A Transition Vision for A Transition Vision for Louisiana: Clues in the Louisiana: Clues in the Postschool Outcome Data Postschool Outcome Data Dr. Lynda Price -Temple University Dr. Lynda Price -Temple University Dr. Paul Bole -University of New Orleans Dr. Paul Bole -University of New Orleans Dr. Donna Wadsworth - University of Dr. Donna Wadsworth - University of Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Keita Rone Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Keita Rone Wilson Louisiana Dept. of Education Wilson Louisiana Dept. of Education Louisiana CEC Super Conference on Special Louisiana CEC Super Conference on Special Education Education
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A Transition Vision for A Transition Vision for Louisiana: Clues in the Louisiana: Clues in the
Postschool Outcome Data Postschool Outcome Data
Dr. Lynda Price -Temple UniversityDr. Lynda Price -Temple UniversityDr. Paul Bole -University of New OrleansDr. Paul Bole -University of New Orleans
Dr. Donna Wadsworth - University of Dr. Donna Wadsworth - University of Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Keita Rone Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Keita Rone Wilson Louisiana Dept. of EducationWilson Louisiana Dept. of Education
Louisiana CEC Super Conference on Special Louisiana CEC Super Conference on Special EducationEducation
January 26, 2010 January 26, 2010
What is Postschool What is Postschool Outcome Data?Outcome Data?
IDEA mandates that all states must file a IDEA mandates that all states must file a State Performance Plan & Annual Progress State Performance Plan & Annual Progress ReportReport
There are 20 Indicators under Part B—There are 20 Indicators under Part B—Indicators 1 (graduate with a regular Indicators 1 (graduate with a regular diploma), 2 (drop-outs), 13, and 14 apply to diploma), 2 (drop-outs), 13, and 14 apply to transition and secondary edutransition and secondary edu
Data Collection Data Collection Efforts in LouisianaEfforts in LouisianaHow is the data Collected? Surveys are How is the data Collected? Surveys are conducted at three different intervals:conducted at three different intervals:a)a) High school exitHigh school exit
b)b) One year after high school exitOne year after high school exit
c)c) Three years after high school exitThree years after high school exit
Who Collects the Data? Transition Who Collects the Data? Transition Facilitators and local Transition Core Facilitators and local Transition Core Team MembersTeam Members
What is done with the Data?What is done with the Data?
Objectives of the Objectives of the Project:Project:
Assist in effective collection, analysis, and Assist in effective collection, analysis, and dissemination of Postschool Outcome Data dissemination of Postschool Outcome Data (with a special focus on outcomes for (with a special focus on outcomes for Indicator 14) Indicator 14)
Explore what students with disabilities and Explore what students with disabilities and their families are actually doing throughout their families are actually doing throughout the state as they transition into adulthoodthe state as they transition into adulthood
Share what is used to facilitate successful Share what is used to facilitate successful self-determination, agency collaboration self-determination, agency collaboration and transition on the local level.and transition on the local level.
Louisiana Data: Louisiana Data: Total Employed or Total Employed or
Continuing EducationContinuing EducationMeans from overall population = 4,738 Means from overall population = 4,738 for the 2008-2009 school yearfor the 2008-2009 school year
Originally reported by individual parishOriginally reported by individual parish
Reported as a percent of the total Reported as a percent of the total students contactedstudents contacted
Parishes could vary widely, based on Parishes could vary widely, based on urban, rural, or suburban locationsurban, rural, or suburban locations
Main concern: Combined employment Main concern: Combined employment and educationand education
OVERALL MEANS:OVERALL MEANS:VARIOUS EXIT VARIOUS EXIT
CODESCODESThese percents are based on the total data These percents are based on the total data set for 2008-2009.set for 2008-2009.
Overall sample is 4, 738 students.Overall sample is 4, 738 students.
Four ways to exit the special education Four ways to exit the special education system:system:
drop-out, graduate with a regular high school drop-out, graduate with a regular high school diploma, age out at 22, or earn a LA diploma, age out at 22, or earn a LA certificatecertificate
New range of school certificates also includedNew range of school certificates also included
Louisiana PSO DataLouisiana PSO DataStudents with ExceptionalitiesStudents with Exceptionalities
Other Asian or Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White
National Statistics to National Statistics to Frame the Louisiana Frame the Louisiana
Data: Data: Prevalence of adults with disabilities Prevalence of adults with disabilities throughout the United States by age and throughout the United States by age and gendergender
National employment figures for adolescents National employment figures for adolescents and adults both with and without disabilities and adults both with and without disabilities by genderby gender
Poverty rates for people both with and Poverty rates for people both with and without disabilities by agewithout disabilities by age
These slides from the 2000 U.S. Census can These slides from the 2000 U.S. Census can give us clues about adult outcomes and give us clues about adult outcomes and suggest areas for further research . . . . . suggest areas for further research . . . . .
