1. WEB IEP FOLLOW-UP ECO GATHERED FOR BIRTH TO 5 INCLUDING INFANT, TODDLER, PK 1

2. OVERVIEW  Why collect Early Childhood Outcomes data?  Understanding Early Childhood Outcomes  Measuring Children’s Accomplishments of the 3 Early Childhood Outcomes  Using the Early Childhood Outcomes Summary Form  What does our data tell us? 2

3. ECO: TARGET POPULATION Early ACCESS Infants and Toddlers All infants and toddlers that have an IFSP Include children when transitioning at the age of 3 Early Childhood Special Education Preschoolers All preschool children that have an IEP Include children when transitioning from ECSE services to kindergarten Include children receiving ECSE services and Kindergarten services (Part Time/Part-Time) Does NOT include children that begin receiving special education services in kindergarten 3

4. THREE EARLY CHILDHOOD OUTCOME (ECO) AREAS Children with IFSP/IEP who demonstrate improved: A.Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships) B.Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/literacy/communication) C.Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs 4

5. THE 3 ECO AREAS REFER TO THE ‘WHOLE CHILD’ Represent Critical Skills that:  Promote positive outcomes for young children  Support active and successful participation in everyday activities and routines, now and in the future  Integrate all areas of development  Prepare children to enter school ready to learn at high levels (The Essential Question) 5

6. WHAT IS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES (ECO) PROCESS?  A team process for reviewing child assessment data from different sources culminating in the ‘rating’ of a child’s functioning on a scale of 1-7  Considers the child’s functioning across situations and settings  Compares child’s functioning to same age peers 6

7. TWO ECO SUMMARY QUESTIONS Comparison to peers or standards: To what extent does this child show age-appropriate functioning in this ECO Area across a variety of settings and situations? (Rating: 1-7) Progress: Has the child shown any new skills or behaviors related to this ECO Area since the last IFSP/IEP meeting? (Yes-No) 7

8. THE SEVEN POINTS ON THE ECO SUMMARY RATING SCALE 8

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10. CROSSWALKS Visit http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/crosswalks.asp to see commonly used tools including:http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/crosswalks.asp  AEPS  DAYC  GOLD 10

11. ECTA (THE EARLY CHILDHOOD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER) RESOURCES Visit http://ectacenter.org/ for more resourceshttp://ectacenter.org/ View the ECO video created by ECTA by going to http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/videos.asp http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/videos.asp 11

12. RESOURCES ECO Guidance for Understanding the Early Childhood outcomes ND Early Childhood Outcomes Process – Age Expectation Developmental Milestones 12

13. THE ECO SUMMARY FORM When do Teams complete the ECO Summary Form?  Initial IFSP and IEP Meetings  Annual Review, Re-Evaluation, and Exit Meetings  Must complete when children are leaving or exiting services  Transition from Early ACCESS to ECSE  **Please note when transitioning from IFSP to IEP, the ECO ratings (1-7), should be the same number for both the Final IFSP exit ECO and Initial IEP ECO  **For TK kids – check with district to see if they are considered preschool or Kindergarten  Transition from ECSE to Kindergarten 13

14. WHEN MUST AN ECO SUMMARY BE COMPLETED FOR AN IEP? When children…  Receive ECSE instructional and/or support only services (e.g. speech)  Receive special education services in BOTH the ECSE setting and Kindergarten setting  Transition from ECSE to kindergarten setting  Move out of state or exit ECSE services 14

15. THE ECO SUMMARY FORM, CONT.  Child’s Ratings are a snapshot of  The whole child  Functioning  Across settings and situations  Rather than  Skill by skill,  In one standardized way, or  Split by domains 15

16. ECO DATA B-3: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SS1 16

17. ECO DATA 3-5: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SS1-INCREASED GROWTH 17

18. ECO DATA B-3 : SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SS2 18

19. ECO DATA 3-5: SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SS2-MET AGE EXPECTATIONS 19

20. ECO DATA B-3: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SS1 20

21. ECO DATA 3-5: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SS1-INCREASED GROWTH 21

22. ECO DATA B-3: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SS2 22

23. ECO DATA 3-5: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SS2-MET AGE EXPECTATIONS 23

24. ECO DATA B-3: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS SS1 24

25. ECO DATA 3-5: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS SS1-INCREASED GROWTH 25

26. ECO DATA B-3: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS SS2 26

27. ECO DATA 3-5: APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS SS2-MET AGE EXPECTATIONS 27

28. ECO DATA B-3 28

29. NEXT STEPS  Expectation is to share this recorded webinar with District ECSE teachers as they are part of the team in making ECO decisions for preschool IEP children.  What are some suggestions on how to best share this information with them?  What is your plan? 29