Category Archives: ECTA Center

Strengthening Accountability and General Supervision Systems

This article highlights how TA centered on DMS 2.0 has led to meaningful system improvements, using Indiana and Montana as examples.

Collecting and Tracking Maintenance of Effort Data

This technical assistance document is to assist LAs in establishing a process for collecting and tracking the budgeting and expenditures of State and local funds each year to determine if MOE is met.

Frequently Asked Questions: Early Childhood Transition

This page presents frequently asked questions about the early childhood transition process, and provides brief answers that summarize federal requirements and OSEP guidance.

Early Hearing Detection, and Intervention Program (EHDI) and Early Intervention

Partnerships between the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) program can support and improve outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. Collaboration between these programs is specified in the IDEA Part C Regulations

COS Form and Documenting Evidence

The Child Outcomes Summary Form is a mechanism to document rating decisions and provide evidence that supports the rating from multiple sources.

Transition 101 Topical Series

May 28, 2026 from 12-1:30 pm PT / 3-4:30 pm ET. This webinar focuses on IDEA requirements related to early childhood transition and accurate reporting in the SPP/APR.

SPP/APR Submission Guidance, Checklists & Tips

New C12 guidance! These resources help states prepare and submit the SPP/APR, including the SPP/APR Basics online training series, checklists and tips and new calculations guidance that specifies the data to include in the calculations for each SPP/APR indicator.