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Refresher: Background on Federal and State Requirements

Refresher: Background on Federal and State Requirements. Objectives. Understand the purposes of the child outcomes data collection Be familiar with key considerations related to accurately completing the Child Outcomes Summary Form

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Refresher: Background on Federal and State Requirements

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  1. Refresher: Background on Federal and State Requirements

  2. Objectives • Understand the purposes of the child outcomes data collection • Be familiar with key considerations related to accurately completing the Child Outcomes Summary Form • Be able to evaluate child outcomes data for accuracy as part of supervision • Understand the use of child outcomes data for program improvement, including for instruction, resource allocation, and professional development Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  3. Why are we doing this? Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  4. Keeping our eye on the prize: High quality services for children and families that will lead to good outcomes. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  5. Goal of early childhood special education “…To enable young children to be active and successful participants during the early childhood years and in the future in a variety of settings – in their homes with their families, in child care, in preschool or school programs, and in the community.” (from Early Childhood Outcomes Center, http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/pdfs/eco_outcomes_4-13-05.pdf) Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  6. High Quality Data on Outcomes • Data are a piece of a system that helps to achieve overarching goals for children and families • Data yield • Evidence that allows you to make an inference that should lead to specific actions to improve the system. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  7. System for Producing Good Child and Family Outcomes Adequate funding Good outcomes for children and families High quality services and supports for children 0-5 and their families Good Federal policies and programs Good State policies and programs Good Local policies and programs Strong Leadership • Prof’l Development • Preservice • Inservice

  8. The Vision: Using Data as a Tool for Program Improvement • States will have quality data available on an ongoing basis about multiple components of the system • Outcomes for children and families • Programs and services provided • Personnel (types, qualifications, etc.) • Etc. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  9. Driving Force for Data on Child Outcomes Comes from the Federal Level • Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) • Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  10. Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) passed in 1993 • Requires goals and indicators be established for IDEA • Indicators and data collection further along for school age population than for EC • Previously, for early childhood data had been collected on: • Number of children served • Settings Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  11. PART evaluation results (2002) • 130 programs examined in 2002; 50% programs had no performance data • Programs looking at inputs, not results • Part C and Section 619 • No long-term child outcome goals or data • Need to develop a strategy to collect annual performance data in a timely manner Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  12. Federal Funding for Preschool Special Education Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  13. Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  14. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act SEC. 616. <<NOTE: 20 USC 1416.>> MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) Federal and State Monitoring.-….. ….. ``(2) Focused monitoring.--The primary focus of Federal and State monitoring activities described in paragraph (1) shall be on-- ``(A) improving educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities; Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  15. How Office of Special Education (OSEP) responded • Required states to submit outcome data in their Annual Performance Report (APR) • Funded the Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center to do research, make recommendations, and assist states Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  16. Where are we now: Federal reporting requirements Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  17. OSEP Reporting Requirements: the Outcomes • Positive social emotional skills (including positive social relationships) • Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/ communication [and early literacy]) • Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  18. OSEP Reporting Categories Percentage of children who: a. Did not improve functioning b. Improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to functioning comparable to same-aged peers c. Improved functioning to a level nearer to same-aged peers but did not reach it d. Improved functioning to reach a level comparable to same-aged peers e. Maintained functioning at a level comparable to same-aged peers 3 outcomes x 5 “measures” = 15 numbers Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  19. Due February 2008 Data in reporting categories at exit for all children who have been in the program for at least 6 months Must be reported for the year beginning July 1, 2006 Repeat with next year’s data in 2009, etc. Reporting Schedule 2010 • States must set targets • Summary statements for targets recommended; not yet official* • States must report data to public by school districts for these target numbers *See http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ECO/meetings.cfm for more information on recommended targets Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  20. Where are we now: State decisions and activities Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  21. WHY? (State Version) Purpose To have data for program improvement and to respond to federal reporting requirements To respond to federal reporting requirements Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  22. WHY? (Local Version) Purpose To have data for program improvement and to provide data to the state To provide data to the state Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  23. State approaches • Most states have embraced outcomes measurement and are collecting outcomes data for their own purposes. • Many states are building bigger systems than needed to produce the federal data. • Go to www.the-eco-center.org for more information about what other states are doing Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  24. How are states collecting child outcomes data? Possible state approaches to collection of child data • Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) • Publisher’s online assessment system • Single assessment statewide • Other approaches Early Childhood Outcomes Center

  25. State Approaches to Measuring Child Outcomes

  26. Checking in – How is it going? Implementing the Child Outcomes Process • What is going well? • What is not going well? • Are there other issues or concerns that need to be addressed about the process? Early Childhood Outcomes Center

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