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This is a recording of a presentation focusing on how to use high quality data to support effective implementation. Information highlights informed use of data for decision making and improvement and the conditions under which high-quality data can make the most difference.

Data governance is a critical function for organizing and exerting proper influence over data management decisions. During the last several years, many LAs and SEAs have defined and adopted data governance programs. This session explored the role of IDEA data managers as data stewards in SEA data governance programs.

Validity is about more than results—it is determined by the question asked, the data collection design, and analysis. In this session, presenters led a discussion on what the data can, and cannot, say about outcomes, using examples from a selection of Part B and Part C indicators. Questions posed included: What is the difference between student outcomes and program performance? Can your data tell you which states, districts, or programs are performing better? What policy questions would you like to know about that your data currently cannot answer?

This presentation informed participants of the privacy provisions under IDEA Part C, IDEA Part B, and FERPA. It covered the basics surrounding the legal requirements related to the protection of PII about children with disabilities and where to go for help with questions about privacy. The audience for the presentation included administrators and practitioners who are concerned with providing services for children and youth while maintaining the privacy of the children and youth they are serving.

The 2015 SPP/APR Indicator Analyses for Part C presents a national quantitative picture of the implementation of Part C of IDEA based on a review of information 56 states and jurisdictions reported in their FFY 2013 Annual APRs. For the purposes of the report, the term “state” is used for both states and territories. The report, which covers Part C Indicators 1 through 11, can be downloaded in Word format.

The presentation offers guidance on assembling a team that is well equipped to complete the kind of evaluation states envision for their SSIP, including the types of skills and knowledge states will need represented on their evaluation teams. Helpful handouts are provided, including Guidelines for Working with Third-Party Evaluators.

Recordings of a pair of introductory webinar sessions on data visualization are available to watch.