Instrument 1_School Records Request From Existing Data Provider

Dear [contact name], 

My name is [MIHOPE staff full name] and I’m a [title] at MDRC. I’m writing regarding our current school records [insert state-specific document(s), e.g. “DUA”] for MIHOPE (Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation). MIHOPE is a legislatively mandated, large-scale evaluation of the effectiveness of home visiting programs funded by MIECHV (the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program). [State/School district] school records data play a vital role in investigating the specific aspects of maternal and child well-being that may benefit from home visiting, and how those effects vary for different groups of families and home visiting approaches. We are excited to be extending our study to analyze the long-term impact of home visitation interventions and therefore hope to extend our data sharing collaboration.

 

As we move forward with our project extension to collect school records data about children through the time they are in approximately third grade, I wanted to check in to confirm we can continue our collaboration beyond [calendar year through which prior data sharing agreement covered]. [Insert state-specific DUA information] The details of the data request for the third grade follow-up point will remain similar, though we are happy to be flexible regarding the timing and frequency of data pulls.

 

My colleague [name] (CC’d here) and I are available to discuss this further at a meeting or answer any questions regarding the extension through email, as you prefer.

 

Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

 

 

About MIHOPE-LT (Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation- Long Term)

As background, the federal government contracted with MDRC and its partners to conduct this national evaluation of home visiting programs focused on pregnant women or mothers with infants. MIHOPE is serving two critical purposes: informing the federal government about the effectiveness of the federally-funded Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) in its first few years of operation, and providing information to help states develop and strengthen home visiting programs in the future. The evaluation uses a random assignment design to estimate the effects of home visiting programs across a wide range of outcomes, such as school attendance and student achievement. This is occurring in your state and others around the country. In using this randomized design, MIHOPE will provide valuable information on how these programs can improve the lives of parents and children. To conduct this evaluation, women who were eligible for the home visiting services signed a consent form, provided some personal identifying information, and then were randomly assigned to receive either a) home visiting services or b) information about other services in the community. Both groups are part of the study, which means that we will collect follow up data on an extensive set of parent and child outcomes. The long term extension of MIHOPE allows us to trace children through approximately third grade. More information can be found at:

https://www.mdrc.org/project/mother-and-infant-home-visiting-program-evaluation-mihope#overview

Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE)

www.mdrc.org

Home visiting programs operate around the country to prevent child maltreatment, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and increase school readiness.

 

 

The described collection of information is voluntary and will be used to learn how home visiting programs benefit families. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 0970-0402 and it expires on XX/XX/XXXX. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to be up to 67.5 hours. Information collected on study participants will be kept private to the extent permitted by law.