Part C Exiting Toolkit

The Part C Exiting Toolkit allows users to access five different downloadable forms that will assist in the documentation of their Part C Exiting Process and provides checklists they can use to ensure high-quality data. The toolkit also contains the Part C Exiting Counts app. The app is a great tool for understanding the 10 federal Part C Exiting categories. The toolkit also contains links to documents that use Part C Exiting data and to other related resources.

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Format: Online Applications

Part C Exiting Counts

IDC's Part C Exiting Counts app allows users to test their knowledge of the 10 Part C Exiting categories by either starting with a child scenario and deciding which reason and category best fit the scenario or starting with a reason and category and deciding which child scenario best fits that reason and category.

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Format: Applications and Spreadsheets

SEA Edit Check and Data Display Tool - Part B MOE and CEIS

IDC and CIFR  developed the SEA Edit Check and Data Display Tool - Part B MOE and CEIS to help states prepare their Part B MOE and CEIS data submission. States can use the tool to identify potential edit check errors or errors in subtotals or totals prior to submitting the data to OSEP.  The tool allows states to input LEA-level data into the base data tab and generates edit check messages that the tool displays in the auto-calculations tab. IDC and CIFR updated the MOE and CEIS edit check tool with the revised reporting years and to reflect updates to three edit checks. 

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Format: Checklists, Crosswalks, and Rubrics

Part C Exiting Data Matrix: Categories with Child-Level Examples

This matrix is both a standalone product and the fourth section of the IDEA Data Center Part C Exiting Data Toolkit. It contains scenarios for each of the 10 exiting categories. The Part C Exiting Data Toolkit is designed to assist states in reporting high-quality Part C exiting data, required under Section 618 of IDEA. The remaining three sections in the Part C Exiting Data Toolkit are: Part C Exiting Reasons and Categories (Section 1); General Challenges and Potential Solutions (Section 2, Part 1); Specific Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Variation (Section 2, Part 2); and Data Check Patterns and Additional Data Check Patterns to Ensure Non-Duplicated Counts of All Eligible Exiting Children (Section 3).

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Format: Guides, Papers, and Reports

Examining Part C Exiting Data Variation

Using national averages for each of the exiting categories, this white paper helps state personnel examine differences in their Part C Exiting data. The paper explores Part C Exiting data category definitions, as well as general and specific trends in Part C Exiting data. It also includes suggestions for possible strategies to improve data quality, including clarifying policies and definitions, documenting procedures for implementation of policies, and developing training materials related to reporting exiting data.