ECDataWorks

Early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDS) sail on notoriously rough seas.

From staffing changes and piecemeal funding to technology modernization and shifting state priorities, change is all too often the standard operating condition for most ECIDS leads and project teams. Strong data systems must be built to be resilient to those changes.

In a series of interviews with state and national leaders, ECDataWorks co-principal investigators Missy Coffey (SRI International) and Phil Sirinides (Penn State Harrisburg) discuss some common challenges for the ECIDS field and share some valuable recommendations for leaders and staffers hoping to chart a smoother path for their own organizations.

Guests include: Steven Matherly, Health Program Coordinator with the Utah Department of Health; Richard Gonzales, Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Project Manager for the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families; Anita Larson, Director of Research, Planning and Evaluation and former ECIDS lead for the Minnesota Department of Education; and Jennifer Verbrugge, ECIDS lead for the Minnesota Department of Education.

Part of the ECDataWorks Community initiative, produced with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDS) sail on notoriously rough seas.

From staffing changes and piecemeal funding to technology modernization and shifting state priorities, change is all too often the standard operating condition for most ECIDS leads and project teams. Strong data systems must be built to be resilient to those changes.

In a series of interviews with state and national leaders, ECDataWorks co-principal investigators Missy Coffey (SRI International) and Phil Sirinides (Penn State Harrisburg) discuss some common challenges for the ECIDS field and share some valuable recommendations for leaders and staffers hoping to chart a smoother path for their own organizations.

Guests include: Steven Matherly, Health Program Coordinator with the Utah Department of Health; Richard Gonzales, Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Project Manager for the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families; Anita Larson, Director of Research, Planning and Evaluation and former ECIDS lead for the Minnesota Department of Education; and Jennifer Verbrugge, ECIDS lead for the Minnesota Department of Education.

Part of the ECDataWorks Community initiative, produced with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

In the first episode of the new ECDataWorks podcast series, we dive into the history and evolution of early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDS) in the United States.

Phil Sirinides (Penn State University - Harrisburg) and Missy Coffey (SRI International) host interviews with some of the national leaders who have been instrumental in the establishment and funding of ECIDS systems over the last decade.

Guests include Richard Gonzales, Preschool Development Grant project manager with the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families; Albert Wat, senior policy director with the Alliance for Early Success; and Tate Gould, former senior program officer for the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program.

They share their personal experiences in the ECIDS field and offer some important lessons-learned for states, organizations and other early childhood stakeholders working to improve their own systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Part of the ECDataWorks Community initiative, produced with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

In the first episode of the new ECDataWorks podcast series, we dive into the history and evolution of early childhood integrated data systems (ECIDS) in the United States.

Phil Sirinides (Penn State University - Harrisburg) and Missy Coffey (SRI International) host interviews with some of the national leaders who have been instrumental in the establishment and funding of ECIDS systems over the last decade.

Guests include Richard Gonzales, Preschool Development Grant project manager with the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families; Albert Wat, senior policy director with the Alliance for Early Success; and Tate Gould, former senior program officer for the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program.

They share their personal experiences in the ECIDS field and offer some important lessons-learned for states, organizations and other early childhood stakeholders working to improve their own systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Part of the ECDataWorks Community initiative, produced with support from the Heising-Simons Foundation.