Whats in Your Toolbox:

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Whats in Your Toolbox Using electronic SPP/APR
tools for Indicator 14 Secondary Transition
State Planning Institute, May 7-9, 2008
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National Post-School Outcomes Center

• Our mission is to help state education agencies
  establish practical and rigorous data collection
  systems that will measure and profile the
  post-school experiences of youth with
  disabilities.
• The results will be used for national, state, and
  local reporting and most importantly to guide
  and improve transition services to this
  population.
• www.psocenter.org

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Sampling Calculator

• Allows states to establish representative samples
  of school districts and students to include in
  the annual post-school data collection effort.

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Session Outline

• Overview of Guiding Questions Checklist
• State Stories from
• Texas
• Alabama
• Florida

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Session Outline

• Overview of Guiding Questions Checklist
• State Stories from
• Texas
• Alabama
• Florida

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Session Outline

• Overview of Guiding Questions Checklist
• State Stories from
• Texas
• Alabama
• Florida

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Response Calculator

• Allows states to compare the similarity of the
  respondent sample to the representative sample.

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Session Outline

• Overview of Guiding Questions Checklist
• State Stories from
• Texas
• Alabama
• Florida

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Session Outline

• Overview of Guiding Questions Checklist
• State Stories from
• Texas
• Alabama
• Florida

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The WHATWhat data are collected?

• In-School
• Contact information
• Demographic characteristics
• Leaving status
• Post-School
• Employment
• Post-school education training

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Data Display Templates

• This template creates statewide graphic displays
  of the Indicator 14 data.

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The HOWHow are data collected?

• Extant Data
• Survey Methodology
• Phone survey
• Mail survey
• Web-based survey
• Combination

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The WHENWhen are data collected?

• In-School
• During last year of attendance
• Method for capturing early leavers
• Post-School
• 1 year out of school
• From April through June

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By WHOMWho collects the data?

• LEA staff
• Former teachers of respondents
• Support staff
• SEA staff or contracted party

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District-by-District Tool

• This is an optional tool that states may use to
  display Indicator 14 data for each district.

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State Profiles Database

• Includes a description of state data collection
  procedures, completed by state contacts links to
  survey instruments, websites, reports and more
  dynamically generates graphic representation of
  state responses.

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Session Facilitators

• Mike Bullis
• Director, NPSO
• Penny Church
• Educational Consultant, NPSO
• Robert Shepherd
• PSI Coordinator, SUNY Potsdam