Author Archives: Kerry Belodoff

Emerging Issues in Using Preschool and Kindergarten Assessment to Improve Learning

Conference: OSEP Leadership Date: July 2015 Presenters: Kathleen Hebbeler, Dee Gethman, & Sophia Hubbellat This presentation addresses the implications of aligning Kindergarten Entry Assesssments (KEAs) with early childhood standards for all early childhood programs (including preschool special education) as we strive for quality programs. Presentation: Emerging Issues in Using Preschool and Kindergarten Assessment to Improve […]

Exploring Early Childhood Funding Streams and Resources to Build Infrastructure Capacity and Support Implementation

Conference: IDC Interactive Institutes on High-Quality Data & the SSIP Date: Spring 2015 Presenters: Grace Kelley & Katy McCullough This presentation offers information about how to leverage federal, state, and local funding streams and initiatives that may support improvement to state infrastructure for implementation of the SSIP. Presentation: Exploring Early Childhood Funding Streams and Resources

Recommended Resources for Planning to Evaluate Program Improvement Efforts (including the SSIP)

This collection provides a list of recommended existing resources for state Part C and Part B 619 staff and technical assistance (TA) providers to utilize to support evaluation planning for program improvement efforts including the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The resources are also available in a dedicated page on the Early Childhood Technical Assistance […]

ECTA/DaSy System Framework Self-Assessment Demonstration

This 2015 webinar demonstrates the ECTA/DaSy Framework Self-Assessment, an Excel-based tool that provides a structure for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs to evaluate their state systems and set priorities for improvement. DaSy and ECTA staff demonstrate how this tool: produces a profile across quality indicators in each system component (and for the data […]