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Post School Survey: Target Year # 1
February 15, 2017 PaTTAN Webinar
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
PaTTAN’s Mission The mission of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is to support the efforts and initiatives of the Bureau of Special Education, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies to serve students who receive special education services. 2
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PDE’s Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Our goal for each child is to ensure Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams begin with the general education setting with the use of Supplementary Aids and Services before considering a more restrictive environment. 3
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Training Session Materials The materials reviewed during today’s webinar can be downloaded at the PaTTAN website under the Secondary Transition Initiative Tab: IU and PaTTAN Transition Consultants’ Support Structure for PaPOS 2016-17 Contacting Hard-to-Find Youth: Strategies for the Post-School Survey Strategies to Contact Youth for the PaPOS Process: Lessons from Pennsylvania Schools Today’s PowerPoint for Cohort 1 (Post Surveys) (background information, timelines, directions for 5 survey completion)
2016-2017 Volunteer Districts As per the PaPOS PennLink - All volunteer requests were required to be received by February 10, 2017 Volunteer LEAs for the 2016-17 PaPOS Post Survey: • LEA Volunteers for 2016-17 will be contacted in March when they can begin the online survey process • All volunteer surveys will follow the same timelines as presented in this power point 6
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Today’s Agenda PA State Performance Plan (SPP) Data System for Indicator 14 (Pennsylvania Post School Outcomes Survey – PaPOS) Background and Supports Recommendations for Contacting Hard-toFind Youth Administrative Considerations Timelines and Procedures 8 Utilization of Leaders Services for Exit Surveys
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Background Information
Pennsylvania’s Post School Outcomes Survey (PaPOS) Data System (Indicator 14) 9
State Performance Plan (SPP) Required for each State
Evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements and purposes of IDEA Describe how the State will improve IDEA implementation • 6-Year Plan • 20 Indicators related to the 3 priorities • Annual Performance Report (APR) for State and each LEA 10
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State Performance Plan (SPP) – 20 Indicators 1. Graduation 2. Drop-Out 3. Participation and performance on statewide assessments 4. Suspension and Expulsion 5. LRE school age students (age 6-21) 6. LRE early intervention (3-5) 7. Early intervention improvement goals 8. Parent involvement 9. (and 10) Disproportionality
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Evaluation timelines Transition from birth - 3 to early intervention (ages 3-5) program 13. Transition services for students age 16 – 21 14. Post-school outcomes 15-20 General Supervision Monitoring, state agency complaints, due process, mediation, resolution sessions, data reporting* * Indicator 17: State Systemic Improvement Plan - Increasing Graduation Rates for Students with Disabilities 11
Every student by name regardless of background, condition or circumstance… Proficient in core subjects Graduates from high school, ready for post-secondary education and career Achieves high outcomes
• Indicator 14: • Students achieving their post-secondary goals • Indicators 1 and 2: • Students actively engaged, staying in school and graduating • Indicator 13 • High quality IEPs designed to help students achieve their postsecondary goals
• The foundation: • High quality, rigorous, standards-aligned secondary school programs for all students 12
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National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: www.transitionta.org
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Additional Background Information
PaPOS Background and Supports
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Designed the Survey to Achieve 2 Goals: Collecting information required for federal reporting
Collecting information to inform program improvements resulting in better post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities
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Pennsylvania’s Survey Sample 1/5 of LEAs annually and 1/5 of Philadelphia High Schools attempt to interview all leavers in LEA All LEAs have been selected and placed on the sampling plan for the 5 years (i.e. each district participates once every 5 years)
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Sampling Variables
District Size (urban, suburban, rural, charter schools
Disability Category
Ethnicity
LRE Status (percent of time in general education setting)
Gender
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Indicator 14 Language Percent of youth : who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school and were:
Enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school. Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school. Enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary education or training; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school. 18
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PaPOS is a 2 year process
2015-2016
• Completed exit surveys for all leavers during the 2015-2016 school year
2016-2017
• Complete post school surveys for those same leavers from the 20152016 school year 19
2015-16 Exit Survey Content Demographic information Reason for leaving Classes/Activities received in high school Accommodations received in high school Contact information for post-school follow-up 20
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2016-17 Post-School Survey Content Post-Secondary education history and related items
Employment history and related items Probe if not employed or in post secondary training/education program Check on independent living status 21
System of Support Field Technical & Management Support Procedures PaTTAN Educational Consultants
Intermediate Unit Transition Consultants If you have any questions or concerns regarding PaPOS please contact your IU contact or send an email to: 22 22
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Contacting Hard to Find Youth
Recommendations for Contacting Hard-to-Find Youth 23
