Resources for Getting Started with the COS-KC

• Improve Your Child Outcomes Date: Introducing the Child Outcomes Summary Knowledge Check (COS-KC). A webinar that provides an overview of the COS-KC and includes several states describing their experiences using the COS-KC.
• COS-KC User Manual for State Administrators. A document with details about using the COS-KC system. Appendices include additional resources to support decision-making.
• Big Picture Planning Work Sheet. This tool presents key state decisions and supports team discussion and documentation in planning to implement the COS-KC.
• COS-KC User Manual for Local Administrators. A document with details about using the COS-KC system. It is for individuals identified as local administrators for the COS-KC system.

General Resources About the COS-KC

• Frequently Asked Questions About the COS-KC for State Administrators. A document with answers to questions state staff have asked about the COS-KC.
• Frequently Asked Questions About the COS-KC for Local Administrators. A document with answers to questions local staff have asked about the COS-KC.
• Improving Data Quality Using the COS-KC with Practitioners. Slides from a presentation about the COS-KC at the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes (IDIO) Conference on August 23, 2022.
• Improve the Quality of Your Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Data With the COS-KC! A general, one-page flyer describing the benefits of the COS-KC.

Resources for Using the COS-KC Reports

• COS-KC Data Key for All Data Report. A document that provides information about each of the data fields included in the All Data Report.

Resources for Practitioners

See also Resources for Practitioners.