What’s New? Kansas Child Outcomes Training and TA Materials

Measuring and Improving Child and Family Outcomes Conference

September 18, 2011New Orleans, LA

Dave Lindeman, Ph.D., Project DirectorPhoebe Rinkel, M.S., TA Coordinator

Peggy Miksch, M.S., Infant Toddler TA SpecialistKansas Inservice Training System

University of Kansas – Life Span Institute at Parsons

This project is for early intervention and early childhood special education professionals, paraeducators, related services professionals and parents.

The framework supporting this system is composed of collaboration /linkages, information services, training, and technical assistance.

Professional development is addressed at three levels of training - Proactive/General Issues Staff Development, Focused Staff Development, and Intensive Staff Development.

Goals Sustain collaborative partnerships between State Agencies,

Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies, and Professional Organizations working in the area of early childhood.

Develop and disseminate evidence and research-based materials.

Increase the knowledge, skills, and capacity of individuals and/or organizations across the state through results-based training and technical assistance.

Contribute to the development of state level guidance documents, processes, and training materials.

www.kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/Index.shtml

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Navigating the KITSECO Web Page

Navigation Pane for KITS Website on every page

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KITS ECO Home Page

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KITS ECO Home Page Links

• ECO Center• State Agency Administrators• Tiffany Smith, KSDE, Part B/619

Coordinator tsmith@ksde.org• Sarah Walters, KDHE, Part C

Coordinator SWalters@kdheks.gov

• KITS Collaborative Training Calendar

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Introduction

What are the Early Childhood Outcomes?

What is the purpose of the KITS ECO Information web page?

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Hot Topics

What’s new?

What’s on the horizon?

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Outcome Web System (OWS) Login (opens new window)

User login page for KSDE Web Applications Flash tutorials about the

User Login Link to register for login and

password for accessing KSDE web applications

Understanding Your ECO Data

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What an Administrator Needs to Know

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What a Data Entry Person Needs to Know

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What A Direct Service Provider Needs to Know

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What a Trainer Needs to Know

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Independent Study

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Group Training

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Group Training Tools and Materials

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COSF Examples

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New COSF Examples

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How to Keep Current With Kansas ECO Training and Guidance

http://kskits.org/ta/ECOOutcomes/Index.shtml

http://www.kskits.org/listserv/

http://kskits.org/publications/

http://www.kskits.org/training/

http://www.ksits.org/index.html

http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101

daniel@keystonelearning.org (“Subscribe Spedexpress”)

http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/

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Resources -Links

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Resource Archives

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Plans for Future ECO Training• Understanding Your ECO Data • Guide to Data Drill Down (kskits.org)• Quick Reference Guides (kskits.org)• Understanding Your ECO Data (KDEC

Conference, February 2012)

• Annual Webinar on ECO Updates• Archive of September 2011 ECO Webinar

Update on kskits.org

• Online Tutorials (kskits.org)• COSF Training for New Staff

David Lindeman, Project Director lindeman@ku.edu

Misty Goosen, Project Coordinator mistyg@ku.edu

Phoebe Rinkel, TA Coordinator prinkel@ku.edu

Peggy Miksch, Infant-Toddler TA Specialist pmiksch@ku.edu

Chelie Nelson, Preschool TA Specialist chelie.nelson@ku.edu

Carla Heintz, Preschool TA Specialist carlaheintz@ku.edu

Kim Page, ECRC Coordinator kpage@ku.edu

Karen Lawson, Project Assistant klawson@ku.edu

The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate in its programs and activities. Federal and state legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, and veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status, and parental status.

KITS is supported through Part B, IDEA Funds from the Kansas State Department of Education (Grant # 26004) and Part C IDEA Funds from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Opinions expressed by KITS staff do not necessarily reflect those of the University or State Agencies and no official endorsement should be inferred.