OSEP, with the collaboration and support of ECTA Center and DaSy Center (for Sections II and III), developed this voluntary self-assessment tool to help Local Education Agencies (LEAs) strengthen their child find system with the goal of ensuring children eligible for special education and related services are referred and enrolled.
Category Archives: ECTA Center
Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center’s System Framework
The ECTA System Framework and the DaSy Data System Framework were developed in coordination. DaSy was tasked with developing a framework for data systems, DaSy and ECTA agreed that the DaSy data system framework would serve as the Data Systems component in the ECTA framework.
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
Part C Indicator 4: Family Outcomes Data FFY 2020
DaSy and ECTA staff discuss FFY 2020 results from the Indicator C4 Family Outcomes data, including state approaches to surveys, data quality, performance trends, and resources.
Fiscal Data Trend Profile Template (2023)
For a Part C system, the fiscal data profile depicts demographic, service delivery, infrastructure, and administrative data in a variety of ways to make the fiscal data more comprehensible to users.
The Basics of Identifying and Correcting Noncompliance
Conference: IDIO 2022 Date: August 24, 2022 Presenters: Julie Austen, Sharon Walsh, Thomas McGhee, Stacy Callender, Christina Commons, Janet Timbs Presenters described in depth the requirements related to identifying and […]
Family Outcomes Response Rate and Representativeness Calculator
Compute response rates for your state’s family survey data and determine if the surveys you received are representative of the target population.
Empowering Stakeholders to Make a Difference with Data
Conference: DEC & ISEI Joint Conference 2022 Date: September 28, 2022 Presenter: Betsy Davies-Mercier, Grace Kelley, Thomas McGhee This presentation addresses why effective use of data involves bringing people together […]
National-State Family Data State Approaches Graph Creator 2020-21 (FFY 2020) (2023)
Compare your state’s C4 family outcomes data to the national data in the three sub-indicator areas. Make comparisons to subgroups of states that use the same survey and scoring approach
Map of Approaches to Family Outcomes Measurement: Part C APR Indicator 4 FFY 2020 (2020–2021)
Some states used additional tools/approaches to measure other family variables. States use survey methods to collect family outcomes data, but the questions and processes vary.