This document is intended to assist teams conducting COS rating determination meetings using telecommunication devices such as phones and/or computers with or without video to have discussions with team members in different locations through teleconferencing. Although there are many advantages to in-person meetings, teleconferencing can be accomplished successfully with careful planning. COS Completion When Teams […]
Author Archives: Patti Schank
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Data Use for Continuous Quality Improvement: What the Head Start Field Can Learn from Other Disciplines
This report summarizes research on the processes, facilitators, and impediments to data use for continuous quality improvement; develops a conceptual framework representing the elements of data use for continuous quality improvement; provides linkages between the disciplines from which the literature was drawn and the Head Start field; and suggests areas for future research. Data Use […]
New DaSy/ECTA Outcomes Products
Two new DaSy/ECTA products are now available: IDEA Child Outcomes Highlights for FFY2018 and Analysis Steps Used to Generate National Estimates for Progress Categories, Summary Statements, and Results FFY2018.
2020 State Opportunities
The OSEP-funded Early Childhood Technical Assistance (TA) Centers are pleased to announce a variety of new and ongoing opportunities to build individual and state capacity around implementation of IDEA 0-5. We hope this information will assist you as you consider which TA opportunities best fit your needs and priorities. 2020 State Opportunities
Analysis and Examples of State Part C Guidance to Increase In-Person Services
September 9, 2020 This webinar addressed key features in current publicly available state Part C guidance to increase in-person activities as incidence of COVID-19 begins to decline in some areas. Two state Part C Coordinators shared details on their state guidance and the process used to develop them. Webinar Recording See also: Considerations for Increasing […]
Information & Resources about COVID-19
In these unprecedented times, the DaSy team is here to support you. DaSy is working to provide technical assistance (TA) and resources to state agencies as you address the impact of COVID-19 on Part C early intervention and Part B preschool special education programs supported through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Key Part C Data Considerations during COVID-19
The purpose of this document is to provide a preliminary set of data considerations for Part C systems to understand the evolving impact of COVID-19 on services, programs and administrative activities, support decisionmaking, and assist in planning for future needs. The DaSy Center (2020). Key Part C data considerations during COVID-19. SRI International.
Collecting and Tracking Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Data
May 27, 2020 This webinar features a new ECTA Center webpage on Collecting and Tracking Maintenance of Effort Data designed to assist State Part C Lead Agencies in establishing a process for collecting and tracking the budget and expenditures of State and local public funds each year to determine if MOE is met. Webinar Recording
Taking a Critical Look at Your Child Find Efforts
Author: Margaret Gillis, Kathryn Morrison, & Haidee Bernstein In reviewing the data on the percentage of children birth to 3 years old that my state’s Part C program serves, I noticed that we serve a much lower percentage of children as compared with the national average. I want to understand why my state’s percentage is […]
COVID-19 Resources from the U.S. Department of Education
A new suite of resources from the U.S. Department of Education includes considerations for school closures, provision of special education services, impacts on assessments/accountability, flexibility on meal provision, and more.
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