pennsylvania’s plan for sharing family & child outcome data
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Pennsylvania’s Plan for Sharing Family & Child Outcome Data. Mary Anketell Early Intervention Technical Assistance Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Conference, August 28, 2008. Context of Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention System. Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Early Intervention Technical AssistancePennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance
Network
Pennsylvania’s Plan for Sharing Family & Child
Outcome DataMary Anketell
Early Intervention Technical AssistanceMeasuring Child and Family Outcomes Conference,
August 28, 2008
Context of Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention System
Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)
• Joint office in PDE and DPW• One program – birth to five
– One Coordinator– Joint ER and IFSP/IEP– Joint Monitoring Tool– One process for child outcomes– One process for family outcomes
Context of Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention System
• Infant/Toddler Programs– 48 counties– 30,000 children
• Preschool – 34 MAWAs– 40,000 children
At the local level
Background on Family Outcomes Measurement
• Same process in infant/toddler and preschool– NCSEAM family survey in English and
Spanish– Census, based on active children in April– Information hotline to address any
questions, further translations, etc.
Sharing Family Outcome Data
• Stakeholder input prior to dissemination and analysis– Continuous Quality Improvement/
Outcome Measurement Subcommittee of the SICC
• BUILD Listserv• SICC report to the Governor
Sharing Family Data with Local Programs
• Web-based dashboards– http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu
• Presentations at leadership meetings
Key Challenge to Communication
• Rasch vs. “Straight Percentages”
94% 94% 92% 92% 95% 96%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Family Knows Rights Family CommunicatesChild's Needs
Family Helps Child Learn
2005-2006
2006-2007
66% 67%62% 63%
77% 78%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Family Knows Rights Family CommunicatesChild's Needs
Family Helps Child Learn
2005-2006
2006-2007
Future Steps
• Joint 0-5 family survey for all OCDEL programs– Shared questions– Program specific questions
• Materials for dissemination of results to families
Background on Child Outcomes Measurement
• 2007-2008 – July 1st – started collecting child outcome
data statewide– Could use one of 12 different
assessment tools– COSF– Infant/toddler and preschool early
intervention and PreK Counts programs– Joint database for all EI and PKC
programs
Background on Child Outcomes Measurement
• 2008-2009 – July 1st – most programs must use either
Work Sampling System or The Ounce Scale• Use of online systems for WSS/Ounce in Fall
2008
– Infant/toddler and preschool early intervention, PreK Counts programs
– Option for ‘non-required’ children
Background on Child Outcomes Measurement
• 2009-2010 – July 1st – all programs using Work
Sampling System or The Ounce Scale online
– Infant/toddler and preschool early intervention, PreK Counts programs, Head Start, Star 3 & 4 childcare programs
– Option for ‘non-required’ children
PA’s Bigger Accountability Picture
• Early Learning Network– Currently under development– Ready for data entry in July 2009– Database and data warehouse– Combines demographic database, Pearson
online systems into a searchable accountability database
– Infant/toddler and preschool early intervention, PreK Counts programs, Head Start, Star 3 & 4 childcare programs
Sharing Child Outcome Data
• Stakeholder input prior to dissemination and analysis– Continuous Quality Improvement/
Outcome Measurement Subcommittee of the SICC
• BUILD Listserv• SICC report to the Governor
Sharing Child Data with Local Programs
• Web-based dashboards– http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu
• Presentations at leadership meetings
Key Challenge to Communication
• Sharing the message with so many different audiences
• Communicating the message of the Early Learning Network and program accountability
Early Intervention Technical AssistancePennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
Edward G. Rendell, Governor Gerald L. Zahorchak, D.Ed. Estelle Richman Education Secretary Public Welfare Secretary
Harriet Dichter, Deputy SecretaryOffice of Child Development and Early Learning
Maureen Cronin, DirectorBureau of Early Intervention Services