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We Are; We Are Not

Original Posting 07.03.18


This blog post is a long time coming; we did this exercise as a team around Thanksgiving (yeah, I know, that was a while ago). But, I’m excited to finally have some time to put this together and share it. We asked everyone to finish the sentences ‘We are…’ and ‘We are n...

28.01.20 02:35 PM - Comment(s)
Extra Set of Eyes

Original Posting 09.03.18


This past Saturday I had the opportunity to be part of the Glasses for Kids Program offered by the Flaum Eye Institute and work with them on a trial phase use of the COMET database. I went into the morning not knowing what to expect; my only und...

28.01.20 02:34 PM - Comment(s)
COMET Tips & Tricks - Data Elements

Original Posting 15.03.18


We thought it might help to provide an overview on data available in COMET because who doesn't love to talk about data?! [wink, wink] But seriously, COMET is fundamentally "child centric", meaning that the system is designed to record data that serve or r...

28.01.20 02:33 PM - Comment(s)
The Value of Parent Consent

Original Posting 02.05.18


...and by value, we mean necessity. If your programs are collecting data about the children and youth enrolled, you have hopes of sharing that data outside of your organization and you know parent consent is needed, here are some things to think about.


We work with a lot of o...

28.01.20 02:33 PM - Comment(s)
Our Work With Chemung County & CIDS

Original Posting 10.05.18


From healthy birth weight to school readiness, Chemung County is on the path to tracking the developmental progress of all children from birth to age 5. The project started years ago with school districts wanting to look at school readiness. They worked with Children's ...

28.01.20 02:32 PM - Comment(s)