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SC7-IntegratingEarlyChildhoodData
ProjectLead:JakeGrussing,LibraryDirector,ScottCounty(952)[email protected]
Description:Multipleresearchstudiesshowthatchildrenwhoarenotproficientreadersbythirdgradearelesslikelytosucceedinschoolandasadults.Understandingchilddevelopmentalprogressalongthepathtothirdgradereadingisthereforecriticaltoensurethatallchildrenhavetheopportunitytoprosper.TobuildontheworkoftheScottCountyAssociationforLeadershipandEfficiency’s(SCALE)Live,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkgroup,theCountywouldliketoexploretheideaoftrackingchilddevelopmentalprogressfrombirthtoage8.Thisprojectwillinvolveconductinganinventoryofearlylearningprogramsandexistingdataonoutcomes,andprovidingrecommendationsforpotentialmulti-systemdataintegration.KeyIssues,Questions,andIdeasforExploration:
! InventorytheearlychildhoodprogramsandinitiativesthatcurrentlyexistinScottCounty.Whatdataareavailablefromtheseprogramsthatcouldinformeffortstotrackprogressonearlychildhooddevelopmentandlearning?Howisthisdatabeingusedandsharedtoday?ScottCountyisparticularlyinterestedinavailable“outcomes”datafromexistingprogramsandinitiativesthatdemonstratestheefficacyoftheseapproachesorofspecificresearch-basedbestpractices.
! WhatearlychildhooddataintegrationmodelsarebeingusedsuccessfullyinothercitiesandcountiesacrosstheUnitedStates?SanDiego,Washington,D.C.,DakotaCounty(MN),andothershaveinstituteddata-sharingarrangementstobettertrackchilddevelopmentalprogress.Howwerethesearrangementsdevelopedandstructured,andwhatlessonscanbelearned?
! Whatlegalandotherbarriersexisttosharingearlychildhooddata?Aretherespecificstatelegislativereformsthatwouldmakedatasharingandintegrationeasier?
HowWillStudentWorkBeUsedtoBuildResiliency?DatasharingandcoordinationamongearlychildhoodprogramsinScottCountywouldstrengthenplanning,collaboration,accountability,andachievementofchildoutcomes.Forexample,theLive,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkinggroupandparticipatingorganizationscouldusetheinformationtoidentifysystemgapsandopportunitiesforalignmentofexistingresources.Theresearchmayalsoprovidethebasisforalegislative
proposaltoallowbroaderanddeeperdatasharingacrosspublicprogramstocreateanearlychildhoodsystemthatsupportsfamiliesinraisinghealthyandsuccessfulchildren.ExistingPlansandReports:
! SCALE’sLiveLearnEarnProjectCharter! ScottFamilyNetJointPowersAgreement! ScottCountyDeliversdataforcountyprograms! MinnesotaReportCard! TheIntegrationofEarlyChildhoodData:StateProfilesandAReportfromtheU.S.
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesandtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation
PotentialStakeholdersandPartners:
! SCALE’sLive,Learn,EarnEducationalPreparednessworkgroup! ScottCountyLibrary! ScottCountyPublicHealth! HeadStartandEarlyHeadStart! ScottCountyLicensedFamilyChildCareAssociation! Childcarecenters(e.g.NewHorizonAcademy)! Schooldistricts–EarlyChildhoodFamilyEducation(ECFE)andEarlyChildhoodSpecial
Education(ECSE),screeningprograms
TolearnmoreaboutthisprojectordiscusshowtointegrateitintoaUMNcourseoranindividualstudentproject(suchasaculminatingexperience,capstone,master’sproject,orindependentstudy),pleasecontactSarahTschidaorMikeGrecowiththeResilientCommunitiesProjectatrcp@umn.edu.
