Transcript Iowa’s State Performance Plan: Early Childhood Outcomes

Early Childhood Outcomes:
Early ACCESS and
Early Childhood Special Education
Presented by: Dee Gethmann
Iowa Department of Education
October 2006
[email protected]
515-281-5502
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes
Purpose:
Develop and Implement a Statewide
Accountability System to Measure
Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers in
Early ACCESS and Preschoolers in
Early Childhood Special Education
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The Essential Question
Are students with disabilities
entering school ready to learn
at high levels?
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
Target Population
Early ACCESS
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Infants and Toddlers
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All infants and toddlers that have an IFSP
Include children when transitioning at the age of 3
Early Childhood Special Education
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Preschoolers
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All preschool children that have an IEP
Include children when transitioning from ECSE services
to kindergarten
Include children receiving ECSE services and
Kindergarten services (Part-Time/Part Time)
Do NOT include children that begin receiving special
education services in kindergarten
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
Descriptions of ECO Areas
ECO Areas Represent Critical Skills that:
Promote positive outcomes for young children
Support active and successful participation in
everyday activities and routines, now and in the
future
Integrate all areas of development
Prepare children to enter school ready to learn at
high levels (The Essential Question)
Refer to:
Alignment of ECO, IFSP Outcome/IEP Goal Codes
and Iowa Early Learning Standards, February 2006,
Iowa Dept. of Education
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes
How will data be summarized?
All IFSP and IEP Teams will reach consensus on
the results reported on the:
 Early
Childhood Outcomes
Summary Form
2006 – June 30, 2006:
ECO Summary form dated January 2006
 Beginning July 1, 2006:
ECO Summary form dated October 2006
 February
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
October 2006
Comparison to peers or standards:
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To what extent does this child show ageappropriate functioning in the area of
positive social-emotional skills across a
variety of settings and situations
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Comparison to peers or standards
7-Point Rating Scale
Rating is based on:
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Current level of functioning demonstrated across a
range of situations and settings that make up the
child’s day
Typical functioning, not his/her capacity to function
under ideal circumstances
Functioning using assistive technology or special
accommodations
Skills and behaviors compared to age appropriate
expectations based on child development research 8
Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Comparison to peers or standards
Rating is NOT based on:
A single behavior or skill
 Discrete behaviors
 Demonstration of skills under ideal
circumstances that not does not reflect
everyday situations or settings
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Progress:
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Has the child shown any new skills or
behaviors related to positive social-emotional
skills since the last IEP meeting?
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Child’s Progress is based on any of the
following:
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Acquisition of a new skill or behavior since the last
IFSP or IEP meeting
More independently demonstrates mastery of a
skill or behavior
Progress made toward achieving IFSP Outcomes
or IEP Goals
Improve skills and behaviors to a level nearer to
age-appropriate functioning
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Supporting Evidence for Outcome Rating
and Progress in Positive Social-Emotional
Skills
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Information gathered from various procedures and
multiple sources of data
RIOT
Progress monitoring data
IFSP and IEP Results data
Age appropriate expectations
Other relevant information regarding child’s
functioning across a variety of settings and everyday
situations
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
ECO Summary Form
Completing the ECO Summary form
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Complete for each ECO area, despite services
receiving or areas of concern
Initial IFSP or IEP meeting for infants, toddlers or
preschool children
Annually as a part of the IFSP or IEP meeting,
Complete ECO Summary form until the child no
longer receives Early ACCESS or ECSE services
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MUST complete when child leaves services (i.e. exits
services, transitions at age 3 or into kindergarten)
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
Timelines
Beginning February 1, 2006
Initial IFSP or IEP Meetings
a.
Comparison to Peers or Standard
Beginning July 1, 2006
Annual IFSP and IEP Meetings; Exit
Meetings, and Re-evaluation IEP Meetings
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b.
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Comparison to Peers or Standard
Progress
Supporting Evidence
* SPP – Baseline and Targets will be based on these
data!
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Iowa’s Early Childhood Outcomes:
Timelines
IFSP and IEP Meetings held between
July 1 to November 10, 2006 –
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Teams have until Friday, December 1 to
complete the new ECO Summary form
Beginning November 10, 2006 –
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Teams complete the new ECO Summary
form at the time of the IFSP and IEP
Meetings
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AEA 10 Administrator
Responsibilities
Decide which LEA/AEA staff need to
receive this information.
Decide how you will share this
information.
Please try to complete trainings before
Thanksgiving Break.
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What questions or
comments do you
have about ECO?
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Not everything that can be
measured counts, and not
everything that counts can
be measured.
--Albert Einstein
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