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Recommended Resources for Planning to Evaluate Program Improvement Efforts (including the SSIP)This document provides a list of recommended existing resources for state Part C and Part B 619 staff and TA providers to use to support evaluation planning for program improvement efforts including the SSIP. The document focuses on resources that are more relevant to evaluation and evaluation planning for early intervention and preschool special education.
Format: Checklists, Crosswalks, and Rubrics
IDEA Part C Confidentiality ChecklistThe IDEA Part C Confidentiality Checklist outlines the various confidentiality provisions of IDEA law in an easy-to-understand format in order to support agencies in complying with privacy and confidentiality provisions under IDEA Part C. The checklist also provides a means for documenting implementation practices states may need to follow or actions they may need to take to implement or improve implementation of the confidentiality provisions.
Format: Presentations
Expectations for Change in Outcomes DataThe presentation presents considerations for what states can expect to see regarding changes in child outcomes and how they can ensure deep, early, and meaningful stakeholder engagement in evaluation, including possible measures of progress toward that meaningful engagement.
Format: Applications and Spreadsheets
Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Fiscal and Student Data TrackerThe Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Fiscal and Student Data Tracker is a set of four tools SEAs can use with their districts, schools, and providers to assist them in tracking the finances, services, and student data associated with CEIS. IDC and CIFR produced the CEIS Tracker. The resource also includes an instructions document or user's guide for more information about when and how to use the CEIS Tracker.
Format: Presentations
Fostering Stakeholder Involvement in EvaluationThe presentation presents considerations for what states can expect to see regarding changes in child outcomes and how they can ensure deep, early, and meaningful stakeholder engagement in evaluation, including possible measures of progress toward that meaningful engagement.
Format: Presentations
Measuring Growth and Impact in SIMR Areas by SubgroupsThe presentation provides an overview of data concerns that states should consider when measuring growth and impact in SIMR areas targeting subgroups (e.g., students with limited English proficiency or a specific disability category). Topics explored include sample size, use of achievement tests or alternative measures, and test validity and sensitivity.
Format: Presentations
Cohort Selection - Making Decisions on Where to Focus ImplementationSelection of a cohort, or Transformation Zone, for SSIP implementation is a principle consideration in developing an action plan. The presentation addresses variables that states should considered in making those decisions and provides information on methods to determine readiness and eliciting involvement of an LEA/EIS.