Conference: IDC Interactive Institutes on High-Quality Data & the SSIP Date: Spring 2015 Presenters: Christina Kasprzak, Megan Vinh, Anne Lucas, Jill D. Lammert, & Sharon Walsh This presentation provides practical suggestions and guidance to help states begin their evaluation work. States can learn about tools for (1) building their evaluation team and (2) measuring improvements […]
This collection provides a list of recommended existing resources for state Part C and Part B 619 staff and technical assistance (TA) providers to utilize to support evaluation planning for program improvement efforts including the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The resources are also available in a dedicated page on the Early Childhood Technical Assistance […]
Conference: STATS-DC Date: July 2015 Presenters: Abby Winer, Grace Kelley, & Brendan Ibe This session discusses the critical questions a high-quality data system must be able to answer and the important questions it should be able to answer through integration into an ECIDS or SLDS in order to improve outcomes for children and youth in […]
This 2015 webinar demonstrates the ECTA/DaSy Framework Self-Assessment, an Excel-based tool that provides a structure for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs to evaluate their state systems and set priorities for improvement. DaSy and ECTA staff demonstrate how this tool: produces a profile across quality indicators in each system component (and for the data […]
This 2015 state spotlight document describes how Alaska Part C improved the referral of children from Child Welfare to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C Program by an automated transfer of data from Child Welfare to Part C for substantiated cases of child maltreatment (i.e., child abuse and/or neglect). By Taletha Derrington, […]
This 2015 quick reference guide is designed to assist states in understanding what information needs to be available in order for stakeholders to assist in selecting potential improvement strategies that will increase capacity of LEAs, EIS programs, and practitioners to improve results for infants, toddlers and their families or for young children with disabilities. Published […]
This working paper presents five options for studying program effectiveness for state-funded preschool programs, including providing estimated costs for each evaluation. Published by: National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) Improving Early Education Programs through Data-based Decision Making (PDF)
Conference: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting Date: November 2014 Presenter: Taletha Derrington This poster compares states in terms of cross-system linkages between early childhood intervention and special education programs and public health/health programs for young children. It explains the importance of such linkages in using data to improve programs that ultimately leads to […]
Conference: WRRC Regional Leadership Forum Date: October 2013 Presenters: Kathleen Hebbeler, Christina Kasprzak & Cornelia Taylor This presentation provides opportunities for Part C and 619 Coordinators and key leadership staff to share strategies for designing and implementing the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP), which is the new qualitative indicator of the SPP/APR. What is the […]
This 2013 session explores how recent state education reforms (e.g., Common Core, teacher evaluation, assessments) can challenge research-based early learning practices and policies and provide opportunities for early childhood and K-12 stakeholders to collaborate to improve policies and programs for young children from birth-3rd grade. Presented at the Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference in 2013. […]
