Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

The Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities

Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual

Disabilities

Florida CASE 17th Annual Summer Leadership Institute

June 9, 2014

Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities

FF Mickie Hayes, M. Ed.Director, Florida Consortium on

Postsecondary Education and Intellectual DisabilitiesUniversity of South Florida

St. Petersburgmhayes6@mail.usf.edu

727-873-4396

Jordan Knab, Ed. S.Principal Investigator, Florida Consortium

on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities

University of South FloridaSt. Petersburg

jknab@mail.usf.edu813-361-1076

• To describe Florida’s current status in serving students with intellectual disabilities at the postsecondary level.

• To review outcome data on students.• To share strategies, materials, and resources

developed by the Florida Consortium including• Curriculum Domains and Competencies• STAR model for Person-Centered

Planning• UDL module for postsecondary faculty

Presentation Objectives

Florida International University – Project Panther LIFE (two programs)

Florida Keys Community College – Project A.C.C.E.S.S.

Florida State College at Jacksonville – Vertical Training Program

Indian River State College – Employment Institute

Lynn University – The ACCESS Program

Miami-Dade College – Project A.C.C.E.P.T.

Pensacola State College Project REAL

Polk State College – The Transition Program

Santa Fe College – Project SAINT

Tallahassee Community College – Eagle Connection

University of North Florida – On Campus Transition

University of South Florida (Tampa) The Learning Academy; STAGES

University of South Florida St. Petersburg – Project STING RAY

Warner University – The Transition Program

Existing Florida Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

FL Postsecondary Programs• All accept special diplomas• Majority of students have ID/DD/dd• Only 2 can provide housing• Serving 192 students for 2013-2014• Avg. program length of 2.5 years• Matrix forthcoming

Florida TPSID DataSITE YEAR ENROLLED EMPLOYED

Lynn 2010-2011 12 4 (33%)UNF 2010-2011 25 13 (52%)USFSP 2010-2011 6 3 (50%)Lynn 2011-2012 15 6 (40%)UNF 2011-2012 25 12 (48%)USFSP 2011-2012 7 4 (57%)Lynn 2012-2013 12 4 (33%)UNF 2012-2013 28 10 (36%)USFSP 2012-2013 8 2 (25%)

Exiters Employed2010-2011; 2011-2012;2012-2013

# Students who Exited (completed program)

# Students Employed

Lynn 12 8

UNF 17 14

USFSP

TOTAL

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27 or 79%

Aggregate of FL Students (InD) preparing to complete postsecondary programs 2013-2014

54 students preparing to exit32 are currently employed (59%)

Aggregate of FL Postsecondary Completers (InD) and Employment Outctomes 2010-2013

115 completers72 employed upon exit (63%)

Consortium ObjectivesOBJECTIVE 1

Expand existing transition programs at 3 campuses & fully align with criteria

established for Comprehensive Transition

Programs for Students with Intellectual

Disabilities into Higher Education

OBJECTIVE 2Work with 9 existing

postsecondary transition programs to align them

with the Comprehensive Transition Programs for

Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher

Education

OBJECTIVE 3Develop additional

postsecondary transition programs for students

with intellectual disabilities across Florida

Strategies• Annual Hartwick Symposium of

Stakeholders • Technical Assistance and Training

• Communication/Website• Relevant Products

• Mini-grants for site development

Mini GrantsFlorida International University

Panther LIFEFlorida State College of Jacksonville

Project ACHIEVETallahassee Community College

EAGLE ConnectionsFlorida Keys Community CollegeSanta Fe College

4th Annual Hartwick SymposiumHomecoming: Celebrating Our Stars!

National experts and guest speakers!Sessions for students, mentors, parents, and educators!Planning for the future!Building strong mentoring programs!Collaborating with agencies!Choosing and using specialized resources!

Last year’s Annual Hartwick Symposium of Stakeholders was hosted by Lynn University…

Look for the 5th Annual Hartwick Symposium hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

November 13-15, 2014

Visit our website at www.fltpsid.info

Visit www.fltpsid.info for Scholarship and Financial Aid

Title IV Federal Funding • Postsecondary transition sites may now

work towards becoming a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) to qualify for Federal Financial Aid (i.e., Pell Grants, Work-Study, Federal Financial Aid) via the Title IV Student Aid Program.

STING RAY Program CurriculumTen Domains:Domain 1: Employment, Internship, and Related Employment ActivitiesDomain 2: Academics and TechnologyDomain 3: Socialization, Relationships, and Self-EsteemDomain 4: Community LivingDomain 5: Self-DeterminationDomain 6: Health and SafetyDomain 7: Personal Care and HygieneDomain 8: Home LivingDomain 9: Travel and MobilityDomain 10: Financial Planning and Money Management

Five Domain Clusters:• Career Development and

Employment• Academic Enrichment• Campus and Community

Engagement• Self-Determination• Independent Living

Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities & Florida Inclusion Network

Students Transitioning to Adult RolesPerson Centered Planning Model

Curriculum (COS) Person-Centered Planning STAR

COSIEP

Using the PCP STAR Model1

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1. List of individual’s personal qualities2. Future plans (5-10 years)3. Current status in the 5 Domain Clusters4. List of Action Plan goals/objectives/ person responsible

Postsecondary Education Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Module

www.fltpsid.info

Mickie Hayes, Director of the Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education & Intellectual Disabilities

Mary Ann Gorman, UDL expert and module writer, doctoral student in Special Education and Disability Studies and research assistant at The Center for Applied Developmental Science and Neuroeducation at The George Washington University in Washington, DC

Lezlie Cline, Manager of exceptional student education projects at the Florida Center for Interactive Media, Florida State University, and her team of developers

Gallery of photo examples

Color-coded connections

Reflections

Deeper Understanding UDL Snapshot

UDL Module UseDate Range: Oct 1, 2012 - Mar 17,

2014• Unique Visitors - 1,064Users from 44 states• 1. Florida• 2. Massachusetts• 3. New Jersey• 4. California • 4. Ohio

Preparation for College & Challenging Careers

Access to technology Programs that bridge academic levels to

school and work Work-based experiences Peer support Mentoring (Cunningham, Redmond & Merisotis, 2003; National Science Foundation,

2001) DO-IT scholars, WA.

Resources• www.arcjacksonville.org• www.fltpsid.info• www.thinkcollege.net• www.dms.myflorida.com/gcd • www.project10.info• www.transitiontocollege.net/percinfo.html• www.ndss.org

Questions?

Comments?Ideas?

Thank you for your attendance!!