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Child Outcomes Measurement
Tools & Process
A story of 3 conversions
Conversion #1: COSF
Age
Anchored &
Other
Assessment
Parent Report
Teacher
Observation
COSF Rating
The COSF is NOT an Assessment Instrument
 Meet federal reporting
requirements
 Uses information that
IFSP/IEP teams
already have
 Allows for the use of
different tools to
measure status at
entry and exit
Applying Knowledge of Child Development
• Earlier skills that
serve as the
base and are
conceptually
linked to later
skills,
Foundational
Skills
Immediate
Foundational
• Skills and
behavior that
develop just
before ageexpected
functioning
• Skills and
behaviors
expected
given age of
child
Age-Expected
Skills
Age-Expected
Skills
Immediate
Foundational
Foundational
Foundational
Foundational
Foundational
COSF’s 7 point scale
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Age Expected (AE) Functioning
AE with Qualitative Concern
Immediate Foundational Skills
Foundational Skills
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Understanding The COSF’s 7-Point Scale
Ratings of 6 or 7
represent ageexpected or ageappropriate
functioning with
each lower point
being progressively
more distant from
age expectations.
The “B” Question to be answered at Exit
Has the child shown any
new skills or behaviors
related to this outcome
since the child’s last
outcomes summary?
Local Reporting Timeline
COSF
at Entrance
To Part C
Entry into Part C
COSF
at Exit from
Part C
and/or
Entrance
To Part B
Exit C--Enter B
COSF
at final
progress
reporting
opportunity prior
to kindergarten
Transition to K
For any child served 6 months or more under Part C and
6 months or more under Part B
Conversion #2: OSEP Progress Categories
• The OSEP categories describe the types
of progress a child can make between
entry and exit.
• Two COSF ratings (entry and exit) are
needed to determine which OSEP
category describes a child’s progress
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Entry
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Entry
Exit
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Entry
Exit
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How COSF Ratings Determine OSEP Category
Category
Rationale
A: Did not improve
functioning
•Rated lower at exit than
entry OR
•Rated a 1 at both entry
and exit
•“No” on the B-question
B: Improved functioning
but not sufficient to move
closer to same age peers
•Rated the same or lower at
exit compared to entry
•Rated 5 or lower at exit
•“Yes” on the B-question
How COSF Ratings Determine OSEP Category
Category
Rationale
C: Functioning nearer to
Rated higher at exit than at
peers without attaining age- entry
expected functioning
Exit rating 5 or lower
D: Attain age-expected
Enter: 1-5
functioning
Exit: 6 or 7
E: Maintain age-expected
Enter: 6 or 7
functioning
Exit: 6 or 7
Conversion #2: OSEP Progress Categories
A. Did not improve functioning.
B. Improvement but not closer to age
level.
C. Improvement and closer to age level.
D. Improvement to age level.
E. Maintained functioning at age level.
Conversion #3: Summary Statements
Summary Statement #1. Of those children who
entered or exited the program below age
expectations in the Outcome Area, the
percent who substantially increased their rate
of growth.
Percent = ____(c) + (d)_____ X 100
(a) + (b) + (c) + (d)
Summary Statement 2
The percent of children functioning within
age expectations in the Outcome Area
by the time they exit the program.
Percent = ____(d) + (e)_____ X 100
(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e)
Eyes on the Prize:
High quality state and local data on
outcomes for children and families
→Improved Programs
→Improved Outcomes