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4. Family Outcomes Webinar Taking a Closer Look at Family Outcomes Results Presenter: Pam Miller, MSDE/DSE/EIS/ECIE Moderator: Amy Sargent, JHU/CTE

5. Definition of Family OutcomesPart C Indicator #4 Percent of families participating in Part C who report that early intervention services have helped the family: a) know their rights, b) effectively communicate their children’s needs, and c) help their children develop and learn.

6. Early Intervention Family Outcomes 2010-2011 Results • Response Rate – 39.7% • Percent of families reporting that early intervention services helped them……. • Know their rights 93% (State Target – 78%) • Effectively communicate 93% (State Target – 76%) their children's needs • Help their children 94% (State Target – 86%) develop and learn

7. Family Survey Response Rates By Year SFY 2007-2011 • Review Local Response Rate Data

8. Family Survey Results By YearSFY 2007-2011

9. A Different Way to Look at the Data

10. Extended IFSP Option ResultsSFY 2010 and 2011 – Question #1 • Over the past year, Early Intervention services have helped me and/or my family understand my options in order to make the best choice for my child and family to continue services through an extended Individualized Family Service Plan or move to services through an Individualized Education Program • SFY 2010 Results – 97% (188/194) • SFY 2011 Results – 91% (834/917)

11. Extended IFSP Option ResultsSFY 2010 and 2011 – Question #2 • Over the past year, Early Intervention services have helped me and/or my family support my child to be ready for school by assisting me to teach my child pre-reading activities (such as naming pictures) and pre-math activities (such as sorting household items). • SFY 2010 Results – 96% (182/190) • SFY 2011 Results – 91% (791/872)

12. A Closer Look at Representativeness • Race/Ethnicity • Spanish/English • Gender • Age at Referral • Eligibility Category • Jurisdiction

13. Representativeness by Race SFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

14. Representativeness by Language SFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

15. Representativeness by GenderSFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

16. Representativeness by Age at Time of Referral SFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

17. Representativeness by Eligibility Category SFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

18. Representativeness by JurisdictionSFY 2011 Survey Responses vs. Active/Eligible

19. Analyzing Demographic Information and Statewide Family Outcome Results

20. Family Outcomes By Race/Ethnicity

21. Family Outcomes By Gender

22. Family Outcomes By English/Spanish Survey

23. Family Outcome s By Eligibility Category

24. Family Outcomes By Age At the Time of Referral

25. Family Outcomes By Age at Time of Survey Completion

26. Family Outcomes By Length of Time in the Program

27. Family Outcomes By Relationship to Child

28. Now It’s Your Turn A Closer Look at Local Family Outcomes Data

29. Now For a New Way to Look at the Data Mean Score Overall and By Survey Question Statewide/Local Jurisdiction

30. Questions to Consider With Your Local Team? • Is our family outcomes data representative of the families we serve? • How does our local data compare to the Statewide data? • Response Rate • Indicator #4a, #4b, and #4c • Local Family Outcome Data Profile • Mean Overall Score/Mean Score on Each Question • What conclusions can we draw from the data? • What additional questions do we need to ask?(i.e., What family-centered practices in our jurisdiction relate to each survey question?) • What action steps can we take?

31. Family Outcomes and Monitoring For OSEP Performance Indicators #4a, 4b, 4c an improvement plan is required ifthe local lead agency/local school system does not achieve the State target. Related Requirement: Response Rate – An improvement plan may be assigned based on response rate data significantlybelow the State average.

32. Using Local Data for Program Improvement • Review, share and analyze your family outcomes data. • Continue local strategies that are working for program improvement around family outcomes. • Focus on the three family outcome indicators specifically, but consider all the family outcome indicators in your local program improvement efforts. • Incorporate family-centered best practices in every aspect of early intervention service delivery to enhance your local program improvement efforts.

33. Questions For specific questions regarding your jurisdiction’s Early Intervention Family Outcome survey data, please contact: Pam Miller Quality Assurance Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services Early Childhood Intervention and Education Branch 410-767-1019 (Phone)   pmiller@msde.state.md.us(Email)