1. National, State and Local Educational Environments Data:
2015 Leadership Conference
“All In: Achieving Results Together”
National, State and Local Educational Environments Data:
Using the data to increase inclusive opportunities for young children ages 3-5
Meredith Cathcart, CA
Cornelia Taylor, DaSy, NCIS, ECTA, IDC
Debbie Cate, IDC, ECTA

2. Session Objectives
Share current national data on Educational Environments 3-5
Provide examples and discuss ways to analyze and share data with local programs
Discuss how educational environments data are used to support program improvement

3. B6 Data Reporting Tools NEW – Scenarios and App
Source: EDFacts, File CO89

4. OSEP 36th Annual Report to Congress Ed Environments for Children 3-5

5. SPP APR Indicator 6 Measurement:
Percent of children aged with IEPs attending a regular early childhood program and receiving the majority of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program.
Percent of children aged with IEPs attending a separate special education class, separate school or residential facility.

6. Discussion Questions How do you ensure data quality
How do you collect these data?
Electronic IEP
Provider or teacher report
File review by data entry staff

7. Discussion Questions
How do you provide clear instructions for this data collection?
Trainings – on line, in person
Posted written guidance
For states using online algorithm, have your reviewed the alignment between business requirements and the indicator?

8. Discussion Questions
How is the data used by the state to improve LRE and access to inclusive opportunities?
Identifying issues
Monitoring
Improvement activities

9. Discussion Questions
How do you prepare and disseminate data products about inclusion to stakeholders including LEAs?
What are the questions that you answer with the data analysis?
How were stakeholders involved in developing the questions?
What stakeholders do you share the data products with?
What formats (e.g. dashboard, issue briefs, websites) do you use to share the information?

10. Discussion Questions
What other data sources about early childhood are available to you?
What questions would you like to answer about inclusion that you are not currently able to answer?

11. California’s Story Meredith Cathcart
California Department of Education
Special Education Division
Administrator of Policy and Programs Services
California 619 Coordinator

12. California’s Story Data over time Setting new targets
Resources and supports to the field

13. Early Childhood Settings
Number of 3–5-year olds
Early childhood setting
30,864
Home
3,041
Part-time early childhood/part-time early childhood SE setting
9,332
Subtotal
43,237
Total Number of 3–5-year olds served
76,345
Percent 3–5-year olds served in settings with typically developing peers
56.6%
2014 December Count Data

14. Data over time

15. Indicator 6: Children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs:
Old and New Targets
Years
2005
(2005–06)
2006
(2006–07)
2007
(2007–08)
2008
(2008–09)
2009
(2009–10)
2010
(2010–11)
2011
(2011–12)
2012
(2012–13)
Targets
51%
54%
57%
60%
63%
66%
Indicator 6: Children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs:
6 A. attending a regular early childhood program and receiving the majority of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program
40.9%
32.9%
40.8%
41.8%
42.8%
43.8%
44.8%
6B.attending a separate special education class, separate school or residential facility
34.9%
23.0%
34.4%
33.4%
32.4%
31.4%
Large stakeholder input
New baseline data
New targets

16. Resources to the field Promotion of Inclusion Inclusion stories
On-site visitation
Model sites Birth-to-grade 12
Grants to LEAs
Supporting Inclusive Practices Contractor
Improvement process
Inclusion Collaborative State Conference

17. Inclusion Stories

18. Building an Inclusive Classroom

19. Twenty One Visitations Sites

20. Supporting Inclusive Practices Contractor
Contract with Santa Clara County Office of Education
Supports Districts who receive a supporting inclusive practices grant
Provides resources, Webinars, Institutes, and sponsors a statewide Inclusion conference
Improvement Process

21. Improvement Process Evidence-based Practices

22. Future Plans
Building hands on support to districts in calculating their Indicator 6 and meeting other early childhood targets
Identifying new early childhood supports (TTA) to LEAs aligned to SSIP and other initiatives.to be issued to support LEAs in their practices.

23. For More Information Visit the IDC website http://ideadata.org/
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24. Grant Information
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H373Y However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Project Officers: Richelle Davis and Meredith Miceli