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Update on Child Outcomes for Early
Childhood Special Education
Lynne KahnECO at UNC
The Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) CenterThe National Association of State Directors
of Special Education (NASDSE)June 2011
Kathy HebbelerECO at SRI International
What we will cover
• Quick review of the reporting requirement and state approaches
• Share the national data• Describe how the national data were
computed• Discuss the quality of the national data• Discuss the meaning of the numbers
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OSEP Reporting Requirements: Child Outcomes
• Positive social emotional skills (including positive social relationships)
• Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/ communication and early literacy])
• Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs
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OSEP Reporting Categories
Percentage of children who: a. Did not improve functioningb. Improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer
to functioning comparable to same-aged peers c. Improved functioning to a level nearer to same-aged
peers but did not reach itd. Improved functioning to reach a level comparable to
same-aged peerse. Maintained functioning at a level comparable to same-
aged peers
3 outcomes x 5 “measures” = 15 numbers
Illustration of 5 Possible Paths
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56
Age in Months
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Maintained functioning comparable to age peers
Achieved functioning comparable to age peers
Moved nearer functioning comparable to age peers
Made progress; no change in trajectory
Did not make progress
The Summary Statements
1. Of those children who entered the program below
age expectations in each outcome, the percent who
substantially increased their rate of growth by the
time they turned 6 years of age or exited the
program.
2. The percent of children who were functioning within
age expectations in each outcome by the time they
turned 6 years of age or exited the program.
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State Approaches to Outcomes Data
Approach Part C (56 states/jurisdictions)
Preschool(59 states/jurisdictions)
COS 7 pt. scale 41/56 (73%) 37/59 (63%)
One tool statewide 7/56 (13%) 9/59 (15%)
Publishers’ online analysis
3/56 (5%) 6/59 (10%)
Other 5/56 (9%) 7/59 (12%)
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Social relationships Knowledge and skills Action to meet needs
a 0.0173423475321513 0.0182367034048671 0.0164717096861928
b 0.114520004403404 0.133727833654954 0.108153036923834
c 0.281561785450637 0.32470410889358 0.208844242808853
d 0.343437919521324 0.34397760817479 0.356458315050575
e 0.243152978902516 0.179335862613809 0.310081127789362
3%
8%
13%
18%
23%
28%
33%
38%
Estimated National Data for Early Childhood Special Education, 2009-2010
Note: Based on 33 States with highest quality data
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Note: Based on 33 States with highest quality data
Social relationships Knowledge and skills Action to meet needs
SS1 0.825777563121165 0.814823334298577 0.819365394291995
SS2 0.586590898423841 0.523313470788598 0.666539442839937
10%
30%
50%
70%
90%
Estimated National Summary Statements for Early Childhood Special Education, 2009-2010
Criteria for States with Quality Data
1. Low percentage of missing data
2. No odd patterns in “a” or “e” categories
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Calculating Missing Data for 619
Proxy for missing data =
Number with data for B7/
Child count
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• Do not expect this number to be 100%
• ..but we don’t expect it to be 10% either
Percent of Child Count included in Outcomes Data for ECSE
08-09<10= 11*
10- 20%= 15
20- 30%= 12
30- 40%= 12
40-50% =1
>50% = 2
09-10<10= 6*
10- 20%= 11
20- 30%= 12
30- 40%= 16
40-50% =4
>50%= 0
*4 States are sampling for 619
Problem with Missing Data
• We don’t know how well the data the state has represent the entire state.
• If the data are representative, the percentages for the a to e Progress Categories and the Summary Statements won’t change as data are added on more children.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
Percent Reported in "a“ for Knowledge and Skills for ECSE by State
Criteria for States with Quality Data
1. State reported data for B7 on at least 12% of the state’s child count.– 10 states did not meet this criteria
2. No outcome reported as 10% or higher for “a” and no outcome reported as 65% or higher for “e.”– 6 states did not meet this criteria
3. Also, 4 states are sampling and 2 states did not report data
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Pattern checking for validity
• Checking across years– How do the 2009-10 compare to the data
for 2008-09?• Checking across methods
– How do the data for all states compare to states with highest quality data?
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Part B Preschool: Social Relationships
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
77.282.7
79.7 82.6
SS1: % who Increased Growth Rates
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
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60
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90
61.758.7
62.158.7
SS2: % who Exited at Age Expectations
Part B Preschool: Knowledge and Skills
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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80
90
76.282.7
78.381.5
SS1: % who Increased Growth Rates
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
55.851.2
55.552.3
SS2: % who Exited at Age Expectations
Part B Preschool: Meets Needs
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
75.381.6
78.181.9
SS1: % who Increased Growth Rates
All states 15 best All states 33 bestFFY 08-09 FFY 09-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
67.8 67.2 66.7 66.7
SS2: % who Exited at Age Expectations
What to these data tell us?
• Nationally, a high proportion of children who receive early childhood special education services are showing greater than expected progress
• Nationally, many (over half) are exiting the program functioning like same age peers in at least one of the outcomes.
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Should your state data look like the national data?
• Probably not• More important that each state continue to
focus on the quality of its own data– Getting outcomes data on all children who exit– Working with programs whose data look
unusual to address possible data quality issues
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Additional information
For information on improving data quality and using data for program improvement
www.the-eco-center.org
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Measuring and Improving Child and Family Outcomes Conference, September 18-21,
2011 in New Orleans, LA