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SC7-IntegratingEarlyChildhoodData

ProjectLead:JakeGrussing,LibraryDirector,ScottCounty(952)496-8641JGrussing@scottlib.org

Description:Multipleresearchstudiesshowthatchildrenwhoarenotproficientreadersbythirdgradearelesslikelytosucceedinschoolandasadults.Understandingchilddevelopmentalprogressalongthepathtothirdgradereadingisthereforecriticaltoensurethatallchildrenhavetheopportunitytoprosper.TobuildontheworkoftheScottCountyAssociationforLeadershipandEfficiency’s(SCALE)Live,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkgroup,theCountywouldliketoexploretheideaoftrackingchilddevelopmentalprogressfrombirthtoage8.Thisprojectwillinvolveconductinganinventoryofearlylearningprogramsandexistingdataonoutcomes,andprovidingrecommendationsforpotentialmulti-systemdataintegration.KeyIssues,Questions,andIdeasforExploration:

! InventorytheearlychildhoodprogramsandinitiativesthatcurrentlyexistinScottCounty.Whatdataareavailablefromtheseprogramsthatcouldinformeffortstotrackprogressonearlychildhooddevelopmentandlearning?Howisthisdatabeingusedandsharedtoday?ScottCountyisparticularlyinterestedinavailable“outcomes”datafromexistingprogramsandinitiativesthatdemonstratestheefficacyoftheseapproachesorofspecificresearch-basedbestpractices.

! WhatearlychildhooddataintegrationmodelsarebeingusedsuccessfullyinothercitiesandcountiesacrosstheUnitedStates?SanDiego,Washington,D.C.,DakotaCounty(MN),andothershaveinstituteddata-sharingarrangementstobettertrackchilddevelopmentalprogress.Howwerethesearrangementsdevelopedandstructured,andwhatlessonscanbelearned?

! Whatlegalandotherbarriersexisttosharingearlychildhooddata?Aretherespecificstatelegislativereformsthatwouldmakedatasharingandintegrationeasier?

HowWillStudentWorkBeUsedtoBuildResiliency?DatasharingandcoordinationamongearlychildhoodprogramsinScottCountywouldstrengthenplanning,collaboration,accountability,andachievementofchildoutcomes.Forexample,theLive,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkinggroupandparticipatingorganizationscouldusetheinformationtoidentifysystemgapsandopportunitiesforalignmentofexistingresources.Theresearchmayalsoprovidethebasisforalegislative

proposaltoallowbroaderanddeeperdatasharingacrosspublicprogramstocreateanearlychildhoodsystemthatsupportsfamiliesinraisinghealthyandsuccessfulchildren.ExistingPlansandReports:

! SCALE’sLiveLearnEarnProjectCharter! ScottFamilyNetJointPowersAgreement! ScottCountyDeliversdataforcountyprograms! MinnesotaReportCard! TheIntegrationofEarlyChildhoodData:StateProfilesandAReportfromtheU.S.

DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesandtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation

PotentialStakeholdersandPartners:

! SCALE’sLive,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkgroup! ScottCountyLibrary! ScottCountyPublicHealth! HeadStartandEarlyHeadStart! ScottCountyLicensedFamilyChildCareAssociation! Childcarecenters(e.g.NewHorizonAcademy)! Schooldistricts–EarlyChildhoodFamilyEducation(ECFE)andEarlyChildhoodSpecial

Education(ECSE),screeningprograms

TolearnmoreaboutthisprojectordiscusshowtointegrateitintoaUMNcourseoranindividualstudentproject(suchasaculminatingexperience,capstone,master’sproject,orindependentstudy),pleasecontactSarahTschidaorMikeGrecowiththeResilientCommunitiesProjectatrcp@umn.edu.