This toolkit presentation is intended to support practitioners in using data to make program and child level decisions.
Data-based Practitioners: How to Use Data for Decision Making
Author Archives: Kerry Belodoff
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Frequently Asked Questions
This 2016 document provides an orientation to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for Part C and Part B 619 agencies, programs, and service providers. Through answering frequently asked questions DaSy receives about HIPAA, the document highlights aspects of HIPAA most relevant to IDEA early childhood programs. By The DaSy Center Please note: […]
Data Linkages Between Part C and Part B – Transition Notification
This 2016 state spotlight describes how Kansas and Wisconsin implemented changes to their data systems and program practices to meet new IDEA notification requirements for the transition from Part C to Part B. It also provides implications for other states’ consideration to promote effective and responsive transition for children with disabilities and their families. By […]
State Systemic Improvement Plans: Why State Agencies Need the EI Research Community and Vice Versa
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Kathleen Hebbeler, Donna Spiker, Christina Kasprzak, & Cornelia Taylor This poster provides a brief overview of the SSIP phases and requirements and presents the results of the SSIP analysis, including what states selected as their SIMRs and what states are doing to […]
An Examination of the Quality of State Data on Part C and Part B Preschool Child Outcomes
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Christina Kasprzak, Lauren Barton, Cornelia Taylor, & Katrina Martin This poster presents the three approaches that ECTA and DaSy used to compute the national estimates on child outcomes for Part B and Part C, in order to give viewers the opportunity to […]
State Administrator Data-Driven Decision Making in Early Intervention
This 2016 poster describes a qualitative interview study to explore the use of data to make decisions by state Part C Coordinators. The state goal was to better understand how state administrators use data to inform decisions. Qualitative interviews with four Part C Coordinators were conducted. Presented by Missy Coffey Cochenour at the Converence on […]
A Review of State Systemic Improvement Plans to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families Participating in Early Intervention
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Taletha Derrington, Anne Lucas, Jessica Hardy, & Grace Kelley This poster presents information about the first four components of states’ Phase I State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP) which include: data analysis to identify child/family outcomes needing improvement and root causes behind sub-optimal […]
Meaningful Data for Research and Practice: State Roles in Supporting Local Early Childhood Data Use
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Tony Ruggiero, Colleen Murphy, Lauren Barton, & Missy Coffey Cochenour This poster summarizes qualitative information about how state Part C and Part B 619 programs are building local capacity and supporting local program data use. Data include themes drawn from eight state […]
Early Intervention and Home Visiting State Systems: Partners in the Making
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Abby Winer Schachner, Lauren Barton, Traci Shizu Kutaka, & Grace Kelley This poster provides an overview of a study on the reported collaboration between Early Intervention and Home Visiting as part of a systemic state planning and improvement process. Poster: Early Intervention […]
The Importance of Personnel Data
Conference: OSEP Virtual Leadership Date: February 2016 Presenter: Donna Spiker This 2016 presentation was one of the 4 included in the 2016 OSEP Virtual Leadership Conference Foundational Pre-Work Creating Systems of Effective Personnel Development Session. It explores what it means to have a high-quality personnel development system and highlights practices that are being used to […]