1. The Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems DaSy Conference Monday, September 8 Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification DaSy CEDS Workgroup

2. 2 Who is presenting today? Tony Ruggiero, AEM Haidee Bernstein, Westat Missy Cochenour, AEM Abby Winer, SRI Bill Huennekens, AEM

3. 3 We’ve All Got Questions Make a Connection

4. 4 CEDS Can Help with the Answers

5. 5 Start With Questions

6. Among all young children from birth to age 5 receiving early childhood services, what percentage receives more than one type of early childhood service? How many low-income children are enrolled in public preschool programs? What are the district and school enrollment trends for specific programs compared to the overall state trends? Start with questions

7. Brainstorm with your group 2-3 pressing questions surrounding Part B 619 and/or Part C. Report out to the entire session. TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES Activity 1: Question Development 7

8. 8 Questions from the Group

9. 9 Developing Answers

10. Way to outline policy analysis Concise location for: –Question/problem –Data elements needed –Notes about how to conduct the analysis Developing Answers

11. 11 Connect Demo

12. Each group will select ONE question from the brainstorming activity. Select a lead author to log into http://ceds.ed.govhttp://ceds.ed.gov Username: User1; Password: T3sting! Go to Tools | Connect | Create a Connection Choose to create the Connection manually; Type in the question and choose data elements Choose a published Connection and add feedback to start a dialog in the Connection community TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES Activity 2: Develop a Connection 12

13. 13 Figure Out What Data You Collect

14. Use CEDS Align to: –Get all of your data information in one place –Compare data collections across agencies or across data systems –Identify data collection redundancies Figure out what data you collect 14

15. 15 Align Demo

16. In your groups, log onto http://ceds.ed.gov and align a sample map.http://ceds.ed.gov Username: User1 Password: T3sting! TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES Activity 3: Align a Map 16

17. 17 BREAK TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

18. 18 Connecting Questions And Answers Make a Connection

19. myConnect allows you to see a Connection and apply your aligned map to see how to do the analysis using your own data elements. Connecting Questions and Answers 19

20. 20 myConnect Demo Make a Connection

21. Using either your published Connection or your published Map, apply myConnect See how much of your information is available to answer the questions Do you collect all that you need? Is it in another system? Username: User1; Password: T3sting! TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES Activity 4: Apply myConnect 21

22. Align: Did you find aligning elements relatively easy? Was it useful? Connect: Do you have questions you could develop that would help others? Do you want to see if others have developed ones that can help you? myConnect: Did you find that you collected all that you need? Do you need to collect more information or is it possibly located in another system? How will these tools help you in your current position? Debrief 22

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24. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H373Z120002. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officers, Meredith Miceli and Richelle Davis. 24