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Part C Data Tips: March Resources
Updated for 2024! We asked DaSy experts for tools that are helpful for this season and for ways to prepare for what’s ahead.
Part C Data Tips: Choose Simple Steps to Move Priorities Forward
Part C and Part B 619 Data Managers and Coordinators have ongoing reporting deadlines. So, what do you do with high priorities that lurk on the radar with no time to address them? Here are the areas to make space for in your calendar today and on an ongoing basis. Any steps in these areas will help make the big deadlines easier, too.
Part C Data Tips: State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) Season
Stay focused with these quick tips for State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) season for Part C Data Managers, Coordinators and staff.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Leveling Up Your Data Systems
This is a common question that data teams face as technology becomes more advanced and the need to answer complex questions increases. Learn about considerations for deciding whether to level up your data system connections through data linking and integration.
Getting Ready for DMS Monitoring: How to Use the DMS Part B/C Data Protocol and Part C Data Processes Toolkit Crosswalk
DaSy’s DMS Crosswalk between the Part C Data Processes Toolkit and OSEP’s DMS Data Protocol helps states identify possible gaps in documentation required for OSEP’s differentiated monitoring and support process.
Part C Data Tips – Start of A New Reporting Year
The Part C Data Managers Learning Community recommends these top Part C Annual Data tasks to tackle now as “SPP/APR Season” is quickly approaching.
Deficit Narratives: How We Can Change Our Perspective
Deficit narratives imply that the children, not the schools or programs, need to change in order to improve educational outcomes and experiences. How can we turn those statements around to place the responsibility on schools and programs to ensure equitable outcomes for all children, regardless of their identity characteristics, geographic location, socioeconomic status, or any other label?
Timelines for Obligating and Liquidating FFY 2021 Part C ARP and IDEA Funds
On May 17, 2023 OSEP released a memo regarding the obligation of and timelines for liquidating FFY 2021 funds. The OSEP memo addressed questions OSEP had received about FFY 2021 IDEA funds including American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. (If you missed this memo, it is attached below.) DaSy encourages Part C coordinators to read the memo carefully and share the memo with pertinent staff within your agency, particularly those involved with the fiscal management of the Part C program.
Family Data Leaders Advance States’ Efforts
Multiple family voices at the table are essential. Family members will reveal unseen successes, barriers, issues, or problems. They will suggest and recommend improvements. They will define and celebrate successes. With well-supported and compensated Family Data Leaders with flexible opportunities for input, states and local programs can better meet goals with and for children and families. Don’t miss out on family members’ voices and expertise.