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    What Data Can Tell Us – and What It Can’t: How to Be Sure We Know What Our Data Means

    Validity is about more than results—it is determined by the question asked, the data collection design, and analysis. In this session, presenters led a discussion on what the data can, and cannot, say about outcomes, using examples from a selection of Part B and Part C indicators. Questions posed included: What is the difference between student outcomes and program performance? Can your data tell you which states, districts, or programs are performing better? What policy questions would you like to know about that your data currently cannot answer?

    Format: Presentations

    National, State, and Local Educational Environments Data: Using the Data to Increase Inclusive Opportunities for Young Children Ages 3-5

    The session focused on current national and state data on least restrictive environments and inclusive settings for children aged three to five. Participants shared examples and discussed the ways in which they analyze and share data with local programs. In addition, discussions focused on how educational environments data are used to determine specific state and local program improvement strategies and supports.

    Format: Recordings

    OSEP Data Technical Assistance Centers: Collaborating to Assist State Agencies

    Over the past few years, OSEP has changed the way it provides technical assistance to Part B SEAs and Part C LAs. This session will provide an overview of OSEP’s data technical assistance investments, including DaSy, IDC, CIID, and CIFR. Presenters discussed how these centers are working together to improve states’ capacity to collect, report, and analyze high-quality IDEA data. Presenters provided information about the type of work on which each center focuses and how the centers collaborate to provide assistance to states.

    Format: Checklists, Crosswalks, and Rubrics

    New IDEA MOE Regulations Crosswalk

    With new MOE regulations going into effect on July 1, 2015, CIFR staff developed this document to show differences between the new regulations and the ones that have been in place since 2006.

    Format: Reference Materials

    Accessing Technical Assistance on IDEA Fiscal Issues

    This flyer is meant to help states better understand the three TA centers that are responsible for responding to issues regarding IDEA fiscal reporting and data collection: IDC, CIFR, and NCSI .The flyer contains, a chart with each center’s objectives and activities that are related to IDEA fiscal data.

    Format: Guides, Papers, and Reports

    Part C State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report 2015 Indicator Analyses

    The 2015 SPP/APR Indicator Analyses for Part C presents a national quantitative picture of the implementation of Part C of IDEA based on a review of information 56 states and jurisdictions reported in their FFY 2013 Annual APRs. For the purposes of the report, the term “state” is used for both states and territories. The report, which covers Part C Indicators 1 through 11, can be downloaded in Word format.

    Format: Presentations

    IDEA and FERPA Privacy Provisions — Understanding the Basics

    This presentation informed participants of the privacy provisions under IDEA Part C, IDEA Part B, and FERPA. It covered the basics surrounding the legal requirements related to the protection of PII about children with disabilities and where to go for help with questions about privacy. The audience for the presentation included administrators and practitioners who are concerned with providing services for children and youth while maintaining the privacy of the children and youth they are serving.