Updates on APR Reporting for Early Childhood

Outcomes (Indicators C-3 and B-7)

Western Regional Resource Center APR Clinic 2010 • November 1-3, 2010 • San Francisco,

California

SPP/APR Requirement C3/B7

Percent of children with IFSPs/IEPs who demonstrate improved:

1. Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships);2. Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication [and early literacy]; and3. Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs

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5 Progress Categories

Percentage of children who:a. Did not improve functioningb. Improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to functioning comparable to same-aged peersc. Improved functioning to a level nearer to same-aged peers but did not reach itd. Improved functioning to reach a level comparable to same-aged peerse. Maintained functioning at a level comparable to same-aged peers

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Summary Statements

1. Of those children who entered the program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percentage who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they exited the program.

2. The percentage of children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they exited the program.

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Summary Statements

1. Of those children who entered the program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percentage who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they exited the program.

c + d_________________

a + b + c + d

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Summary Statements

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2. The percentage of children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they exited the program.

d + e_________________

a + b + c + d + e

Feb 2011 Reporting

1st time in APR format!

• Actual data a-e• Actual data Summary Statements• Improvement Activities Completed• Explanation of Progress/Slippage• Revisions (if any) with

Justifications

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Actual Data

• Actual data a-e for 3 outcome areas• Number and Percentage • Should add up to 100%

• Actual data Summary Statements• Two Summary Statements for each

outcome • Percentage for each

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Improvement Activities

1. What Improvement Activities were conducted in FFY09?

2. Specify if the activities targeted for improving:• the quality of the data? • one or more of the outcomes for

children?

3. What were the impacts of the activities?

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Progress/Slippage

1. Compare Summary Statements from FFY08 to FFY09

2. Did the state make progress? Or slippage?

3. Given data analysis and interpretation, improvement activities implemented, other contextual information… why do you think the state made progress/slippage?

4. Compare Summary Statements for FFY09 to targets. Did the state meet its targets for FFY09?

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Revisions

• Given interpretation of the data, what changes (if any) will you be making to your targets/improvement activities/timelines?

• Why? – explain or provide justification for the changes

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Revisions

Note: if you are choosing to reestablish your baseline and/or proposed targets remember you must provide rationale.

e.g. Rationale might relate to why FFY09 data better reflect the state’s child progress than the baseline reported in FFY08

Also update state SPP with revised baseline and/or proposed targets with rationale

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Contact Information

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Christina Kasprzak, NECTAC/ECOchristina.kasprzak@unc.edu

See ECO suggested formats for C3 & B7 on the website www.the-eco-center.org

(also suggested format for C4, family outcomes)