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Presentations by DaSy staff at conferences

Improving Programs through Data-Driven Decisions: The Journey From Critical Questions to Data Visualization

Conference: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Date: June 2016 Presenter: Colleen Murphy This session provides states with a roadmap for identifying, organizing, and visually displaying the data elements needed to answer state prioritized questions. This process is demonstrated using the Center for Early Childhood IDEA Data Systems (DaSy) Critical Questions and […]

Including Early Intervention in Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems: Lessons Learned and Benefits Realized

Conference: International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI) Date: June 2016 Presenters: Missy Coffey Cochenour, Kathleen Hebbeler, & Abby Winer Schachner In the last decade there has been a policy shift in the United States to build more powerful data systems to improve services and outcomes for all young children including those with disabilities. In this […]

State Systemic Improvement Plans: Why State Agencies Need the EI Research Community and Vice Versa

Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Kathleen Hebbeler, Donna Spiker, Christina Kasprzak, & Cornelia Taylor This poster provides a brief overview of the SSIP phases and requirements and presents the results of the SSIP analysis, including what states selected as their SIMRs and what states are doing to […]

A Review of State Systemic Improvement Plans to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families Participating in Early Intervention

Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Taletha Derrington, Anne Lucas, Jessica Hardy, & Grace Kelley This poster presents information about the first four components of states’ Phase I State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP) which include: data analysis to identify child/family outcomes needing improvement and root causes behind sub-optimal […]

Meaningful Data for Research and Practice: State Roles in Supporting Local Early Childhood Data Use

Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Tony Ruggiero, Colleen Murphy, Lauren Barton, & Missy Coffey Cochenour This poster summarizes qualitative information about how state Part C and Part B 619 programs are building local capacity and supporting local program data use. Data include themes drawn from eight state […]

Early Intervention and Home Visiting State Systems: Partners in the Making

Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Abby Winer Schachner, Lauren Barton, Traci Shizu Kutaka, & Grace Kelley This poster provides an overview of a study on the reported collaboration between Early Intervention and Home Visiting as part of a systemic state planning and improvement process. Poster: Early Intervention […]

The Importance of Personnel Data

Conference: OSEP Virtual Leadership Date: February 2016 Presenter: Donna Spiker This 2016 presentation was one of the 4 included in the 2016 OSEP Virtual Leadership Conference Foundational Pre-Work Creating Systems of Effective Personnel Development Session. It explores what it means to have a high-quality personnel development system and highlights practices that are being used to […]

Using Data to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children

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Conference: OSEP Virtual Leadership Date: February 2016 Presenter: Donna Spiker This 2016 presentation was one of the 4 included in the 2016 OSEP Virtual Leadership Conference Foundational Pre-Work Early Childhood Session. It describes strategies and tools that have been used for improving instruction and programming for young children with disabilities and focuses on strategies for […]