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    Identified Significant Disproportionality – Now What?

    After a State determines that a district has significant disproportionality, what are the next steps? Presenters and session participants discussed how states can identify technical assistance and available tools and resources to help LEAs identify root causes and implement action steps, including CEIS, to make substantive improvement.

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    The Power of Data: Leveraging the Role of Data Managers to improve Results

    This session examined the strategic role data play in state agency decision making by exploring how data managers can more effectively use their role to promote public reporting, data awareness, data utilization, and systems change. Presenters paid particular attention to data governance, cross-department information sharing, timely data access, distribution, usability, and analysis, along with examples of best practice from practitioners in the field to ultimately improve student results.

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    A Review of State Approaches to IDEA Reporting Coordinated Early Intervening Service (CEIS)

    IDEA allows, and sometimes requires, LEAs to use funds provided under Part B of IDEA for CEIS for students who are not receiving special education services. There are multiple data collection and reporting requirements associated with the use of these funds for CEIS. IDC staff review how a diverse subset of states and their LEAs are working to meet those requirements. Both aggregate and student-level reporting approaches are reviewed.

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    Sharing Data With Locals: Data Quality and Data Use From the Ground Up

    This topical burst suggests guidance and tips for creating data products for local staff and ways to promote a culture of high-quality data and data use at the local level.

    An IDC Resource

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    Moving Data Quality Downstream - Building a Culture of Data Quality at the LEA Level

    Presenters and participants discussed strategies that SEAs can use to help LEAs in collecting section 618 and other state-required data that is of high-quality. They explored IDC’s Knowledge Lab that lists various resources around different data collections. The Knowledge Lab contains many resources designed to help SEAs and LEAs gather, collect, validate, and report high-quality data. The discussion allowed for state input on how the state uses or can use these resources.

    An IDC Resource

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    High-Quality Data to Support Improved Outcomes on Selected Indicators

    This interactive role-alike presentation for SPP/APR Coordinators engaged states in discussion and dialogue around their experiences with select APR Indicators that address student outcomes. The session included one state's experiences with capturing and using high-quality data and how the data are used to inform the APR and drive decisions for selecting and implementing strategies to improve student outcomes. Participants were encouraged to share their state's examples to improve the APR and student outcomes.

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    Supporting and Reporting CEIS

    Panel presenters from IDC, NCSI, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction discussed CEIS including required and voluntary implementation as well as activities that may be provided using these funds. Presenters also reviewed IDC's Navigating CEIS White Paper and FAQ documents and discussed data and fiscal requirements for LEAs implementing this program. Additionally, Rachel Zellmer described how Wisconsin administers CEIS and works with its LEAs to ensure appropriate services are provided that maximize impact while addressing, if appropriate, why the LEA was identified.