Pennsylvania’s Plan for Sharing Family & Child Outcome Data

Early Intervention Technical AssistancePennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance

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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%

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Family Knows Rights Family CommunicatesChild's Needs

Family Helps Child Learn

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66% 67%62% 63%

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Family Knows Rights Family CommunicatesChild's Needs

Family Helps Child Learn

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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