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Post-Secondary Post-Secondary OutcomesOutcomes

Data Collection 2008Data Collection 2008

Jackie Burr, Oregon Department of EducationJackie Burr, Oregon Department of EducationPattie Johnson, Teaching Research InstitutePattie Johnson, Teaching Research Institute

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Effective General Supervision Part B / Effective General Supervision Part B / Effective TransitionEffective Transition

Indicator 14: Percent of youth who had IEPs, are no longer in secondary school and who have been competitively employed, enrolled in some type of postsecondary school, or both, within one year of leaving high school.

(20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B))

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What happened last year?What happened last year? Plan: exit interviews for all, pilot follow-up Plan: exit interviews for all, pilot follow-up

interviews —completedinterviews —completed

Plan: seek guidance from large districts to Plan: seek guidance from large districts to work out glitches—accomplishedwork out glitches—accomplished

Plan: house data input for districts on Plan: house data input for districts on secure site—not finished because of secure site—not finished because of technical access issuetechnical access issue• Alternate methods provided for data Alternate methods provided for data

submission—completed but inadequatesubmission—completed but inadequate

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ODE must ensure that data are ODE must ensure that data are collected from each district each collected from each district each year. year.

School districts are responsible for School districts are responsible for their data collection procedures, their data collection procedures, including staff assigned.including staff assigned.

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All exiting students will be given the All exiting students will be given the opportunity to participate in exiting opportunity to participate in exiting survey 2008 and follow-up interview in survey 2008 and follow-up interview in 2009.2009.

Districts will be provided with a list of Districts will be provided with a list of students to be interviewed (including students to be interviewed (including students who dropped out) to contact in students who dropped out) to contact in 2008.2008.

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Why do we Why do we needneed to collect these to collect these data:data:

Part of the State Performance Plan (SPP) as Part of the State Performance Plan (SPP) as mandated by OSEPmandated by OSEP

Must be publicly reportedMust be publicly reported

Why do we Why do we wantwant to collect these to collect these data:data:

AccountabilityAccountability Program DevelopmentProgram Development Program ImprovementProgram Improvement

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What data are collected?What data are collected? Exit Interview 2008Exit Interview 2008

Demographics and Demographics and contact informationcontact information

High School experiencesHigh School experiences

Goals and plans for the Goals and plans for the futurefuture

Agency supportsAgency supports

Independent living Independent living expectationsexpectations

Follow-Up SurveyFollow-Up Survey 20082008

OutcomesOutcomes

SchoolSchool Job Job BothBoth

Experiences Experiences

Agency supportsAgency supports Independent livingIndependent living

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Live view of siteLive view of site

What does it look like?What does it look like?

Where will I find it? Where will I find it?

What will I do there?What will I do there?

When will it be available?When will it be available?

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Location of ResourcesLocation of Resources Transition Community NetworkTransition Community Network

(http://www.tcntransition.org/)(http://www.tcntransition.org/)• Instructions and script for interviewsInstructions and script for interviews• Practice materials and other training assistancePractice materials and other training assistance• Post card districts can send ahead of callsPost card districts can send ahead of calls

Post Secondary Outcome Data Post Secondary Outcome Data ApplicationApplication (https://district.ode.state.or.us) (https://district.ode.state.or.us)• List of students who left previous year to interviewList of students who left previous year to interview• Call logs with contact informationCall logs with contact information• Data entry Data entry • District reportsDistrict reports

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Timelines UPDATETimelines UPDATE

Fall 2007Fall 2007 Spring 2008Spring 2008

Exit materials postedExit materials posted

Training for Training for ALLALL districts districts

Contact and IEP information Contact and IEP information entered onlineentered online

Exit Interviews:Exit Interviews:

ALLALL Districts Districts

Open Oct - JuneOpen Oct - June

Follow-up materials postedFollow-up materials posted

Training for Training for ALLALL districts districts

Assign personnel Assign personnel

Review contact information – Review contact information – find additional sourcesfind additional sources

Follow-up InterviewsFollow-up Interviews : :

ALLALL Districts Districts

Open April - JuneOpen April - June

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Suggested ActivitiesSuggested Activities

• During initial fall IEP meeting, have During initial fall IEP meeting, have parents/student sign agreement to parents/student sign agreement to participateparticipate

• Collect contact information in fall, Collect contact information in fall, update in the springupdate in the spring

• Conduct exit interviews in the fall with Conduct exit interviews in the fall with at-risk students in danger of dropping at-risk students in danger of dropping outout

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Strategies for Successful Data CollectionStrategies for Successful Data Collection

Start the process in the fallStart the process in the fall

Don’t do it aloneDon’t do it alone• Involve teachers as team membersInvolve teachers as team members• Understand the goals of the processUnderstand the goals of the process• Assist teachers in using data for program and Assist teachers in using data for program and

service improvement in classroom and buildingservice improvement in classroom and building• Involve teachers in collecting dataInvolve teachers in collecting data• Assure teachers have administrative support.Assure teachers have administrative support.

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Using Resources EffectivelyUsing Resources Effectively

Sharing the results with a team Sharing the results with a team builds understandingbuilds understanding

Students tend to speak more Students tend to speak more willingly with someone they knowwillingly with someone they know

Students that are aware of the Students that are aware of the follow-up interview follow-up interview before they leavebefore they leave are more willing to participate the are more willing to participate the following yearfollowing year

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Teacher’s feedbackTeacher’s feedback

““Collecting the follow-up data for my seniors has Collecting the follow-up data for my seniors has become an intentional focus of my curriculum. become an intentional focus of my curriculum. I want these data for my own use, but also to I want these data for my own use, but also to use to motivate students to plan for their use to motivate students to plan for their future. These numbers represent boys and future. These numbers represent boys and girls that the other students know. They will girls that the other students know. They will become those numbers in a year. I want them become those numbers in a year. I want them to know I am following them, so they don’t let to know I am following them, so they don’t let me down.”me down.”