This 2016 guide includes key considerations and resources to support states in implementing the SSIP and evaluating implementation progress and outcomes. Particularly useful are the Key Terms section, the lists of resources in each section, and the section compiling all of the guide’s Tools and Resources for Phase III. Published by: ECTA Center, DaSy Center, […]
This 2016 resource from the Data Quality Campaign offers both an infographic and a short video with examples of ways that access to data that can help parents participate effectively in their child’s education. Examples of data sharing both from the school to the family and from the family to the school are included. Data […]
This 2013 short video highlights the key points of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for parents and students. Student Privacy 101 (Video)
This 2016 short video from the SLDS Grant Program describes early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDSs) that collect, integrates, maintain, store, and report information from multiple early childhood programs within a state. What is an Early Childhood Integrated Data System? (Video)
This is a 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining how selected PFS projects have been structured and what potential benefits they can provide, how contracts have been structured to identify potential project risks, the potential roles for the federal government’s involvement in PFS projects, and recommendations to federal agencies about how to identify and […]
This 2016 Social Finance white paper provides an updated of summary the 60 PFS-financed projects launched across the globe between 2010 and 2016. It also features perspectives from individual PFS stakeholders across service sectors and addresses several frequently asked questions about the model. Social Impact Bonds: The Early Years (PDF)
The Excel-based Self-Assessment Comparison Tool is intended to provide states with a mechanism to examine changes over time in the implementation of one or more components/subcomponents of the ECTA and DaSy Data Frameworks. The Self-Assessment Comparison Tool shows changes in the Quality Indicator (QI) and the Elements of Quality (EQ) ratings between two points in […]
Conference: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Date: June 2016 Presenter: Colleen Murphy This session provides states with a roadmap for identifying, organizing, and visually displaying the data elements needed to answer state prioritized questions. This process is demonstrated using the Center for Early Childhood IDEA Data Systems (DaSy) Critical Questions and […]
This 2016 national webinar introduces Pay for Success (PFS), an innovative funding model used to address complex social problems. In a typical PFS Financing model, private investors finance the cost of operating a promising or proven social program that has the potential to save the government money in the long term. Over 40 PFS projects […]
This 2016 national webinar was hosted by NCSI, ECTA, and DaSy, for state Part B and Part C staff focused on strategies for assessing the impact of SSIP infrastructure improvements. Representatives from two state departments of education and two state Part C programs participated in a “virtual state panel” and shared their experiences with implementing […]
