Outcomes 101: ECO Q&A

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Q. Are states required to report on a child's progress for any outcome in which the child does not have a delay?

A. Yes. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) requires that states provide data on all three outcomes for every child leaving Part C or Part B Preschool services.* Data are required for all outcomes even if there are no concerns about a child’s development in an outcome, or if the child has delays only in one or two outcome areas. This includes children receiving only a single service such as speech therapy.

* For states sampling children from their Part C or Part B Preschool population for outcomes reporting, data on all three outcomes must be provided for every child being sampled.