1. July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

2.  Children who enrolled in early intervention during 2007-08, 2008-09 or 2009-10 school years  Enrolled for at least six months  Exited (turned 3) between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010  2,468 children

4.  Includes children eligible under Deaf/Hard of Hearing  Includes children with another primary disability identified by their IFSP teams as having a hearing loss at the level recommended by the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) initiative  http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/mcsh n/ecipelig/hearing.htm http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/mcsh n/ecipelig/hearing.htm

5.  (1) a sensorineural hearing loss with an unaided pure tone average (500,1000,2000), speech threshold, or auditory brain stem response threshold of 20 decibels hearing level (HL) or greater in the better ear;  (2) a conductive hearing loss with an unaided pure tone average (500, 1000, 2000) or speech threshold of 20 decibels hearing level (HL) or greater in the better ear persisting over three months or occurring at least three times during the previous 12 months as verified by audiograms with at least one measure provided by a certified (licensed) audiologist;

6.  (3) a unilateral sensorineural or persistent conductive loss with an unaided pure tone average (500,1000,2000) or speech threshold of 45 decibels hearing level (HL) or greater in the affected ear; or  (4) a sensorineural hearing loss with unaided pure tone thresholds at 35 decibels hearing level (HL) or greater at two or more adjacent frequencies (500 hertz, 1000 hertz, 2000 hertz, 3000 hertz or 4000 hertz) in the better ear.

8. OutcomeAllFamilies of children with hearing loss A. Know rights 82%62% B. Effectively communicate children’s needs 89%87% C. Help their children develop and learn 92%91%

10. Summary Statement All Children Children with Hearing Loss Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 63.8%53.2% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 42.2%40.4%

12. Summary Statement All Children Children with Hearing Loss Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 65.1%57.3% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 42.2%43.4%

14. Summary Statement All Children Children with Hearing Loss Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 67.3%53.2% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 44.2%42.4%

15.  Children who were initially enrolled in preschool during 2007-08, 2008-09 or 2009-10 school years  Enrolled for at least six months  Exited ECSE (dis-enrolled or transitioned to kindergarten) between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010  5,792 children  74 had Deaf/Hard of Hearing as their primary disability

16. Summary Statement All Children Deaf/Hard of Hearing Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 79.5%81.1% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 50.5%75.5%

17. Summary Statement All Children Deaf/Hard of Hearing Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 77.9%66.7% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 52.2%62.2%

18. Summary Statement All Children Deaf/Hard of Hearing Percent of children who substantially increase their rate of growth 80.2%67.4% Percent of children who exit demonstrating skills appropriate for age 66.7%74.3%