Our popular Data Governance Toolkit is now available in PDF form! Now you can share individual sections or the full toolkit with colleagues in hard copy form, as well as online. Simply look for the green PDF links at the top right of each section of the Toolkit.
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Early Childhood Data in Action
This November 2018 report from the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and the Center for the Study of Social Policy offers case studies from Indianola, Mississippi; Ventura County, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania using their early childhood data in clear and important ways to tailor more effective interventions and yield better results. Key themes […]
DaSy DEC Presentations and Posters
Did you miss us at DEC? Our conference presentations and posters are now available on our website.
Webinar Materials Available
If you missed our October 4th webinar exploring our new Data Culture Toolkit, you can find it on our website. Learn the five key steps to building a culture of data use in a state or local program. The webinar presentation, recording, and tip sheet are now posted on the DaSy website under Webinars & […]
Data Retention and Destruction Guidance
It is critical that state Part C and Part B 619 governance policies address record retention and data destruction. The newest section of our Data Governance Toolkit provides guidance, key considerations, and an editable template for creating your state policy. View Data Retention and Destruction Guidance
Data Culture isn’t built in a day
Creating a culture of data use requires attention to People, Process, and Product. A short blog post from the Whole Whale company outlines the key points about each of those components and includes guiding questions for data teams: How to Build a “Data Culture”?
Introducing the Data Culture Toolkit
Looking to create a culture of data use in your state or organization? Our latest toolkit offers a five-step process with infographics, worksheets, and a self-assessment tool to help you formalize your data team and its vision/purpose; assess your data use culture; prioritize your data team’s critical questions; assess and improve your data quality; and […]
Tool to identify meaningful differences in Child Find
Are you responsible for analysis and use of child find data? If so, you’ll want to try our new Excel-based calculator to compute statistical differences for both the 0-1 and the 0-3 child counts. It’s another DaSy-ECTA collaboration designed to make your job easier. View Identify Meaningful Differences in Child Find Calculator
Have you seen our Toolkits?
We offer user-friendly resources on topics including Data Governance and Management, Including IFSP Information in Your Data System, Building Stakeholder Knowledge about Data, Data Visualization, and Data Culture. Each is filled with knowledge-building activities, important considerations for state agencies, and tools you can use. Check them out: DaSy Toolkits
Updated Data Visualization Toolkit
Our new and improved Data Visualization Toolkit now offers more great resources for your next data visualization project! You’ll find a new section on visualizing qualitative data, more tools in each section, and an updated, user-friendly format.