| Goal 8: Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities--IDEA Part C Specific Goal/Mission |
| Objective 1 of 2: ALL INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 4: Infants and toddlers served: The percentage of children ages birth through 2 who are served under Part C will increase as a proportion of the general population in this age range, while the number of states that serve less than 2 percent of the general population of the state in this age range will decrease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target exceeded.
Explanation: Data indicate that States were serving 1.99 percent of the population of children ages birth through two in 2000-2001 compared with 1.79 percent in the prior year. The number of States serving less than 2 percent of the State's population decreased from 36 to 29. |
Additional Source Information: State data reports. Frequency: Annually. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data. Limitations: When the original baseline was established, this indicator included data from only the 50 states and the District of Columbia because of the lack of general population data for Puerto Rico and the outlying areas. Also, varying data collection methods and definitions among states may cause unpredictable variations in counts. |
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| Indicator 8.1.2 of 4: Infants under 1 year of age served: The percentage of children under 1 year of age served under Part C, as a proportion of the general population in this age range, will increase, while the number of states that serve less than 1 percent of the general population of the state in this age range will decrease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Positive movement toward target.
Explanation: Nationally, 0.93 percent of the population ages birth through two were being served in 2000-2001, the same as the prior year. The number of States serving less than 1.0 percent of the State's population decreased from 36 in 1999-2000 to 33 in 2000-2001. |
Additional Source Information: State data reports. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002. Data Available: January 2002. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by Department of ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data. Limitations: When the original baseline was established, this indicator included data from only the 50 states and the District of Columbia, because of the lack of general population data for Puerto Rico and the outlying areas. Also, varying data collection methods and definitions among states may cause unpredictable variations in counts. |
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| Indicator 8.1.3 of 4: Service settings: The percentage of children receiving age-appropriate services primarily in home, in community-based settings, and in programs designed for typically developing peers will increase. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Positive movement toward target.
Explanation: This measure provides an indication of the extent to which infants and toddlers are receiving services in the natural environment. Because there is a one-year lag in the availability of this data after collection, the data that became available in 2001 is for 1999-2000 rather than for the reporting year 2000-2001. These data indicate that there is a continuing positive trend toward the target. |
Frequency: Annually. Validated By: Experienced Public/Private Entity. Data validated by an experienced data collection contractor. Limitations: ED is pursuing strategies to decrease the time lags between collection, reporting, and availability of data. |
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| Indicator 8.1.4 of 4: Referral to services: The percentage of children leaving Part C services with referral to preschool or other services will increase. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Negative trend away from target.
Explanation: 1998-99 was the first year of data collection. New state data requirement typically requires 5 years to achieve reliability. The decrease in percentage referral may be due more to data quality than to an actual trend. |
Source: Other Survey/Research Survey/Research Report Title: IDEA state-reported data.. Frequency: Biennially. Validated By: Experienced Public/Private Entity. Data to be validated by an experienced data collection contractor. Limitations: ED is pursuing strategies to decrease the time lags between collection, reporting, and availability of data. |
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| Objective 2 of 2: CHILDREN'S FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ENHANCED BY EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. |
| Indicator 8.2.1 of 2: Functional abilities: The percentage of children participating in the Part C program who demonstrate improved and sustained functional abilities will increase. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: A contract to obtain data is under way. Data collected in 2003-04 will provide the baseline for this indicator. |
Source: Other Survey/Research Survey/Research Report Title: National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study. Frequency: Other. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004. Data Available: January 2005. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data. Limitations: Because data are obtained from a longitudinal survey, updates will occur slowly. |
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| Indicator 8.2.2 of 2: Family capacity: The percentage of families that report that early intervention services have increased their family's capacity to enhance their child's development will increase. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: Baseline data that was collected in 1997-98 and that became available in 2000 indicate that 72 percent of families report that early intervention services have increased their capacity to enhance their child's development. These data were obtained from families approximately 6 weeks after beginning to receive early intervention services. Additional interim information will be available from data collected on this same item after families receive services. |
Source: Other Survey/Research Survey/Research Report Title: National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study. Frequency: Other. Collection Period: 2001 - 2002. Data Available: January 2003. Validated By: Experienced Public/Private Entity. Data to be validated by Internal review procedures of an experienced data collection contractor. Limitations: Because data are obtained from a longitudinal survey, updates will occur slowly. |
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