This fall brings conferences, webinars, and meetings galore! Be sure to check our Events calendar to keep up with upcoming activities related to early intervention, early childhood special education, data systems, and new resources for states.
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Partnering with IHEs to expand data use
Our Maryland Spotlight: Establishing Partnerships to Build Data Use Capacity offers that state’s story and process, plus guiding questions for other state agencies to use when pursuing partnerships with institutions of higher education. The result: Our partnership with JHU-CTE has helped ensure that all programmatic decisions are based upon data. – Brian Morrison, Part C […]
#babyIDEAis30
This October marks the 30th Anniversary of the passage of Public Law 99-457, which established Part C and mandated Part B, Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Throughout the week of October 3-7, 2016, OSEP will run a campaign showcasing many perspectives from the field, including researchers, families, practitioners, and even […]
Building Capacity to Use Linked Early Childhood Data
This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to build the capacity of early care and education programs to use linked administrative data for program improvement and research purposes. The Building Capacity to Use Linked Data project developed several short, easy-to-read briefs and case studies to help program leaders work […]
SSIP Resource: Phase III Process Guide
The SSIP Phase III Process Guide, developed by ECTA Center in collaboration with DaSy Center, IDEA Data Center, and the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI), provides key considerations and resources to support states in implementing the SSIP and evaluating implementation progress and outcomes.
Now available: COS Module Session 7
In Session 7: Documenting the Child Outcomes Summary Rating, we describe the evidence needed to document quality COS rating decisions and why documentation is important to the COS process. If you’ve already registered for our Child Outcomes Summary Process module, Session 7 will now appear in your menu. If not, you can register for the […]
Presentations and handouts from #ECIDEA16
This year’s Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference was packed with interesting and informative sessions. There’s no way you could have attended all that you wanted! Remember, the conference website has the agenda. You can navigate through the days to find sessions that sparked your interest and access the related materials on the ECIDEA16 Conference Website
New data in our State of the States maps
Our maps showing national status of Data Systems for Part C and Part B 619 offer a quick glance at 10 different facets of state early childhood data systems, plus detailed information for each state. This past year, we worked with state staff to update the maps to reflect current information. See what your state’s […]
COS Process module on GRADS360
OSEP’s GRADS360 website is your source for trusted resources to support efforts to improve performance on State Performance Plans. Our Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module: Collecting & Using Data to Improve Programs has now been added to GRADS360’s Featured Resources! Now you can connect to online learning about the COS process and practices that […]
IDC’s Outlier Analyses Tools
This 2016 IDEA Data Center resource contains three technical assistance products designed to be used by state personnel responsible for the IDEA 618 and/or 616 data. The products include a brief that introduces the principles of outlier analysis, a tutorial on completing an outlier analysis, and a tool state staff can use to conduct outlier […]