Kansas Early Childhood Outcome (ECO) Update

1. Kansas Early Childhood Outcome (ECO) Update 2011 – 2012

3. Agenda • Review of Timelines and Data Entry • Review of Requirements associated with Completing the COSF • ECO Resources • Future Training

4. Timelines and Data Entry

5. Timelines All children entering Part C or B (3-5) services must have a COSF rating completed (on all 3 outcomes) if they can be in the program for at least 6 months. All children who have been in a Kansas Part C or B program for 6 months or longer and permanently exit Kansas Part C or B services must have a COSF exit rating (on all 3 outcomes) completed.

6. Timelines • COSF ratings must be completed within 30 calendar days of: • the first day of services for program entry • the last date of service for a permanent exit. • COSF information cannot be entered into the OWS until after the first date of service (entry) or the last date of service (permanent exit). • A program exit must be completed on a child moving from Part C before an entry rating can be entered by Part B

7. Timelines • Permanent Exit is required when child is: • Leaving Part C at the age of 3 • Leaving Part B preschool services to go to kindergarten • Turning 6 years old (for a child still in Part B preschool services) • No longer eligible for services under IDEA • Moving out of Kansas • Withdrawn from services by their parent/guardian • Deceased.

8. Timelines • Organizational Exits and Entries • Once a child has an entry COSF completed, each move into or out of an organization (network/district) is entered into the OWS regardless of how long the child was receiving services in that organization.

9. Timelines • July 31st • Last date for submitting COSF entry rating data to KDHE or KSDE for all newly identified children entering a Part C or B program • Last date for submitting COSF exit rating data for children permanently exiting a Part C or B Program between July 31st and June 30th of the current year

10. Timelines • August 1st – August 31st • Data Verification

11. OWS • All users must be registered • For support contact • Part C – Sarah Walters 785-296-2245 • Part B- Tiffany Smith 785-296-1944 • The OWS has a session setting of 30 minutes • Users can not exit the OWS then go back and enter more information, so the complete COSF must be entered before exiting the OWS

12. OWS reports

13. Documenting Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) ratings using the COSF

14. The Three Early Childhood Outcomes • Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships) • Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication [and early literacy*]) • Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs *for 3-5

15. Critical Assumptions Related to the Three Child Outcomes • Measuring achievement of the outcome is based on comparison with age expectations. • Children of different ages will demonstrate achievement in different ways, so expectations change with age • There are many pathways to functional outcomes (e.g. using sign language, wheelchair) • There is overlap across the outcomes Source: The ECO Center recommendations regarding child and family outcome statements, revised April 2005.

16. Critical Assumptions Related to the Three Child Outcomes • Documentation for the Rating of Each Outcome must include Functional Skills (The meaningful behaviors the child is able to carry out in a meaningful context) • What the child usually does • How the child uses skills to accomplish a task • Actual performance across settings and situations

17. Steps to Making and Documenting Early Childhood Outcome Ratings • Collect Assessment Information • Document observed functional behaviors that are age appropriate, immediate foundational and foundational using the Documenting the Basis for the Rating Form for each outcome • Answer questions on the Decision Tree for Summary Rating Discussions form to determine a rating for each outcome • Complete the Child Outcome Summary Form.

18. Step 1: Collect Assessment Information – CBA • Assessment and Programming Evaluation System (AEPS) • Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers or Preschoolers with Special Needs • Child Observation Record (High Scope) • Creative Curriculum / Teaching Strategies Gold • Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) • Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) • Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA2) • Work Sampling System

19. Exception to the CBA Requirement • When children are receiving services for one area of concern (i.e. speech, OT, or PT services only) and can be confidently rated a 6 or 7 in each outcome area on the basis of record review, observation, interview and other tests, then the requirement for the Curriculum Based Assessment is waived. • HOWEVER, keep in mind: • All 3 Early Childhood Outcomes must be rated on a COSF at entry and exit for every child, even those receiving only one service. • Every child who receives only one service (i.e. speech, OT or PT) does not automatically rate a 6 or a 7. The team needs to make individual determinations. • If a child receives a 5 or less on any one outcome, one of the 8 approved curriculum-based assessments must be completed (entirely) and included as documentation for all 3 outcomes on the COSF.

