This online learning module provides key information about the COS process, and the practices that contribute to consistent and meaningful COS decision-making. Over the course of multiple sessions, participants will […]
Category Archives: 2015
OPRE Report on Quality Improvement in Head Start
A 2015 report from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Urban Institute on data use for program planning and quality improvement finds that Head Start programs […]
Using benefit-cost analysis to scale up early childhood programs through Pay-for-Success financing
This 2015 journal article describes social impact borrowing as a new method for financing public sector, outlines contribution of benefit cost analysis (BCA), and discusses innovative use of social impact […]
Exploring the Role of Part C and Section 619 Participation in Designing and Using Linked/Integrated Early Childhood Data
Conference: DaSy-ECIDS Topical Meeting Date: March 2015 Presenters: Missy Cochenour, Kathi Gillaspy, Grace Kelley, Denise Mauzy, Amy Nicholas, Jeff Sellers, and Sharon Walsh This presentation and associated handouts give states […]
OSEP Launches Website to Publicly Report 618 Data
Early Learning is One of Six Priorities in SLDS Competition
Recently, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invited State Educational Agencies to apply for new grants to design, develop, and implement Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) to accurately manage, analyze, […]
SSIP Topical Page on ECTA Website
The Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center‘s new State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) topical page highlights information and relevant links from Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) about the SSIP […]
Access to and Examination of Records
This 2015 training module takes a detailed look at a parent’s rights to access and examine the early intervention records of their child. It includes a slideshow presentation, trainer’s guide […]
Data Drives School-Community Collaboration
This 2015 webpage and related resources are designed to help leaders implement complex data partnerships, with seven key lessons about how to begin and grow a data-driven initiatives. Published by: […]
Identifying education outcomes for Social Impact Bonds for early childhood
This 2015 Brookings Institute blog post summarizes a joint Institute for Child Success and Ounce of Prevention Fund event that identified what metrics to use for social impact bonds in […]