Updates on APR Reporting for Early Childhood Outcomes (Indicators C-3 and B-7)

1. Updates on APR Reporting for Early Childhood Outcomes (Indicators C-3 and B-7) Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010 • November 1-3, 2010 • San Francisco, California

2. SPP/APR Requirement C3/B7 Percent of children with IFSPs/IEPs who demonstrate improved: Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships); Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication [and early literacy]; and Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

3. 5 Progress Categories Percentage of children who: Did not improve functioning Improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to functioning comparable to same-aged peers Improved functioning to a level nearer to same-aged peers but did not reach it Improved functioning to reach a level comparable to same-aged peers Maintained functioning at a level comparable to same-aged peers Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

4. Summary Statements Of those children who entered the program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percentage who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they exited the program. The percentage of children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they exited the program. Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

5. Summary Statements Of those children who entered the program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percentage who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they exited the program. c + d _________________ a + b + c + d Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

6. Summary Statements 2. The percentage of children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they exited the program. d + e _________________ a + b + c + d + e Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

7. Feb 2011 Reporting 1st time in APR format! Actual data a-e Actual data Summary Statements Improvement Activities Completed Explanation of Progress/Slippage Revisions (if any) with Justifications Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

8. Actual Data Actual data a-e for 3 outcome areas Number and Percentage Should add up to 100% Actual data Summary Statements Two Summary Statements for each outcome Percentage for each Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

9. Improvement Activities What Improvement Activities were conducted in FFY09? Specify if the activities targeted for improving: the quality of the data? one or more of the outcomes for children? What were the impacts of the activities? Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

10. Progress/Slippage Compare Summary Statements from FFY08 to FFY09 Did the state make progress? Or slippage? Given data analysis and interpretation, improvement activities implemented, other contextual information… why do you think the state made progress/slippage? Compare Summary Statements for FFY09 to targets. Did the state meet its targets for FFY09? Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

11. Revisions Given interpretation of the data, what changes (if any) will you be making to your targets/improvement activities/timelines? Why? – explain or provide justification for the changes Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

12. Revisions Note: if you are choosing to reestablish your baseline and/or proposed targets remember you must provide rationale. e.g. Rationale might relate to why FFY09 data better reflect the state’s child progress than the baseline reported in FFY08 Also update state SPP with revised baseline and/or proposed targets with rationale Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010

13. Contact Information See ECO suggested formats for C3 & B7 on the website www.the-eco-center.org (also suggested format for C4, family outcomes) Christina Kasprzak, NECTAC/ECO christina.kasprzak@unc.edu Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010