State-Developed Materials on the Child Outcomes Summary Process
Many states have created materials or adapted COS process materials that support training personnel in outcomes measurement processes and procedures. See examples below. If you have materials to share, or would like assistance to develop materials, reach out to the ECTA Center's Child Outcomes Measurement topic contact.
Alaska
Colorado
- Larimer County Age Anchoring Tool for Outcome 1 (2011)
- Larimer County Age Anchoring Tool for Outcome 2 (2011)
- Larimer County Age Anchoring Tool for Outcome 3 (2011)
Delaware
Illinois
- Understanding Young Children's Development is a three-part module series that reviews the general principles of child development pertaining to the acquisition of social-emotional skills, examines several traditional approaches to organizing child development information, and provides an opportunity to practice observational skills.
- The Illinois State Board of Education: Got Data? A Workshop on Early Childhood Outcomes — This two-day training provided a review of child outcomes measurement and data collection using the COSF. The training also introduced strategies for assuring the quality of COSF data and ways to analyze and use outcome data for program improvement.
Maryland
Minnesota
- Minnesota Implementation Survey (2010)
- COSF with Decision Tree (2022)
- COSF Companion for categorizing skills (2010)
- Minnesota Department of Education Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) (includes COS resources)
- Minnesota ECSE Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Form (2022)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Department of Education: Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes (includes COS resources)
North Dakota
Ohio
- Part C: Child Outcomes Summary Resources
- Section 619: Child Outcomes Summary Questions
- Section 619: Child Outcomes Summary Policy for Preschool Special Education (2025)
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Department of Education: Measuring Child Outcomes (includes COS resources)
Texas
- Texas Education Agency: Preschool Outcomes: State Performance Plan Indicator 7 (includes COS resources)
Virginia
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services maintains a collection of resources on child outcomes and functional assessment, including a state definition of functional assessment, a decision tree, and a fidelity checklist.
Washington
- At a Glance: Child Outcomes (2011)
- At a Glance: Child and Family Outcomes (2011)
- At a Glance: COSF Rating Scale Decisions (2011)