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Quality Assurance: The COS Ratings and the

OSEP Reporting Categories

Presented by The Early Childhood Outcomes Center Revised January 2013

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Functioning

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Key Point

• The OSEP categories describe types of progress children can make between entry and exit

• Two COS ratings (entry and exit) are needed to calculate what OSEP category describes a child progress

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How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

e. % of children who maintain functioning at a level comparable to same-aged peers

• Rated 6 or 7 at entry; AND

• Rated 6 or 7 at exit

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Entry Exit

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How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

d. % of children who improve functioning to reach a level comparable to same-aged peers

• Rated 5 or lower at entry; AND

• Rated 6 or 7 at exit

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Entry Exit

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How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

c. % of children who improved functioning to a level nearer to same aged peers, but did not reach it

• Rated higher at exit than entry; AND

• Rated 5 or below at exit

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How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

b. % of children who improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to same aged peers

• Rated 5 or lower at entry; AND

• Rated the same or lower at exit; AND

• “Yes” on the progress question (b)

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How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

b. % of children who improved functioning, but not sufficient to move nearer to same aged peers

OR•Rated 6 or 7 at entry; AND•Rated 5 or lower at exit; AND•“Yes” on the progress question

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Entry Exit

How changes in ratings on the COS correspond to reporting categories a - e

a. % of children who did not improve functioning

• Rated lower at exit than entry; OR

• Rated 1 at both entry and exit; AND

• Scored “No” on the progress question (b)

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Federal Reporting Categories: Activity

COS Ratings to Progress Categories

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ECO Calculator

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ECO Calculator (Tutor)

http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/outcomes.cfm

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