1. History of work between ODE and ECO
APR data analysis
Missing data
Across child and service variables
Planning for improving data quality
Review of ECO Child Outcomes Measurement System Framework
Focused on the Data Collection Quality Indicator 7
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2. Early Childhood Outcomes Center
APR data analysis
Ohio completes a 4 part analysis of their APR data for Indicator 7 including:
Computing progress categories and summary statements for complete data
Looking at the quality and completeness of the data included in the APR
Comparing progress categories and summary statements across child and service variables
Comparing quality and completeness across programs
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3. 20% of districts of service have late entry assessments for between 95 – 100% of exiters

4. Districts with less than 50 exiters (n = 356 districts) have a larger percentage of late entry assessments than districts serving 50 or more exiters (n = 51 districts)

5. Characteristics of high quality data collection identified through the COMS review
All ECOSF team members have been trained in ECOSF procedures and understand the process.
All ECOSFs are completed in a timely manner.
All information on the ECOSF is provided for all ECOSFs.
The criteria for the ratings have been correctly applied and the ratings are accurate for all ECOSFs.
All ECOSF data are entered accurately and in a timely manner

6. Measuring performance on the 5 characteristics
Data
Analysis of Indicator 7 data
Expertise of state staff
Information gathered through past TA
Organized information into what we knew and what we didn’t know
Presented this to the regional TA providers
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7. All ECOSFs are completed in a timely manner.
What we know
Almost half of entry ECOSFs are not being completed in a timely manner
The problem is not getting better with time
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8. All ECOSFs are completed in a timely manner.
What we don’t know
Why the ECOSFs are not completed in a timely manner
Whether timely completion is being monitored at the local level
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9. Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Results of the TA
Gathering more information about implementations
Regional TA providers interviewing directors of sampled districts
Focus on Indicator 7 in the general IDEA monitoring
Planning TA around areas where districts clearly need support
Teaming
Assessment
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