At times, creating and managing an early childhood integrated data system (ECIDS) can feel like piloting a ship at sea. Today, we discuss one of the most pivotal questions relating to ECIDS design and management: Who is steering the ship?

In this episode, ECDataWorks co-principal investigators Missy Coffey (SRI International) and Phil Sirinides (Penn State Harrisburg) talk with state and national leaders about the importance of identifying appropriate indicators of ECIDS analytics success, and strategies to monitor and drive progress on ECIDS project teams.

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.

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Presenters: Jessie Escobar (Office of Head Start), Lindsey Hutchison (Office of Head Start), Nancy Sharkey (U.S. Department of Education), Meredith Miceli (U.S. Department of Education), Richard Gonzales (Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Children and Families), Kyle Peplinski (Health Resources and Services Administration) Session description: This panel session will feature six federal representatives from the Administration for Children and Families, Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, U.S. Department of Education, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. The panelists will discuss the federal programs supporting integrated data systems, what success looks like for states with an ECIDS, and how federal offices are collaborating to support the work.