“Look What I Can Do”

Project Activities

 

EI-SOS Tasks and Timeline

 

June 2005

 

· Obtain Advisory Group members

 

· Hire Project Staff

 

July 2005

 

· Conference call with ECO Consultant

 

· Update IICEI with progress

 

· Recruit families for focus groups

 

· Schedule dates, times, and locations for focus groups

 

· ECO Consultant revises FOS based on feedback obtained and develops two versions- one utilizing existing format and second with individual items

 

· Review instrument revisions, develop similar items for additional factors to be examined,  and provide feedback to ECO Consultant

 

· Meet with Advisory Group for initial meeting to outline project and share proposed instruments 

 

· Conduct focus groups to obtain family feedback on process

 

August 2005

 

· ECO Consultant revises instrument based on feedback

 

· Call with TX and ECO to discuss agenda and protocol for second round of focus groups

 

· Identify facilitator(s) for second round of focus groups

 

· Conference call with facilitators to review goals and agenda

 

· Copy and distribute focus group agenda

 

· Prepare and distribute copies of instruments for use in focus groups

 

· Conduct parent focus group

 

· Teleconference with advisory groups and ECO advisor to review status of instrument development, summarize findings from review efforts and focus group activities, and develop plan for next steps of pilot-testing and implementation

 

· Revise survey based on focus groups

 

September-November 2005

 

· Update IICEI on progress

 

· Conduct additional focus groups utilizing statewide demographics

 

December 2005-January 2006

 

· Revise survey based on focus group results

 

· Have final survey translated

 

· Prepare cover letter

 

· Translate cover letter

 

February 2006- March 2006

 

· Have final surveys printed in English and Spanish

 

· Obtain sample of families from data system

 

· Prepare surveys for distribution

 

· Train CFC personnel on survey procedures

 

· Meet with ECO Consultant

 

· Deliver questionnaires

 

April 2006-June 2006

 

· Collect data

 

· Begin development of data systems

 

· Begin incorporation of survey into EI data systems

 

May 2006- July 2006

 

· Data analysis/ subscale development

 

· Test psychometric properties (reliability and validity)

 

· Complete incorporation of survey into EI data systems

 

 

Rev. 12/05

Early Intervention Statewide Outcomes Survey

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