20. Step 1: Collect Assessment Information – CBA Data • Record Review • Interview • Observation • Other Tests including screening information • Information from families must be used to determine if functional behaviors are observed across environments

21. Step 2: Documenting the Basis for the Rating Can be downloaded from: http://www2.ku.edu/~kskits/ta/ECOOutcomes/AdminNdsKno/DocumentingBasisforRating2010.doc

22. Documenting the Basis for the Step 2: Documenting the Basis for the Rating • Age Expected –Skills and behaviors demonstrated are what one would expect for a same age child • Immediate Foundational-Skillslike that of a slightly younger child that occur just prior to age-expected functioning • Foundational—Earlier skills conceptually linked to later skills and behaviors

23. Step 3: Using the Decision Tree http://kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/whatTrainerNeeds2/groupTraining/decision_tree.pdf

24. Step 3: Using the Decision Tree with the DBFR Form

25. Step 4: COSF Rating Completed by Teams • Team is defined as more than one professional • Teams must reach consensus ratings • Strategies for making team ratings include • Meeting when the team is already together • Immediately after an IFSP/IEP or transition meeting • At an already scheduled team meeting • Use of technology media (i.e., conference call, video chats instant messaging, e-mail)

26. Step 4: Completing the COSF http://kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/whatDirectService/BlankCOSFTemplate.doc

27. Step 4: Completing the COSF http://kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/whatDirectService/BlankCOSFTemplate.doc

28. How Early Childhood Outcome Data is Reported in Kansas

29. States Report Data in these categories Percentage of children who: • Did not improve functioning • Improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to functioning comparable to same-age peers • Improved functioning to a level nearer to same-age peers, but did not reach it • Improved functioning to reach a level comparable to same-age peers • Maintained functioning at a level comparable to same-age peers.

30. How the State Calculates OSEP Categories from COSF Responses

31. Summary Statements For Reporting Progress on Targets Required Summary Statement 1: Of those children who entered or exited the program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percent who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they exited the program. c+d __ a+b+c+d Required Summary Statement 2: The percent of children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they exited the program. d+e __ a+b+c+d+e

32. State ECO Targets FY 2009 (Reported on March 15, 2011)

33. ECO Resources

34. www.kskits.org/ ta/ECOOutcomes/Index.shtml

35. Navigating the ECO Web Page Navigation Pane for KITS Website on every page

36. KITS ECO Home Page • State Agency Administrators • Tiffany Smith, KSDE, Part B/619 Coordinator • Sarah Walters, KDHE, Part C Coordinator • KITS Collaborative Training Calendar

37. KITS ECO Information Home Page

38. Introduction • What are the Early Childhood Outcomes? • What is the purpose of the KITS ECO Information web page?

39. Hot Topics • What’s new? • What’s on the horizon?

40. OWS Login (opens new window) • User login page for KSDE Web Applications • Flash tutorials about the User Login • Link to register for login and password for accessing KSDE web applications

41. What an Administrator Needs to Know

42. What a Data Entry Person Needs to Know

43. What A Direct Service Provider Needs to Know

44. What a Trainer Needs to Know

45. Independent Study

46. Group Training

47. Group Training Tools and Materials

48. COSF Examples

49. How to Keep Current With Kansas ECO Training and Guidance • http://kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/Index.shtml • http://www.kskits.org/listserv/ (klawson@ku.edu) • http://kskits.org/publications/(klawson@ku.edu) • http://www.kskits.org/training/ • http://www.ksits.org/index.html • http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101 • daniel@keystonelearning.org (Send email with “Subscribe Spedexpress” in body of email) • http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/

50. Resources -Links