December 11, 2024. Many states and local early childhood programs are interested in reducing exclusionary discipline of young children but lack valid and reliable data on the extent to which young children with or at risk for disabilities are being suspended and expelled.
The ECTA and DaSy Centers worked together to provide technical assistance and highlight state practices. These state snapshots are organized by selected indicators from the SPP/APR to support OSEP’s APR Indicator Analysis.
New tools to support States reporting requirements on the correction of findings of noncompliance in the new SPP/APR Indicator C12 beginning with the FFY 2023 SPP/APR.
This presentation at the 2024 IDIO conference provided information and resources to help states to build a solid understanding of the SPP/APR indicators and the nuances of each calculation. Resources highlighed included the “SPP/APR Basics” online training modules, the Checklists and Tips, and the new Data Calculation documents.
As Part C Data Managers and Coordinators head into the SPP/APR reporting season, balancing deadlines for data collection, reporting, and compliance is key. For those preparing the SPP/APR, there are several critical resources available to support your work.
These resources help states prepare and submit the SPP/APR, including the SPP/APR Basics online training series, checklists and tips (updated October 2024), and new calculations guidance that specifies the data to include in the calculations for each SPP/APR indicator.
C5/C6: November 13 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. PT.
C12: November 20 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET / 1:00-2:00 p.m. PT.
The presenters discussed the new requirements for the FFY 2023 Part C SPP/APR submission, including information about reporting C12 data, and the use of pre-finding correction.
This session highlighted an overview of the national data for preschool environments, a discussion of what the data reveal, limitations of the data collected, and trends over time.
DaSy, ECTA, and the Waters Center for Systems Thinking teamed with four states to improve their Part C/619 programs by increasing the knowledge and skills needed to improve data culture and become systems thinkers.
