- Overview
- Child and Family
- Practitioner
- EIS Program/LEA
- Critical Questions:
Racial Equity
Bread and Butter Questions 
Aspirational Questions
| 3.A. EIS Program/LEA Characteristics and Features | ||
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| 3.A.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in significant ways from other EIS Programs/LEAs? | ||
| Focus | Question | Possible Metric/Additional Information |
| Who is served in EIS programs/LEAs, location |
3.A.1.a. Which EIS Programs/LEAs serve the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups? Where are they located in the state? | % of EIS Programs/LEAs that serve the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups by location All of these questions require grouping programs. How to group depends on the state. Could use a natural or arbitrary break to identify two groups (high-low % of historically underserved); three groups (high-medium-low) or more groups depending on the state context. Also, could have multiple different groupings depending on where children from different historically underserved groups reside. |
| Children, providers, funding |
3.A.1.b. How do EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS programs/LEAs in
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Aggregate data on number of children served, etc. For all EIS/LEAs. Compare EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups to other EIS programs/LEAs |
| 3.B. EIS Program/LEA Performance | ||
| 3.B.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in the performance including the outcomes experienced by children and families from other EIS Programs/LEAs? | ||
| Focus | Question | Possible Metric/Additional Information |
| Child and family outcomes |
3.B.1.a. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in child and family outcomes? | % of children who showed greater than expected growth and exited within age expectations. Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs % of families who know their rights, effectively communicate their children’s needs, and help their children develop and learn Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs |
| Local determinations |
3.B.1b. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in local determinations? | Compare the determination of EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved groups to other IES Programs/LEAS |
| General early care and education settings |
3.B.1.c. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in the percentage of children receiving IDEA services in general early care and education settings? | % of children receiving IDEA services in general early care and education settings Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs |
| QRIS participation and rating |
3.B.1.d. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ from other EIS Programs/LEAs in the percentage of general early care and education programs where children receive IDEA services participating in QRIS? Do they differ in the ratings received by those programs? | % of general early care and education programs where children receive IDEA services participating in QRIS Compare average percent for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average percent for other EIS Programs/LEAs Average rating of programs participating in QRIS Compare average for metric above for EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved groups to average for other EIS Programs/LEAs |
| 3.C. Funding and Expenditures | ||
| 3.C.1. Do EIS Programs/LEAs serving higher percentages of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups differ in the type and amount of resources available for EI/ECSE compared to other EIS Programs/LEAs? | ||
| Funding streams |
3.C.1.a. How do funding streams (e.g., federal, state, local) for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to funding streams for other EIS programs/LEAs? | Compare average of the total amount of each funding stream for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs |
| Cost per child |
3.C.1.b. How does average cost per child for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to average cost per child for other EIS programs/LEAs? | Compare average cost per child for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs |
| Full cost for IDEA services |
3.C.1.c. How does cost to provide IDEA services for young children with disabilities consistent with recommended practices and quality standards (i.e., estimated need) for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to the full cost for other EIS programs/LEAs? | Compare cost for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs |
| Revenue gap |
3.C.1.d. How do projected revenues/budget and estimated need (i.e., revenue gap) for IDEA services for EIS programs/LEAs serving the highest percentage of children from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups compare to the revenue gap for other EIS programs/LEAs? | Compare revenue gap (estimated need – projected revenues or budget) for EIS Programs/LEAs serving the highest percentages of children from historically underserved group to other IES Programs/LEAs |
Published October 2023.