Outcomes 101: ECO Q&A
return to Q&A HomeQ. Is the federal government requiring that states submit data on family outcomes?
A. The Office of Special Education Programs requires that Part C programs report on the percentage of families who report that early intervention provided help in three areas. (See question: What information are states required to report to OSEP about families?). Part B programs are to report the same information for all programs preschool through secondary school, which is the percentage of families who report that the school facilitated parent involvement. Neither of these requirements address family outcomes because they ask for information about services provided rather than whether an outcome was actually achieved.