Definition
Percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with IEPs who demonstrate improvement in the following areas:
- Indicator 7A. Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships).
- Indicator 7B. Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/ communication and early literacy).
- Indicator 7C. Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.
(20 U.S.C. 1416 (a)(3)(A))
Measurement
State must report on 3 outcomes:
- Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships);
- Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication and early literacy); and
- Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.
For each outcome, state must report the percent of children who qualify for the following two summary statements:
Summary Statement 1: Of those preschool children who entered the preschool program below age expectations in each Outcome, the percent who substantially increased their rate of growth by the time they turned 6 years of age or exited the program.
Summary Statement 2: The percent of preschool children who were functioning within age expectations in each Outcome by the time they turned 6 years of age or exited the program.
How is Colorado doing on this indicator?
State Level
Administrative Unit Level
- Local Report of Summary Statement Data, 2013-2014 (PDF)
- Local Report of Summary Statement Data, 2014-2015 (PDF)
- Local Report of Summary Statement Data, 2015-2016 (PDF)
- Local Report of Summary Statement Data, 2016-2017 (PDF)
Additional Resources
- Preschool Outcomes: A Data Dialogue on OSEP Indicator 7 Reporting Training Modules (Sign in as a Guest when prompted)
- Results Matter (resources)
- Child Outcomes Step By Step Video
- More background on Child and Family Outcomes
- Technical Derivation of Indicator 7 Progress Categories and Summary Statements (PDF)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) – Outcomes Measurement
For more information, contact:
Miki Imura
Email Miki Imura
Phone: (303) 866-6976
Alyssa Ohleyer
Email Alyssa Ohleyer
Phone: (303) 866-6308
Orla Bolger
Email Orla Bolger
Phone: (303) 866-6896