A Review of NTACT Strategies Create Familiarity
Show Interest when Conducting Survey
Provide Incentives
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A Review of NTACT Strategies Create Familiarity
Explain to students that they are helping other students
Show specific examples
Share survey with students and families
Teach students the vocabulary
Practice completing the questionnaire
Identify person with strongest relationship with the student and have him/her intervene with the student
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A Review of NTACT Strategies Show Interest when Conducting Survey Be enthusiastic when calling youth and families
Be interested in the answers youth provide
Convey a nonjudgmental tone when talking with youth
Read the interview with varied voice inflection
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A Review of NTACT Strategies Provide Incentives
Remind students their answers will help others
Provide information about jobs, colleges and services student may be eligible
Give donated certificates from local restaurants & businesses to the hardest hard-tofind- youth 27
A Pennsylvania Resource
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PaPOS Timelines and Procedures
Administrative Considerations:
Timelines and Procedures 29
Post School Survey Collection Window No earlier than one year after the Cohort 1 student left school through no later than September 29, 2017
This shift better ensures that youth being surveyed have experienced one full year’s benefit of time and experience prior to responding to the 30 PA Post-School Outcomes Survey
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What does this look like? Graduated: June 5, 2016
Survey Window is June 6, 2017 – September 29, 2017
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Administrative Considerations Complete the PaPOS Post-School Survey with all former leavers: No earlier than one year after the Cohort 1 student left school through no later than September 29, 2017
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Leader Services Collection Window Leaders Services online system opens on May 15, 2017 and closes on September 29, 2017
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Administrative Considerations
The Post-School Survey should be administered in an interview fashion by an individual familiar with the student being interviewed.
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If a student’s disability limits his/her ability to respond accurately to the survey questions, another individual can assist the student in answering the student survey questions. 34
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Example of 3 Specific Contacts Date
Person Contacted
Means of Communication
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Billy Jones (student)
Former Student’s Cell Phone
July 15, 2017
Billy Jones (student)
Social Media
Sept 1, 2017
Megan Jones (mother)
Home Phone Number
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Recommendations for Collection of 3 Contacts People to Contact
Types of Contacts Home
Former Student
Phone
Parent
Email
Guardian
Home Address
Relative
Social Media
Cell
Voice Text
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A Review of NTACT Strategies Making Contact Contact family members near significant dates when youth may be in touch with family
Maintain a list of family members still in school (siblings, cousins, etc.)
Vary who calls and leaves a message
Leave a message with a callback number
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Representative Completion Rates Crucial to make sure that LEA has high return rate for various demographic areas including:
Disability Category
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Representative Completion Rates LEAs will have instant access to the following data via Leader Services: – % of Post-School Surveys completed/submitted – % of Post-School Surveys completed/submitted disaggregated by • Gender • Disability Category • Race 39
PaPOS Post Survey Submission Target Dates DATE
PROCEDURE
No earlier than one year after the student left school
LEAs may begin administering the postschool survey
May 15, 2017
Leader Services online system opens
August 15, 2017
Data entry status information sent to Cohort 1 LEAs (Recommendation: at least 50% completed and submitted)
September 15, 2017
Data entry status information sent to Cohort 1 LEAs
September 29, 2017
All post-school surveys completed and submitted via Leader Services. Leader Services online system closes (COB)
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Additional Strategies/Recommendations Develop a plan in the spring Who will contact the youth? Utilize 11/12 month employees Administrators, Guidance Counselors, Clerical staff, etc.
When will they contact the youth? Be aware of the submission target dates Develop a timeline of contacting youth and submitting the surveys to a central person based on the target dates
How will they contact the youth?
Make sure your staff are aware of the various ways to contact youth 41 Monitor the progress throughout the summer
Questions?
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Leader Services Instructions
Administering Exit Surveys via Leader Services
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Email Notification (Week of 5/8/17)
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Leader Services Login Information https://apps.leaderservices.com/_outcomes/
Use the username and password sent to you the week of 5/8/17 to login into Leader Services
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When you log-in . . .
Edit: edits the student demographic data
Start Survey or In Progress/Edit: edits the actual survey 46
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Former Student’s Contact Information
This is the information that should be used to contact the former student. If the contact information is incomplete or is incorrect to the extent that you cannot reach the student, refer to the most recent student records for the correct information. The LEA is required to make 3 unique attempts to 47 contact the former student.
Primary Contact Information
The primary contact information can also be utilized to contact the former student. If this contact information is incomplete or is incorrect to the extent that you cannot reach the student’s primary contact, refer to the most recent student records for correct information. The LEA is required to make 3 unique attempts 48to contact the former student.
