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Member Login VECF HOME ABOUT THIS TOOLKIT DATA SHARING Legal Parameters FERPA HIPAA Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding NNIP Actionable Intelligence Sample MOUs Principles and Values Smart Beginnings Opportunities ECIDS DATA USE Telling The Story Sample data visualizations Understanding Data Data Dictionaries Important Terms Early Childhood Data Inventory Template Tutorials Fiscal Mapping Webinars Virginia Quality data slide deck Sources US Census Bureau Poverty Data Virginia Kids Count Data Center Virginia Department of Education Virginia Open Data Virginia and Smart Beginnings Community Profiles Virginia and Smart Beginnings Poverty Profiles VECF School Readiness Report Card VECF 2017 Children’s Budget Report Interactive Northern Virginia Health Foundation Map Other Resources About This Toolkit Data Sharing This toolkit provides data privacy guidelines, sample data sharing agreements, and guiding principles to developing data sharing partnerships. Data Use This toolkit includes examples of data visualization, resources for understanding different types of data, and links to data sources. ABOUT VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION, SMART BEGINNINGS AND THIS TOOLKIT The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation serves as the convener between public and private sectors to increase efficiencies, encourage innovation and create partnerships. VECF believes in the power of actionable information to support the responsibility and opportunity to be accountable, equitable, effective, and efficient in delivering services and opportunities for Virginia’s children, families, communities, and the Commonwealth. This toolkit is designed to provide data capacity building resources and information for a broad base and variety of early childhood stakeholders. Compiling data capacity building tools and making them readily available is one of the many avenues VECF is pursuing to build out systems, knowledge, skills, and frameworks for using data to achieve important school readiness goals. FEATURED TOOLS This toolkit includes examples of text and visuals that can help you communicate with data more clearly and effectively. Also, there are numerous links to websites and online tools that you will find helpful. Below are some examples of popular tools both for Data Sharing and Data Use. UNDERSTANDING THE RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS Navigating the data sharing restrictions and allowances built into federal legislation requires an understanding of the laws and security provisions. TOOLS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION Discover which tools are most effective for creating original, clear and compelling graphics based on your data. INTERACTIVE DATA DISPLAY View statistical information for Virgnia statewide, by county or independent cities over multiple years, comparing ethnicites and income levels side-by-side. SAMPLE DATA FIELDS REQUEST TO VDOE FOR PALS-K DATA View a sample form for requesting Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening Assessment (PALS-K) data from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) for a data project with regional school divisions. Virginia Early Childhood Foundation 1703 N. Parham Rd, Suite 110, Richmond VA 23229 Privacy Policy www.vecf.org 804-353-8323 804-353-8353...