Measuring Child Outcomes

1
Measuring Child Outcomes

• Kentucky and Massachusetts
• Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Meeting
• Baltimore
• August 27, 2007

2
Todays Objectives

• Look at how two states are approaching OSEP
  requirement to measure child outcomes
• Share progress and challenges and how this fits
  into the big picture
• Have a conversation
• Know that this is all a work in progress!

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Vision Its part of a larger effort

• Massachusetts
• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment System
• Universal Pre-K Pilot

• Kentucky
• KIDS NOW EC Comprehensive Initiative
• Building a Strong Foundation for School Success
  Series
• Kentucky Early Childhood Data System (KEDS)

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Implementation in Phases

• Massachusetts
• 76 districts in Cohort 1 last year
• 77 districts in Cohort 2 this year
• All districts by 2011
• Collecting progress data on preschoolers fall and
  spring

• Kentucky
• Public Preschool (Pre-K) 5 Phases (06-10)
• EI all children (06-07)
• Child Care pilot (07-08) with 10 programs

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Common Assessments

• Massachusetts
• UPK Pilot required one of four selected
  assessments
• Cohort groups could use any assessment, but
  report using COSF developed by ECO Center

• Kentucky
• Use of 12 recommended CR/CBA tools
• Pre-K selects at District Level, option to use
  others per child need
• EI selects one of three at child level
• Child Care pilots select one tool per program

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Approaches for Child Care

• Massachusetts
• UPK Pilot sites are public schools, child care,
  and family child care homes
• Children receiving related services only
  require a conversation with child care provider
  to access the information on domains

• Kentucky
• Pre-K data collected on all children regardless
  of placement, tracking placement (07-08)
• Child care pilot geographic representation, 3
  or 4 STAR centers, subsidy provider
• Regional/Community Interagency Agreements include
  supports for continuity of assessment

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Curriculum Standards or Guidelines

• Massachusetts
• Aligned Preschool Learning Experiences with
  assessment tools and OSEP requirements
• Opportunities to look at child development across
  domains

• Kentucky
• EC Standards (birth to 5) aligned with K-12, HS,
  OSEP Outcomes and assessment items
• Quality System (QRS and Classrooms of Excellence
  -CoE) aligned with EC Standards
• EC Core Content aligned

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Motivation/Incentives

• Massachusetts
• All programs receiving state funding must adopt
  the Preschool Learning Guidelines and Program
  Standards
• Embedded into new initiatives
• Part of a larger system
• Kindergarten Readiness, UPK, QRS

• Kentucky
• Pre-K
• EC Standards, KEDS required
• Option for CoE
• EI
• KEDS required
• Child Care
• Pilot incentive package
• Voluntary QRS, EC Standards, Assessment
• Must use Credential Training System

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Contact Information

• Pat Cameron
• Sr. Policy Specialist, Special Education
• Early Education and Care
• 51 Sleeper Street
• Boston, MA 02210
• P 617-988-7812
• F 617-988-2451
• patricia.cameron_at_
• massmail.state.ma.us
• www.eec.state.ma.us

• Beth Rous, Ed.D.
• Director of Early Childhood
• Associate Professor
• Human Development Institute
• University of Kentucky
• 126 Mineral Industries Bldg.
• Lexington, KY 40506-0051
• P 859-257-9116
• F 859-257-2769
• brous_at_uky.edu
• www.ihdi.uky.edu