Early Childhood Transition Data Reporting Reporting Site: Password: Same as password used for Part B Application submitted to Lester Wyer in October For assistance with password, send request to

Data Due Date  Wednesday - September 30, 2008 by midnight

Federal Expectation  Target is 100% compliance  Compliance expectations: Seamless transition Seamless transition Eligibility determined by 3 rd birthday Eligibility determined by 3 rd birthday IEP in place or IFSP adopted by 3 rd birthday IEP in place or IFSP adopted by 3 rd birthday No loss of services during transition No loss of services during transition Report EC transition data to the SDE annually Report EC transition data to the SDE annually

Late Transitions  Check reason for delayed transition Parent Parent  Example: Parent refuses consent for evaluation, does not make child available, fails to access services Infant Toddler Program Infant Toddler Program  Example: Provides notification too late School District School District  Example: Inadequate staff, no SLP, etc.  May also send to SDE to explain unusual circumstances

Process  Step 1: Pull files of students who came from the Idaho Infant Toddler Program between July 1, 2007 & June 30, 2008 Child’s birth date must be between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 Child’s birth date must be between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005  Step 2: Eligibility Report or IEP/IFSP adoption date on or prior to the child’s birth date?  Step 3: Check to see if services began as written on the IEP.  Step 4: If late, how many days late?  Step 5: Why was it late?

Data submission to the SDE  Report Accurate Data  100% of student files (not a sample)  Every school district must submit a report (report “0” if the district doesn’t have any students transition)

DATA DOOR

State Special Education Website:

2. Part B Application password Select district Can’t find the password? or Contact Pam at: or

Note dates of birthdays Was child referred by Idaho ITP?

Total number of referrals from Idaho ITP # NOT eligible # eligibility decisions made by 3 rd birthday Note: Gray boxes automatically calculate

Scenario 1  5 children whose birthdays fell between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 were referred from Part C Infant Toddler Program  3 of the 5 were found eligible for school services  2 were NOT eligible  Of those found NOT eligible, 1 eligibility decision was delayed because the parent had to travel with his job and was unavailable until 2 days after the child’s 3 rd birthday.

Record the Data 2 NOT eligible – 1 on time Auto populates with 1 late and 3 eligible 5 referred 1 transition was 2 days late: put a 2 in both boxes Reason: Dad on the road

Story Behind the Data  Districts will be required to send narratives to explain reasons for delays for timely transitions i.e. Family is in the process of moving to a new district so they chose to wait to start services until they were settled within the new district boundaries. i.e. Family is in the process of moving to a new district so they chose to wait to start services until they were settled within the new district boundaries. i.e. IEP was not implemented as written because district could not find speech language pathologist to contract with. i.e. IEP was not implemented as written because district could not find speech language pathologist to contract with.

That’s My Story & I’m Stickin’ To It!  Stories are required for any transition over 30 days late  Encourage a story to explain “other”  Title it: “EC Story”  to:

No EC Referrals?  Form defaults to all zeros.  Just click “Final Submit”  Fill in contact information  DONE!

Print a copy of the page for your records  At the bottom of the page, click on   A form will appear asking for your contact information in case we have questions.

Accurate Data  Child did not reside in the district on their third birthday.  Child received services from ITP from another state.  Districts did not give themselves credit as having a plan in place when eligibility had been determined and the team agreed to adopt the IFSP.  More answers in Q&A on opening page of this data collection site

Contact Information Questions?  Marybeth Wells  Early Childhood Coordinator   Jean Taylor  Special Education Co-Director 