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ECO Activities

• Child outcome measurement birth-5 in KS
• Developing an Outcome Measurement System for Part C and Preschool Programs in CO
• Developing an Outcome Measurement System for the Part C Program in HI
• Developing an Outcomes Measurement System for the Part C Program in FL
• Measurement of Child Outcomes for Part C
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Center Overview

The Center on Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities promotes the development and implementation of child and family outcome measures that can be used in local, state, and national accountability systems. Through a purposeful combination of strategies including research, collaboration, consensus building, technical assistance (TA), and dissemination, the Center seeks to move outcome measurement progressively forward, toward achieving: (a) national data on outcomes for young children with disabilities, and (b) the regular use of outcome data for program improvement at the local and state levels.

Methods

The ECO Center has had two concurrent tracks of activities. The first track was designed to meet OSEP's need to obtain outcome data quickly. This track has focused on identifying child and family outcomes, recommending indicators to OSEP for State Performance Plans and Annual Performance Reports, and providing technical assistance to states to assist them in responding to the federal reporting requirements. The second track is geared toward program improvement at the state and local levels. This track is based on the assumption that, although all states must have a common core of outcomes and indicators, they also can opt to include other outcomes, indicators, and approaches in their systems and that these might differ across states. The Center works closely with a set of GSEG funded states to assist them in developing outcome measurement systems. In addition, the ECO Center provides national TA and individual state TA to help states improve their outcome measurement systems, including how to use the information to improve programs for young children with disabilities and their families. SRI partners with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, the Juniper Gardens Children's Project, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education to carry out these activities.