Maryland’s Early Childhood Intervention and Special Education System of Services Birth through Five

Assessment Think Tank Purpose Create a Comprehensive, Coordinated, High Quality Assessment System to Support the Building of a Birth through Five System of Services

Maryland's Assessment Think Tank Members National OSEP State Contact TA specialists - NECTAC and MSRRC Educational Consultants State Representatives from the Early Childhood Intervention & Education Branch (Part C & B), in the Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services at the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Asst. State Superintendent and other representatives from the Division of Early Childhood Development, at the MSDE Local Local Directors/Coordinators of Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education programs Local evaluation/assessment practitioners

 Review commonly used, current, national, and State practices  Identify critical components of an assessment system/tool through research and best practices  Design assessment matrix to analyze tools  Review selected assessment tools through publisher and user presentations  Evaluate critical components for each tool Assessment Think Tank Process 4

Maryland’s Assessment Think Tank Products  Define the ECIE Assessment System  Recommend “Assessment Tool Box”  Define statewide evaluation/assessment process 5

Vision for Maryland’s Birth through Five Assessment System Maryland’s Early Childhood Intervention and Education (ECIE) Assessment System provides a reliable, valid, and coordinated approach to support families and build capacity for early care and education programs. This approach promotes positive developmental and educational outcomes through full access, participation, and supports in home and community life, for young children with disabilities and their families. 6

Purpose-Driven Assessment 1.Determining child eligibility 2.Decision-making for individual child and family results 3.Meeting federal, state, and local accountability requirements 7

Recommended Assessment Tool Box Overview of the Assessment Analysis Matrix 8 Assessment Components Assessment Tools Eligibility Federal Accountab ility Writing IFSP/IEP Outcomes /Goals Developm ental Progress Interventi on/ Instruction al Planning Identify Family CPR Screening Reliable and Valid Assessmen t used for multiple purposes Observatio n in natural settings Implement ed by multiple disciplines Family input or interview is part of the assessmen t Norm- referenced Criterion- referenced non- curriculum Criterion- referenced curriculum Multilingu al On-line Data Collection Generates Electronic OSEP Report Who administer s Time Frame The Ounce Scale (All children birth-3) √-√- √√√ √+√+ √-√- √ Birth – 42 months New report - emergin g √ √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ NOYESNOSpanishYES EI/ECE professionals/Ch ild care providers/ family Ongoing observation summarize periodically Teaching Strategies GOLD (All children birth – 3) √-√- √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √-√- √-√- Birth to 3 In process 2010 √√ √+√+ √-√- NO YESSpanishYES EI/ECE professionals In process The Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) (All children Birth – 2; 3-5) 2 nd source /partial /not % delay √ + ECO Cross- walk √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √-√- √ Birth to 3 Ages √+√+ √ √+√+ √+√+ √ NO YES SpanishF renchKor ean YES EI/ECE professionals/Ch ild care providers 30 – 120 minutes The Curriculum (Children w/disability;) Birth – 2; 3-5) √-√- √ + ECO Cross- walk √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √-√- √- Birth to 3 Ages √√ √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ NO YESSpanishNO EI/ECE professionals/Ch ild care provider 60 – 90 minutes Routines Based Interview (RBI) (Child w/disability birth - 5) √-√- √-√- √√-√- √ √+√+ √-√- Birth - 5 -no but evidenc ed based √√ √+√+ √+√+ NO N/ANO EI/ECE professionals Training Required (4 certified trainers in MD) Interview length varies per family Early Learning Accomplishment Profile (ELAP) (All children birth – 2) √ √ + ECO Cross- walk √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √-√- √-√- Birth to 3 √+√+ √ √ √+√+ √+√+ NOYESNOSpanishYESNO EI/ECE professionals minutes Learning Accomplishment Profile (LAP-D) (All children 3 – 6) √ √ + ECO Cross- walk √+√+ √+√+ √+√+ √-√- √ √+√+ √ √ √+√+ √-√-NOYESNO Spanish YESNO EI/ECE professionals/ Paraprofes- sional familiar with child development minutes

Maryland’s Recommended Assessment Process 9 Options for eligibility Options for child and family results Requirements for measuring child outcomes Assessment timelines

Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI-2) Brigance Inventory of Early Development II Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC) Early Learning Accomplishments Profile (E-LAP)* Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA 2)* As Appropriate Targeted Specialized Assessments Medical Reports Informed Clinical Opinion * Not as a sole tool for determining eligibility using the 25% delay criteria Maryland’s Recommended Tool Box Eligibility (Birth to 3) 10

Child Development Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) Brigance Inventory of Early Development Carolina Curriculum Early Learning Accomplishments Profile (E-LAP) *Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) *The Ounce Scale Teaching Strategies GOLD *Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment and Intervention (TPBA/I 2) Maryland’s Recommended Tool Box Decision-Making for Individual Child and Family Results 11 * Includes robust family report component

Child Development through Family Report Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) Routines Based Interview (RBI) Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA-2) Family Assessment (Concerns, Priorities and Resources) Family Interview Tool (locally developed) Routines Based Interview (RBI) Maryland’s Recommended Tool Box Decision-Making for Individual Child and Family Results 12

Children Birth to 3 Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) – Use at least one recommended assessment tool crosswalked to the COSF and all available sources of information Children 3 to Kindergarten Age Work Sampling System (WSS) and the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) for all children with extended IFSPs. Work Sampling System (WSS) and the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) for all children with IEPs. Kindergarten Age Work Sampling System (WSS) Required Child Outcome/Accountability Measures

NEXT STEPS -Timeline Leadership Conference presentation Local jurisdiction decision-making on local assessment tool box Focused training on assessment tools of choice Statewide implementation of Maryland’s ECIE Evaluation/Assessment System practices July 1, 2011September 2010 Assessment Tool Box Statewide Open House October 26, 2010 WSS required for all children receiving services through an Extended IFSP Winter/Spring 2011February 1, 2011January 1, 2011