wisconsin early childhood longitudinal data system department of health services

WISCONSIN EARLY CHILDHOOD

LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMDepartment of Health

Services

Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council◦ System assessment revealed wealth of data on

young children; data not used efficiently◦ Key objective for 2011-12: create comprehensive

data system to track child outcomes and improve decision-making

WI statutes require establishment of a P20 longitudinal data system (LDS)

Supported by federal funding

EC LDS Project Team formed in May 2011◦ DPI – DHS – DCF - DWD◦ Advocates◦ Foundation Representatives

Project Charter completed & signed Workplan under development

Create comprehensive data system to tell us:◦ Are children on track to succeed when they enter

school?◦ Which children are served by which programs?◦ What program characteristics result in positive

child outcomes for which children?◦ Which children have access to high quality EC

programs?◦ What are the education and economic returns on

EC investments?

Analyze current EC data environment July 2011 - July 2012

Establish data sharing methodologies, including unique child identifier

July 2011 - July 2012 Develop governance structure and operating

principlesJanuary 2012 – December 2012

Develop dashboard report on young childrenDecember 2012

Phased in implementationJuly 2012 – July 2013

Host Data Roundtable for stakeholders◦ Identify who should attend

Conduct cross-system survey/interviews◦ Identify who can provide information about

current systems

Establish EC LDS oversight policies◦ Identify who should participate in these

discussions

Robust information about young children and the services they receive

Ability to track children over time Ability to assess whether services are

effectively serving those at greatest risk Ability to document which services are

effective for which children Increased accountability

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Rod Packard, Project Leadership◦ Rod.Packard@dpi.wi.gov

Carol Noddings Eichinger, Project Coordinator◦ Carol.Eichinger@dpi.wi.gov

June Fox, EC LDS Data Analyst◦ June.Fox@dpi.wi.gov

Linda McCart, Project Team Member, ECAC ◦ Linda.McCart@wi.gov

Angela M. Rohan, Project Team Member◦ Angela.Rohan@wi.gov