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    Leveraging State and Local Partners to Build TA Infrastructure Capacity

    The presentation offers guidance on integrating implementation efforts across and within agencies, which promotes and supports efficient cross-sector work, resulting in less duplication of effort, a more sustainable system, and increased capability across the system. This information focuses on how states and local programs can use the SISEP Initiative Tool to achieve this integration. Helpful handouts are included.

    Format: Presentations

    State Part B Teams Discuss Their Experiences With the SSIP and SIMR Process

    The presentation focuses on experiences of State Part B teams in analyzing data, selecting their SIMR, and completing their SSIP. Guiding questions help states connect Phase I and Phase II planning.

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    Part B Transition Indicators: Supporting States in the SSIP

    The National Post-School Outcomes Center, in collaboration with IDC, provided a picture of post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities over the last four years based on Indicator 14 data. Presenters discussed methods states use to collect these data. To further states' work in RDA and improve results, presenters provided information about resources and TA that support states in examining the transition indicators as stakeholders work through the three phases of the SSIP.

    An IDC Resource

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    Data Managers: Sharing Strategies and Solutions for Common Challenges

    This role-alike presentation was a facilitated discussion by Part B Data Managers to explore strategies and solutions for meeting common challenges, such as working with LEAs to improve data quality, cross walking EDFacts data to SPP/APR indicators, and verifying that requirements for making data available to the public are fully met.

    An IDC Resource

    Format: Presentations

    Using Compliance Data for Program Improvement

    It can be challenging to bridge the huge shift from a focus on solely compliance-driven data to an emphasis on results-driven monitoring. Compliance data can be hard and fast; results-driven data can be harder to pin down. This topical burst provided an overview of compliance data, the interrelationship between compliance and results data, and existing processes that can help bridge the gap between accountability and program improvement.

    An IDC Resource

    Format: Presentations

    Developing Data Literacy

    Data literacy is a critical component of achieving and maintaining a culture of high-quality data and use. Working toward a high level of data literacy within an agency is an ongoing process that involves many steps and players. This session presented key considerations for improving data literacy, including how to develop and apply data to inform policy and practice and ensure that an agencies shares a meaningful story of the data with stakeholders that all can understand and use.

    Format: Presentations

    Leveraging Internal Resources and Working Across Systems to Achieve SIMRs

    The presentation provides an overview of how states have improved results for infants, toddlers, and students through coordinated processes and planning at the state and local levels. Strategies include leveraging resources, considering related initiatives to support the SIMR, and communication protocols.