This online interactive resource includes an engaging, easy-to-understand video that explains how individual Child Outcomes Summary (COS) data are converted to the national data reported by the U.S. Department of Education’s […]
Tag Archives: Indicator 3 (Child Outcomes)
Child Outcomes Summary Team Collaboration (COS-TC) Quality Practices
This webinar shares information about an easy-to-use checklist built around a set of quality practices for COS team collaboration. Participants are provided with an overview of the different components of […]
Local Child Outcomes Measurement System (L-COMS)
This 2017 resource provides a framework that identifies seven key components of a high-quality child outcomes measurement system at the local level. The L-COMS and two related resources were developed […]
Supporting Improvement of Local Child Outcomes Measurement Systems
This webinar introduces a new resource, the Local Child Outcomes Measurement System (L-COMS). The L-COMS can support local programs, such as Early Intervention programs or school districts, in examining and […]
Child Outcomes Summary-Team Collaboration (COS-TC) Quality Practice Checklist and Descriptions: Online Practice
This online learning site offers Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education providers an online copy of the ECTA Center COS-TC quality practice checklist and descriptions, and provides opportunities to […]
A National Picture: Child Outcomes for FFY 2014-15
ECTA and DaSy Center staff along with several Part C and 619 state staff presented the national child outcomes data for FFY 2014-2015 and discussed state specific variation. The State […]
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 […]
Considerations for Making Changes to SiMR Baseline and Targets
This 2016 white paper outlines factors for Part C and Part B state agencies to consider when revising SiMR baselines or targets. This paper addresses questions Part C and Part […]
Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module: Collecting & Using Data to Improve Programs
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 […]