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Former Student’s Demographic Information
If any of the demographic information is incorrect, please make the correction directly in the survey via Leader Services 49
Record of Attempts: Survey Completed
If you are able to contact the student and complete the survey with the student, you will click on the Yes box and then simply fill out the date(s) you attempted to reach the student. 50 Dates must be at least one year AFTER student left school.
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Record of Attempts: Survey NOT Completed
If you are unable to contact the former student and unable to complete the survey, you will click on the No box, the reason(s) why the survey was not completed and the 3 unique date(s) you attempted to reach the former student. 51 Dates must be at least one year AFTER student left school.
Record of Attempts: Survey NOT Completed If you are unable to complete the survey after 3 attempts, you have fulfilled the requirement for the Post School Survey for this former student. 52
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Complete and Submit this Survey
After you check the box NO that states you were NOT able to complete the survey with the former student, the reason(s) why the survey was not completed and the 3 unique date(s) you attempted to reach the former student, you do not need to answer any additional questions on the survey. Simply scroll to the bottom of the survey and Click COMPLETE and Submit This Survey
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Options other than Complete and Submit
Quick Save allows you to save your work and come back to it later. You must hit COMPLETE and Submit This Survey in order to submit the record to Leader Services
Reset Survey allows you to go back to the original information that was in the system prior to it being saved. You must hit COMPLETE and Submit This Survey in order to submit the record to 54 Leader Services
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Let’s Give It A Try. . . . LEADER SERVICES
https://apps.leaderservices.com/_outcomes/ 55
Characteristics of Interviewer/Interviewee
Check ONE option for the: • Primary Role of the Interviewer and • Person Interviewed
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Questions on the Post-School Survey
Logic is built into the survey that will let you know which questions you will need to answer based on how previous questions were answered
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Postsecondary Education and Training Questions
There is logic associated with this question. Your response will determine which additional questions related to post secondary education and training you will need to answer. 58
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Postsecondary Education and Training Questions
Check as many training programs that apply to this particular student but for each one checked, make sure all three areas (status, currently enrolled and one full-term completed) are all addressed
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Postsecondary Education and Training Questions
Check the reason(s) why the student did not enroll in an education or training program since leaving high school. Multiple responses are permitted.
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Postsecondary Education and Training Questions
Only complete this question if the student did not complete at least one term in an education or training program (from Question #2). Multiple responses are permitted.
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Postsecondary Education and Training Questions
Check all accommodations that the former student received in a post-secondary education or training program. Multiple responses are permitted.
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Let’s Give It A Try. . . . LEADER SERVICES
https://apps.leaderservices.com/_outcomes/ 63
Employment Questions
There is logic associated with this question. Your response will determine which additional questions related to employment you will need to answer. 64
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Employment Questions
Check as many employment opportunities that apply to this particular student but for each one checked, make sure both areas (status and currently employed) are addressed
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Employment Questions
Check the reason(s) why the student is not or has not been employed since leaving high school. Multiple responses are permitted. 66
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Employment Questions
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Employment Questions
Check all accommodations that the former student received in an employment setting. Multiple responses are permitted. 68
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Independent Living Question
Ask the students to rate themselves on each of the activities listed. The student must rate each of the activities and only one rating can be given per activity. If the student chooses not to participate, check N/A.
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Remember . . .
Quick Save allows you to save your work and come back to it later.
Reset Survey allows you to go back to the original information that was in the system prior to it being saved.
COMPLETE and Submit This Survey should be used when the survey is completed and needs to be submitted Leader Services 70
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Verification of Completed and Submitted Surveys
If you want to double check to make sure you’ve completed and submitted your surveys correctly, you can do a search of Completed records, and click Search 71
Verification of Completed and Submitted Surveys
All completed and submitted surveys for the 2016-17 school year should be coded as Completed/View with a green check. You are no longer able to do any edits to a survey after it has been completed.
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Let’s Give It A Try. . . . LEADER SERVICES
https://apps.leaderservices.com/_outcomes/ 73
Questions Regarding Leader Services Submission
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PaPOS Post Survey Submission Target Dates DATE
PROCEDURE
No earlier than one year after the student left school
LEAs may begin administering the postschool survey
May 15, 2017
Leader Services online system opens
August 15, 2017
Data entry status information sent to Cohort 1 LEAs (Recommendation: at least 50% completed and submitted)
September 15, 2017
Data entry status information sent to Cohort 1 LEAs
September 29, 2017
All post-school surveys completed and submitted via Leader Services. 75 Leader Services online system closes (COB)
Contact Information
www.pattan.net
Technical Support via Leader Services:
[email protected] For PaPOS Content Questions:
[email protected] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf, Governor
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