
Investing in High Quality Early Learning Opportunities for ALL Children
These 2013 resources from the closing plenary of the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes 2013 Conference present the national picture of Part C and Section 619 programs’ 2011-12 child and family outcomes data and discuss trends over the last several years related to the quality of state data and the progress children are making while in […]