This toolkit presentation is intended to support practitioners in using data to make program and child level decisions.
Data-based Practitioners: How to Use Data for Decision Making
Tag Archives: Program Improvement
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 […]
Early Intervention and Home Visiting State Systems: Partners in the Making
Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention (CRIEI) Date: February 2016 Presenters: Abby Winer Schachner, Lauren Barton, Traci Shizu Kutaka, & Grace Kelley This poster provides an overview of a study on the reported collaboration between Early Intervention and Home Visiting as part of a systemic state planning and improvement process. Poster: Early Intervention […]
Using Data to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children
Conference: OSEP Virtual Leadership Date: February 2016 Presenter: Donna Spiker This 2016 presentation was one of the 4 included in the 2016 OSEP Virtual Leadership Conference Foundational Pre-Work Early Childhood Session. It describes strategies and tools that have been used for improving instruction and programming for young children with disabilities and focuses on strategies for […]
National Evaluation Webinar Series
A joint collaboration of NCSI, ECTA, IDC, DaSy, and OSEP, webinars on January 14th and 21st, 2016 addressed evaluation planning in the context of the Phase II of the SSIP. The webinars included clarification of OSEP Phase II requirements, development of a quality evaluation plan, and the process of moving from a theory of action […]
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 B state agencies should ask when setting their original baselines and targets in order for the data to reflect accurately the children and families they […]
SSIP Phase II Process Guide
This 2015 guide (updated in March of 2016) describes the steps needed to accomplish the work of the three components of Phase II. The SSIP Phase II Process Guide is organized according to the following sequential phases of work to be done: Kicking off Phase II, Developing the improvement plan, Developing the evaluation plan, and […]
State of the States on Systemic Improvement Planning: A National Overview of Phase I SSIPs
This 2015 collaborative ECTA/DaSy webinar provided a national overview of the results of states’ Phase I data and infrastructure analyses e.g. type of data analyzed, infrastructure strengths and challenges, state SIMRs, types of improvement strategies, and information on states’ theory of action) and how stakeholders were involved. A number of resources were shared that summarized […]
Sample SSIP Action Plan Template
This 2015 sample action plan template provides states with a suggested, but not required, format and examples of potential content to assist them in completing their Phase II SSIP improvement plan and evaluation plan. Published by: ECTA Center, DaSy Center, IDEA Data Center, and National Center for Systemic Improvement Sample SSIP Action Plan Template
Critical Questions About Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
This 2015 resource compiles a set of Critical Questions that a quality state data system for early intervention (EI) or early childhood special education (ECSE) should provide data to answer. The answers to these questions serve various functions, including supporting the state agency in effectively administering the program, meeting accountability requirements for EI and ECSE, […]