(01-05-10) The Bridge Assessment: Go to "EC Resource Links" under "National Links"
(12-03-09) Natural Resources listserv and Washington Learning Systems: Go to "EC Resource Links" under "National Links" (12-03-09) Read Secretary Arne Duncan's remarks at the NAEYC conference (11-16-09) Idaho Early Learning Guidelines 2009: Click the "Guidelines" tab under "What's New?" or under "EC Documents" (11-02-09) CELF Preschool-2 Spanish: Go to "EC Resource Links" under "National Links" (11-01-09) TeachingStrategies.com - Family Connections: Go to "EC Resource Links" under "National Links"
Associated training files for download: ECO Workshop Slides (updated 09-18-09) (MS PowerPoint) Idaho Child Outcome Summary Form-Revised (ECSE Part B) (MS Word) Idaho Child Outcome Summary Form-Revised (ECSE Part B) (Adobe PDF) What is a Functional Outcome? (Adobe PDF) Immediate Foundational Skills (Adobe PDF) Decision Tree for Summary Rating Discussions (ECSE Part B) (Adobe PDF) Definitions of COSF-R Outcome Ratings (ECSE Part B) (Adobe PDF)
Link to ECO Data Collection System
Problems logging in or need password? Contact Pam Schmidt at 208-332-6911 or pbschmidt@sde.idaho.gov.
Link to Child Outcomes Summary Form & Process documents. Link to Anchor Assessments and Crosswalks documents.
Go to the Frequently Asked Questions page to find and ask questions under the ECO category.
The Idaho Early Learning Guidelines are now available online.
The Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) are a set of goals and statements about expectations for children's understanding and behavior. They reflect the wholeness of young children's growth and development and the complexity of our knowledge.
The Early Learning Guidelines are carefully aligned with Early Head Start and Head Start Child Outcomes and developed with alignment to Idaho's K-12 standards. They are divided into broad age ranges from birth to school age.
The ELG were created by a team of Idaho's early childhood professionals for all those who raise, care for, and teach young children.
Welcome to the Early Childhood electronic learning community. Throughout the community pages, information is divided among three focus areas:
Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO): The Idaho Infant Toddler Program and the Idaho State Department of Education are required by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to report early childhood program outcomes in:
An electronic learning community (ELC) is an online "space" where groups of professionals and parents can come together to communicate, collaborate, and support each other in the development of shared knowledge and skills.
An electronic learning community (ELC) is an online "space" where groups of professionals and parents can come together to communicate, collaborate, and support each other in the development of shared knowledge and skills.