Outcomes

• Improve the identification of children who are deaf-blind
• Increase educational achievement
• Improve transition services and the achievement of postsecondary goals
• Increase the ability of families to effectively participate in the education of their child
• Employ effective evaluation strategies to improve accountability

Outcomes and Performance Indicators

The NTAC Outcomes and Performance Indicators for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind were developed as a means of summarizing technical assistance planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcome data. Outcomes and performance indicators (OPIs) have been developed across four domains: Service Providers, Families, Systems and Children. The specific purpose of the NTAC Outcomes and Performance Indicators instrument is three-fold:

1. To provide an internal uniform coding system for outcomes and performance indicators identified during the development and implementation of long-range technical assistance plans and agreements.
2. To provide an instrument and process, which can be used to consistently aggregate outcome data during planning, implementation and evaluation.
3. To provide an instrument and process, which can be used to consistently use and report data.

Although the instrument can be used either as a print or electronic copy, the electronic version of the OPIs allow for the selection of the specific outcomes and performance indicators to be measured.

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