Building an Integrated Data System to Link Early Childhood Assessment Data with K-12

1. Building an Integrated Data System to Link Early Childhood Assessment Data with K-12 Data Driven Decisions: Separating Fact from Fiction in Building Early Care and Education Systems Alex Haley Farm, Clinton, TN August 25-27, 2010 Maryland Public Schools: #1 in the Nation AGAIN in 2010

2. State Level Governance Structure Governor’s Office Maryland State Board of Education Governor’s Office of Children (GOC) Children’s Cabinet (Chair: Executive Director, GOC) (Education, Health, Juvenile Justice, Welfare, Aging, Disabilities) Maryland Early Childhood Advisory Council (Chair: State Superintendent of Schools)

3. Early Childhood Programs

4. Children Under 5 Years of Age Total - 371,956 • Male - 192,056 (52%) • Female - 179,900 (48%) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

5. Direct Services under MSDE • Full-day kindergarten (2007) • Prekindergarten for all “economically disadvantaged four-year olds” • Licensed programs (centers and family child care, nursery schools, and Head Start) • Maryland Infants and Toddlers and Preschool Special Education • Family Support Centers (Birth to 3 years)

6. Quality Improvement Initiatives • Program standards and early childhood accreditation • Early learning standards (Prek–8 State Curriculum and Healthy Beginnings: Birth-3) and early childhood curriculum project • Child care credentialing (career ladder, bonus, training and scholarships) • Tiered Reimbursement (Quality Rating System) • Resource and Referral • Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation • Head Start Collaboration • Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) • Judy Center Partnerships • Extended Individualized Family Service Plan (ISFP) • Maryland Longitudinal Data System - (ECE component)

7. Questions that Frame Data and Analysis • How do child care providers participating in the subsidy program compare to other providers in the State in terms of child care quality? • Is there a significant association between child care subsidies and children’s school readiness upon entering Kindergarten? • Is performance on the Maryland Model for School Readiness assessment (MMSR) predictive of Grade 3 high stakes testing (Reading and Math)?

8. Maryland’s Administrative and Educational Data Systems • Child Care Administrative Tracking System (CCATS) • CCATS replaced the State’s legacy system in 2007. The Child Care Administration Information Management System (CCAMIS) had been in use since 1993. • CCATS is a comprehensive data system that includes information related to child care licensing, child care subsidy, professional development, tiered reimbursement, and grants • Information is linked throughout the system with the use of unique identifiers – Party ID, Case ID, Provider ID

9. Maryland’s Administrative and Educational Data Systems • Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) Data System • Developed in 2001 to capture information collected in each of the State’s local school systems on school readiness • Information collected on 30 separate evaluation items grouped into seven areas (domains): • For each indicator, a child receives a score of “needs improvement”, “in progress”, or “proficient” from a trained teacher

10. Enhancing Maryland’s Administrative and Educational Data Systems Subsidy Dataset (all children paid in at least one month during the 12 months preceding entry into Kindergarten) MMSR Dataset (Kindergarten School Readiness) MSDE Licensing/ Credentialing Dataset Enhanced Administrative Data Files Resource & Referral Dataset Head Start Dataset

11. Maryland Longitudinal Data System (Simplified model for ECE) • CHILD • MMSR Record ID • CCATS Enrollment ID • Child Name • Child ‘s Birth Date • Student ID • Provider ID • Snapshot Date CCATS Child Care Administrative Tracking System • MD Model for School Readiness • MMSR Record ID • Student ID • Child’s Birth Date • CCATS Enrollment ID • Readiness Test Date • Test Result 1 • Test Result 2 • PROVIDER • Provider ID •  Provider Name • Provider Address CREDENTIALING Credential ID Provider ID LICENSING Facility ID Provider ID Longitudinal Data Sets Longitudinal Record ID Student ID MMSR Record ID SUBSIDY Provider ID Child Name Child’s Birth Date GRANTS Award ID Provider ID CHILD CCATS Enrollment ID Provider ID Child Name Child’s Birth Date  Provider Name

12. How is success being measured? • MMSR Kindergarten Assessment and the Early Childhood Accountability System (ECAS) • Management for Results (MFR) • Maryland Longitudinal Data System • Program evaluations

13. School Readiness • Children Receiving Free/Reduced School Lunch by Subsidy Status • Percent of Children “Fully Ready” for School by MMSR Domain 2009-2010 Results

14. Children Entering School Ready to Learn

15. MMSR as a Predictor of MSA • Summary of Findings • MMSR performance predicted later MSA Math performance at 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade (for the whole population as well as for all subgroups) • MMSR performance predicted later MSA Reading performance at 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade • Comparisons across ethnic and income groups found: • A greater proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders, White, and Non-FARMS students who were Advanced on the MMSR later scored Advanced on both the Reading and Math MSA. • A greater proportion of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and FARMS students who were Basic on the MMSR later scored Basic on both the Reading and Math MSA.

16. Challenges • Identifying Data Elements and How They Relate Throughout the Systems • Bringing Information From Different Data System Structures Together • Procurement Issues • Funding

17. For More Information Visit Our Web-Site at: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org Division of Early Childhood Development Liz Kelley, MA Director Office of Child Care liz.kelley@msde.state.md.us