This presentation included strategies generated from multiple states involved in technical assistance to improve Family Outcomes representativeness and equity.
Engaging Stakeholders to Increase Feedback from Underrepresented Families
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Tune-up Your Family Outcomes Processes: Improving Response Rates and Representativeness
This presentation included strategies generated from multiple states involved in technical assistance to improve Family Outcomes representativeness and equity.
Data Leadership Competencies: A New Resource to Build Part C and Part B 619 Data Leadership
This presentation introduced DaSy’s newly developed data leadership competencies. These competencies describe what a state data leader or state team must know and be able to do in order to effectively lead the development of a state data infrastructure and culture.
Critical Need to have Families at the Table
Families are key stakeholders in state and local data conversations. They provide a unique perspective that is critical for program improvement. This session introduced the Family Data Leader Pilot project. This project is a collaboration between the Center for Parent Information and Resources and Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems. Participants increased their knowledge about what types of data there are, why data is collected and how data drives improvement with a focus on equity. Participants also gained strategies to successfully participate in data discussions.
Practical Tips for Evaluating and Analyzing Data on Practitioners’ Use of Evidence-based Practices
In this presentation, presenters share tips for high quality practice evaluation and analysis and present an example from Hawaii’s experience.
Making Sound and Equitable Preschool LRE Decisions
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes requirements for developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and determining placements for preschool children with disabilities.
Your Best Ever State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report: Reporting Tools and Tips
This presentation provided tips and tools to facilitate creation of states’ State Performance Plans/Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APR). It included background information on SPP/APR and gave an overview of the newly-developed SPP/APR Modules.
Visualize Success! Data Viz Tips, Tricks, and Equity Considerations for Part C and 619 Data
In this interactive session, participants learned about best practices, tips, and tricks to sharpen their data visualizations, with an emphasis on key equity considerations. The session included examples of effective data visualizations and a live demonstration in Microsoft Excel using early intervention/early childhood special education data.
Getting to Know the Child Find Self-Assessment Toolkits for Part C and Part B 619!
This presentation reviewed the Child Find Self-Assessments (CFSAs) for Part C and Part B 619. Presenters shared an overview of the tools, which focus on statutory requirements, best practices, and resources. Presenters highlighted the process for using the tools and similarities and differences in the CFSAs for Part C and Part B 619.
Surviving and Thriving in the IDEA Part C and Part B 619 Data Manager Role
New to the Data Manager role? Been in it forever? Ex-IDEA Data Managers share what works to get your job done—and keep your sanity. This session was not about the technical aspects of collecting and processing data. It was about what it takes to be successful in your role.