This session addressed strategies for improving survey methodology for collecting family outcome survey data that yield quality data for making informed program decisions for ALL families across dimensions of diversity.
Category Archives: ECTA Center
Understanding Functional Skills: Background for the COS Process
This resource helps teams think about measuring a child’s use and integration of functional skills to participate in their everyday routines. This resource will help teams further their understanding of […]
Aligning a Child’s Functional Skills with the Breadth of the Three Child Outcomes
This resource supports high-quality Child Outcomes Summary (COS) ratings by helping teams connect their observations of children’s functional skills and behaviors with the three child outcomes. Effectively aligning functional skills […]
Transition Listening Sessions Webinar Series
June – August 2022. These sessions will consist of guided discussions on early childhood transition (including Transition from Part C to Preschool). TA providers will utilize a series of prompts to facilitate group discussions.
Understanding IDEA Family Outcomes: FFY 2019 Data
Conference: OSEP Leadership Conference Date: July 2022 Presenter: Haidee Bernstein, Nicholas Ortiz, Tony Ruggiero In this virtual poster presentation from the 2022 OSEP Leadership Conference, DaSy and ECTA staff addressed […]
Part C General Supervision Monitoring Procedures Checklist
A lead agency’s general supervision system is the mechanism for enforcing federal requirements and for ensuring continuous improvement. This information might be described in one or more state manuals, documents or tools.
CIFR 2022 Part C Fiscal Webinar: The What, Why, and How of State Part C Fiscal Monitoring
July 11, 2022. Why is fiscal monitoring under IDEA so important? Fiscal monitoring is a major part of general supervision, and state lead agencies should have written procedures for identifying instances of and correcting for noncompliance.
Part C Fiscal Monitoring Indicators for State Lead Agencies
Each Part C Lead Agency is responsible for the general administration and supervision of its early intervention system.
Tools for Improving Child Find
Tools designed by DaSy and ECTA to support the collection, review, and improvement of child find systems including 618 data, including the OSEP Part B 619 Child Find Self-Assessment (CFSA), OSEP Part C Child Find Self-Assessment (CFSA), Part C Child Find Funnel Chart Tool, Identifying Meaningful Differences in Child Find Calculator, and Contributing Factor Tool.
Data Sharing Partnerships Improve Systems
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 […]