Category Archives: DEC

Division for Early Childhood Conference

Using Child Outcomes to Shift the Focus from Problems to Possibilities

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s 37th Annual Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Naomi Younggren, TA Consultant, ECTA Center; Lauren Barton, TA Consultant, DaSy Center/ECTA Center Join us to explore how using the three child outcomes can change meaningful conversations about children, from domain-based delays to functional possibilities. With insight from parents and practitioners, we’ll examine […]

Where are Our Children? Using Integrated Data to Inform Critical Questions

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s 37th Annual Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Debbie Cate, Technical Assistance Specialist, ECTA Center/DaSy Center; Bill Huennekens; Fred Edora, Technical Assistance Provider, DaSy/AEM Examining IDEA environments data and data on family chosen care provides insight into settings for young children with disabilities. Integrating data to answer critical questions underscores relationships […]

Planning for Systems Change: Effective Teaming for State and Local Data Use

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s 37th Annual Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Michelle Lewis, Director, New Hampshire Parent Information Center/TA Provider, DaSy Center; Dawn Meskil, NC DPI Preschool Exceptional Children (619); Janet Sockwell, Associate Director, NC Early Learning Network Explore how creating strong data teams can lead to effective action planning. In this session, we […]

DEC Position Statement on LBW and Prematurity and State Part C Eligibility

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s 37th Annual Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Kathryn Morrison, Senior Education Researcher, SRI International, DaSy Center; Evelyn Shaw, Educational Consultant, ECTA Center; Donna Spiker, Senior Early Childhood Researcher, SRI International, DaSy Center The DEC Position Statement on low birth weight (LBW) and prematurity summarized developmental outcomes of these infants and […]

Tools to Increase the Usefulness of Child Outcomes Data for Local Programs

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s 37th Annual Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Elizabeth Schroder (Speaker) Director of Research, Napa County Office of Education – DR Access Program; Cornelia Taylor, Principal Education Researcher, SRI International; Tony Ruggiero, Education Analyst, AEM Corporation/TA Provider, DaSy Center Across the country, states and local districts are struggling to analyze and […]

Looking Back to Move Forward: What We’ve Learned about Remote Service Delivery

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 37th Annual International Conference Date: September 2021 Presenters: Cindy Weigel, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, SRI International, DaSy Center; Amy Nicholas, Technical Assistance Specialist, AnLar/DaSy Center; Barbara Simpson, NC Part C Join this session to hear one state’s experience with shifting to remote early intervention services. Learn how OSEP’s national […]

Current State and Jurisdictional Part C Eligibility Definitions and Policies​

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 36th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families Date: January 2021 Presenters: Evelyn Shaw, Kathryn Morrison, and Siobhan Colgan This poster presents current information on how states/jurisdictions define developmental delay, diagnosed physical or mental conditions with a high probability of delay, and, as applicable, […]

DEC Child Maltreatment Paper Four Years Later: Where are We Now?

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 36th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families Date: January 2021 Presenters: Evelyn Shaw, Haidee Bernstein, Sharon Walsh, Anita Leis, Lori Wittemann, and Ann Freiburg DEC’s 2016 position paper on child maltreatment encourages collaboration between child welfare and early intervention. States are using data […]

Using Child Outcomes Data to Drive State and Local Program Improvements

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 36th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families Date: January 2021 Presenters: Jennifer Barrett-Zitkus, Christina Kasprzak, Kathleen Hebbeler, Cornelia Taylor, Carol Maliszewski, and Jon VanOeveren Come join us in examining the current national data and hear from a state about how they are using […]

State of the States in Improving Data Systems

Conference: Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) 36th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families Date: January 2021 Presenters: Sara Thayer, Missy Coffey, Kathleen Hebbeler, and Donna Spiker A data system is not only the technical capacity, but the processes needed to turn data into information that can be leveraged for […]