Our publication, Data Linkages Between Part C and Part B: Transition Notification “spotlights” how Kansas and Wisconsin implemented changes to their data systems and program practices to meet new IDEA notification requirements for the transition from Part C to Part B.
Category Archives: 2016
Data Linkages Between Part C and Part B – Transition Notification
This 2016 state spotlight describes how Kansas and Wisconsin implemented changes to their data systems and program practices to meet new IDEA notification requirements for the transition from Part C to Part B. It also provides implications for other states’ consideration to promote effective and responsive transition for children with disabilities and their families. By […]
Validity of the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Data: An Overview of Findings from the ENHANCE Project
This joint ECTA Center/DaSy Center webinar offered an overview of final results from the ENHANCE project. Four studies conducted in eight states provided information about the implementation and validity of COS information for accountability and program improvement. Results were drawn from a provider survey, coding of videos of the COS process, a study examining relationships […]
Session on Teaming practices available in COS Process module!
Our ever-popular Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process module continues to grow. Session 6, Good Teaming, Good Decisions, offers effective teaming practices, example team discussion prompts, strategies for engaging families in COS decision-making, and suggestions for working through issues in reaching consensus. If you’re already registered, Session 6 will now appear in your menu. If not, […]
Features added to SSIP Phase II Process Guide
The SSIP Phase II Process Guide now includes two new features, Developing the Evaluation Plan and Communicating the Plan, as well as updates to the terms and resources and a new print version. This resource is published collaboratively by ECTA Center, DaSy Center, IDEA Data Center, and the National Center for Systemic Improvement.
DaSy Product: Process and Data Models
This resource in our series about data system development explains process models and data models, their relevance to system requirements analysis, and the importance and benefits of each when developing or enhancing a data system. The document includes images of a variety of different types of diagrams and models, as well as practical examples related […]
State Systemic Improvement Plans: Why State Agencies Need the EI Research Community and Vice Versa
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Kathleen Hebbeler, Donna Spiker, Christina Kasprzak, & Cornelia Taylor This poster provides a brief overview of the SSIP phases and requirements and presents the results of the SSIP analysis, including what states selected as their SIMRs and what states are doing to […]
An Examination of the Quality of State Data on Part C and Part B Preschool Child Outcomes
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Christina Kasprzak, Lauren Barton, Cornelia Taylor, & Katrina Martin This poster presents the three approaches that ECTA and DaSy used to compute the national estimates on child outcomes for Part B and Part C, in order to give viewers the opportunity to […]
State Administrator Data-Driven Decision Making in Early Intervention
This 2016 poster describes a qualitative interview study to explore the use of data to make decisions by state Part C Coordinators. The state goal was to better understand how state administrators use data to inform decisions. Qualitative interviews with four Part C Coordinators were conducted. Presented by Missy Coffey Cochenour at the Converence on […]
A Review of State Systemic Improvement Plans to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families Participating in Early Intervention
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Taletha Derrington, Anne Lucas, Jessica Hardy, & Grace Kelley This poster presents information about the first four components of states’ Phase I State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP) which include: data analysis to identify child/family outcomes needing improvement and root causes behind sub-optimal […]