Total Americans Total Americans with Disabilitieswith DisabilitiesPAUL INSERT PAUL INSERT NEW Figure 2 NEW Figure 2 SLIDE HERESLIDE HERE…..…..
Total Americans with Total Americans with Disabilities EmployedDisabilities Employed
Total Poverty Total Poverty RatesRates
PAUL INSERT PAUL INSERT NEW Figure 8 NEW Figure 8 SLIDE HERESLIDE HERE…..…..
Interviews with Interviews with StakeholdersStakeholders
WhoWho? Key stakeholders (i.e., students with ? Key stakeholders (i.e., students with disabilities, their families, local schools/agencies ).disabilities, their families, local schools/agencies ).
WhatWhat? A series of personalized conversations ? A series of personalized conversations about students with disabilities and Indicator 14.about students with disabilities and Indicator 14.
Where and WhenWhere and When? Various Louisiana Regions and ? Various Louisiana Regions and parishes. Conducted on-site if possible during parishes. Conducted on-site if possible during 2009-2010.2009-2010.
WhyWhy? a) To put a “face” on all of the Post-School ? a) To put a “face” on all of the Post-School Outcome data that is being collected about Outcome data that is being collected about student with disabilities and make it more student with disabilities and make it more accessible. accessible.
b) To get “in-depth” information about what b) To get “in-depth” information about what is actually happening with self-determination and is actually happening with self-determination and transition both locally and throughout Louisiana.transition both locally and throughout Louisiana.
Notes on our Notes on our Qualitative Study:Qualitative Study:Qualitative information adds the Qualitative information adds the details.details. It completes the picture that statistics It completes the picture that statistics provide about Postschool Outcomes.provide about Postschool Outcomes.
There are There are nono numbers, means, etc. numbers, means, etc.
There are There are nono “right answers”“right answers”—This is —This is each person’s individual each person’s individual perspective . . . So outliers are important perspective . . . So outliers are important too!too!
This is a This is a “snapshot”“snapshot” of individual of individual stakeholders at this point in time . . . .stakeholders at this point in time . . . .
Pilot Interview Pilot Interview Examples:Examples:
Please describe what you do . . . .Please describe what you do . . . .
What would you change about the What would you change about the current system for transition in your current system for transition in your region? region?
Which student do you think you’ve Which student do you think you’ve made the most impact on their adult made the most impact on their adult life? Why? life? Why?
Is there anything else that you want us Is there anything else that you want us to know? to know?
Future Activities:Future Activities:On-going Data On-going Data
CollectionCollection All three Surveys (currently All three Surveys (currently
implemented in each Louisiana implemented in each Louisiana parish) parish)
Interviews with Stakeholders Interviews with Stakeholders (face-to-face meetings with (face-to-face meetings with various individuals during 2010)various individuals during 2010)
Other data collection efforts as Other data collection efforts as needed (ex: Transition Services needed (ex: Transition Services Questionnaire) Questionnaire)
Future Activities: Future Activities: Data Analysis Data Analysis
Aggregate data by various factors (i.e., Aggregate data by various factors (i.e., age, sex, race, disability category, etc.)age, sex, race, disability category, etc.)
Compare with data from the Picard Compare with data from the Picard CenterCenter
Examine interviews for themes (i.e., Examine interviews for themes (i.e., importance of staff training, problems importance of staff training, problems tracking students, communicating with tracking students, communicating with various agencies, parent concerns, etc.)various agencies, parent concerns, etc.)
Look at how Louisiana can move from Look at how Louisiana can move from “We do this with our students . . .” to “We do this with our students . . .” to “What do we need to do next?” “What do we need to do next?”
Future Activities:Future Activities:
Focus on sharing results and information Focus on sharing results and information from the Louisiana State Performance from the Louisiana State Performance plan (stressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14).plan (stressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14).
Framing Louisiana Postschool Outcome Framing Louisiana Postschool Outcome Data and transition/self-determination Data and transition/self-determination within the efforts of other geographic within the efforts of other geographic areas and states.areas and states.
Highlighting and sharing Louisiana Highlighting and sharing Louisiana effective transition materials and “best effective transition materials and “best practices” locally, regionally, and practices” locally, regionally, and nationally.nationally.
