Understanding Preschool Outcomes: Indicator 7 Insights
Explore Indicator 7 focusing on preschool children with IEPs and their improvements in social-emotional skills, knowledge acquisition, and appropriate behaviors. Learn why Indicator 7 is crucial for development and learning, see data measurements, targets for upcoming years, and access additional valuable resources from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes 1
Presentation Outline What Indicator 7 is Why Indicator 7 is important Indicator 7 data overview Setting new Indicator 7 targets Additional resources Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation
What is Indicator 7? Indicator 7 looks at the percentage of preschool children with IEPs (ages 3 to 5) who improve in 3 outcomes: A. Positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships) B. Acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (language and literacy) C. Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 3
Indicator 7 Measurements Each outcome has two summary statements: Summary Statement 1: Of the preschool children with IEPs who entered preschool program below age expectations, the percent who made gains by the time they turned 6 years of age or exited the program. Summary Statement 2: The percent of preschool children who were within age expectations by the time they turned 6 years of age or exited the program. Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 4
Why is Indicator 7 Important? Social/emotional health impacts development and learning (NAEYC, 2018) oMotivation and attitude toward school oFocus and participation in class activities oAcademic performance oEmotional regulation Social/emotional development, cognitive development, and language help predict school readiness (The College & Career Readiness & Success Center, 2013) Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 5
Indicator 7 Targets for FFY20-FFY25 Sub- Indicator FFY 7A SS1 7A SS2 7B SS1 7B SS2 7C SS1 7C SS2 Targets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 86.00% 86.00% 86.00% 86.50% 87.00% 88.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.25% 50.50% 51.00% 85.00% 85.00% 85.00% 85.50% 86.00% 87.00% 49.00% 49.00% 49.00% 49.25% 49.50% 50.00% 86.00% 86.00% 86.00% 86.50% 87.00% 88.00% 63.00% 63.00% 63.00% 63.25% 63.50% 64.00% Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation
Additional Information DESE - Early Childhood Special Education ECTA Center: Child Outcomes Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on Children, Youth, and Families Massachusetts Department ofElementaryandSecondaryEducation 7
