K-12 And Early Childhood Data Connections NCES Forum February 2011 Presented by: Kathy Gosa Kansas State Department of Education Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Kansas Health Foundation United Way Kansas Health Foundation Kansas Head Start Association Kansas Health Institute Kansas Department of Education Kansas Department of Health & Environment EM Kauffman Foundation Kansas Department of Commerce Sunflower Foundation Rainbows United Kansas Action for Children Childrens Learning Center Kansas Childrens Cabinet Connections Unlimited Kansas Childrens Campaign Challenge: Numerous EC Programs Programs have different funding sources, purposes and requirements. Challenge: Determining a set of Common Outcomes IT / data systems are new to most Early Childhood programs Challenge: Speaking the Same Language Programs collaborate and coordinate services to meet the needs of families and children Challenge: Data Collections Programs are most often run at the local level - even state and federal programs. Challenge: Organization & Skill Level of Providers Goals for Linking Data Determining and supporting the effectiveness of Early Childhood programs in the P20 continuum Goals for Linking Data Address important Policy Questions (ECDC): 1.Are children, birth to age 5, on track to succeed when they enter school and beyond? 2.Which children have access to high-quality early care and education programs? 3.Is the quality of programs improving? 4.What are the characteristics of effective programs? 5.How prepared is the early care and education workforce to provide effective education and care for all children? 6.What policies and investments lead to a skilled and stable early care and education workforce? Goals for Linking Data Address important Policy Questions (KECCS): 1.How prepared are all of our children for kindergarten, as a whole and by subgroups? 2.What are the most critical health, safety, and community factors that contribute to childrens school readiness? 3.What is the impact of family education, involvement, engagement and support services on childrens school readiness? 4.What are the best practices for engaging families? 5.How prepared are the states schools for meeting the needs of entering kindergartners? 6.Who are children not being served and where are they? 7.What combination of early childhood experiences has the best return on investment? 8.What defines program effectiveness? KS Early Childhood Data Connections K-12 Data Collection System (KIDS) Early Childhood programs require state student identifiers. 4 year old at risk since EC Sped (Sec 619, Part B) since Outcomes: Part C (Infant/Toddler) since Parents as Teachers since Head Start, Community Preschool KS Early Childhood Data Connections K-12 Data Collection System (KIDS) Starting this year all EC Program participants will be included in end-of- year data collection days in membership days in attendance participation in other programs (i.e., SES, Migrant, Homeless) KS Early Childhood Data Connections K-12 Data Collection System (Program Specific) We have begun development of data collection systems focused on collecting evaluation / qualitative data for specific EC Programs. Four Year Old At-Risk Parents as Teachers Part C Infants & Toddlers Early Childhood Special Education (Sec., 619, Part B) Community Partners: Head Start, Community preschools KS Early Childhood Data Connections K-12 Data Collection System (Program Specific) Requires the KSDE EC Program state staff to define and establish evaluation instruments and to work with Program providers to submit the data. All data collected will include SSID and will be via web applications. We expect to begin collecting this qualitative data next year. KS Early Childhood Data Connections K-12 Data Collection System (Program Specific) Evaluation instruments will be centered around the School Readiness Framework developed by a broad-based group of Kansas Early Childhood professionals. Current Framework will be updated and indicators and data elements established by the School Readiness Data Task Force. KS Early Childhood Data Connections KDHE : - Childcare Licensing -EC Workforce Registry -Health SRS : - Childcare Workforce -Subsidy KBI : - Child abuse -Safety Head Start (fed/local) : - Child and program data KSDE : - Child Demographics -School Readiness -Teacher Education -Program Participation Wheres the data? KS Early Childhood Data Connections Agreeing on data elements to be collected /linked Making the link Governance Sustainability Where do we go from here?