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Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Review
Whether you are a new or experienced service provider, an administrator or a family receiving early intervention services in Virginia’s Part C Early Intervention system, you know how important the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process is to providing effective services to infants & toddlers and their families. The ITCVA Technical Assistance Consultants (TAs) and the Local System Managers (LSMs) during regional and individual meetings are in the process of reviewing the COS information available and how TRAC IT can be utilized to provide complete and accurate data. This data is utilized at the state and local levels for thoughtful analyses and are the key to making good decisions about how to improve systems and services for children and families.
To EI service providers and families: Understanding how important your role is in the COS process and how the COS Statements/Ratings are used is crucial to improving outcomes for children and families. Please review the following resources and talk it over with your LSM and local teams:
Virginia available resources:
Child Outcomes-Functional Assessment
This landing page contains everything you need to know to participate in the COS process in Virginia including the Virginia’s Child Outcome Process Booklet, the Assessment Protocol Toolkit, the Decision Tree and more.
ECTA Center available resources:
Child Outcomes Highlights
FFY2021 Child Outcomes Data Highlights - YouTube
This video gives a nice overview of the COS Process, developmental trajectories and summary statements. Even just the first 6:40 minutes for those new to the data and/or who would like a refresher is very helpful.
Self-Directed Learning
This page provides mini training sessions on a variety of child and family outcomes related topics. Each session is a short, stand-alone piece suitable for self-paced online learning. These sessions may be reviewed by individuals as an orientation to a new topic, or to refresh existing knowledge and skills. The content is suitable for providers, administrators, stakeholders and families.
TRAC IT:
The Child Outcomes by Program (Indicator 03) Report is available on the LSM Dashboard in TRAC IT. It is used for tracking and monitoring accurate data and to improve system processes and intervention.
If interested ask your LSM to give you an overview on how it all comes together. LSMs can request a TA to assist.
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