When: June 9-10, 2026
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
The application for the 2026 DaSy Part C and Part B Section 619 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Data Institute: Advancing Data Quality and Use is open! This two-day, in-person event offers hands-on support to collaboratively strengthen state and local data use.
The Data Institute is designed for both IDEA Part C and Part B, Section 619 ECSE state teams. States are encouraged to apply as a joint Part C/Part B Section 619 team; however, Part C and Part B Section 619 ECSE programs may also apply independently as separate teams. Joint teams should include the Part C Coordinator, Part C Data Manager, Part B ECSE State Coordinator, Part B ECSE Data Manager, and up to two local program leads.
Individual program teams should include the Part C or ECSE State Coordinator, Part C or Part B ECSE Data Manager, and a local program lead. The state team must access and be prepared to use local data throughout institute activities. More details will be provided upon acceptance into the institute. This opportunity will be limited to 5-7 state teams.
Applications are due on April 17, 2026.
DaSy is pleased to offer travel reimbursement for state teams to participate. DaSy can support travel for up to 6 participants for joint Part C-Part B Section 619 ESCE state teams or 2-3 participants for individual program state teams. While we do our best to accommodate travel schedules, all attendees are expected to participate in the full two-day Institute.
If you are unable to access the online registration form, please reach out to Ciearra Norwood at ciearra.norwood-williams@sri.com.
Data Institute Intended Outcomes
Participants will:
- Gain insights on the connections between local data use and improving IDEA 618 and 616 data quality;
- Learn strategies to proactively build and strengthen a culture of data use at the State and local levels that ensures data are being used to improve IDEA Part C and Part B Section 619 ESCE compliance and programs;
- Build capacity to analyze data and conduct root cause analyses that generate meaningful and actionable data; and
- Benefit from dedicated team time, TA staff support and tools, and cross-state discussions.
Draft Agenda
Day 1: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Welcome and Kickoff
- Building Data Team and Data Leader Capacity
- Ensuring Data Quality
- Working Lunch
- Using Data: Engaging Partners, Public Reporting, Data Visualization
- Reflections and Preview of Day 2
Day 2: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Welcome and Review of Day 1
- Digging into Data Workshops
- Working Lunch
- Action Planning
- Reflections and Next Steps
- Wrap Up