Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

1. Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Florida CASE 17th Annual Summer Leadership Institute June 9, 2014

2. Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual DisabilitiesFF Mickie Hayes, M. Ed. Director, Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities University of South Florida St. Petersburg mhayes6@mail.usf.edu 727-873-4396 Jordan Knab, Ed. S. Principal Investigator, Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities University of South Florida St. Petersburg jknab@mail.usf.edu 813-361-1076

3. Presentation Objectives • 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

4. Existing Florida Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

5. 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

6. Florida TPSID Data

7. Exiters Employed

8. Aggregate of FL Students (InD) preparing to complete postsecondary programs 2013-2014 • 54 students preparing to exit • 32 are currently employed (59%)

10. Aggregate of FL Postsecondary Completers (InD) and Employment Outctomes 2010-2013 • 115 completers • 72 employed upon exit (63%)

11. Consortium Objectives

12. Strategies • Annual Hartwick Symposium of Stakeholders • Technical Assistance and Training • Communication/Website • Relevant Products • Mini-grants for site development

13. Mini Grants • Florida International University Panther LIFE • Florida State College of Jacksonville Project ACHIEVE • Tallahassee Community College EAGLE Connections • Florida Keys Community College • Santa Fe College

14. 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 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!

15. Visit our website at www.fltpsid.info

16. Visit www.fltpsid.info for Scholarship and Financial Aid

17. 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.

20. STING RAY Program Curriculum Ten Domains: Domain 1: Employment, Internship, and Related Employment Activities Domain 2: Academics and Technology Domain 3: Socialization, Relationships, and Self-Esteem Domain 4: Community Living Domain 5: Self-Determination Domain 6: Health and Safety Domain 7: Personal Care and Hygiene Domain 8: Home Living Domain 9: Travel and Mobility Domain 10: Financial Planning and Money Management Five Domain Clusters: • Career Development and Employment • Academic Enrichment • Campus and Community Engagement • Self-Determination • Independent Living

21. Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities & Florida Inclusion Network Students Transitioning to Adult Roles Person Centered Planning Model

22. Curriculum (COS) Person-Centered Planning STAR • IEP • COS

23. Using the PCP STAR Model 1 2 3 4 List of individual’s personal qualities Future plans (5-10 years) Current status in the 5 Domain Clusters List of Action Plan goals/objectives/ person responsible

24. Postsecondary Education Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Modulewww.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 • LezlieCline, Manager of exceptional student education projects at the Florida Center for Interactive Media, Florida State University, and her team of developers

25. Gallery of photo examples Color-coded connections Reflections • Deeper • Understanding UDL Snapshot

26. UDL Module Use Date Range: Oct 1, 2012 - Mar 17, 2014 • Unique Visitors - 1,064 Users from 44 states • 1. Florida • 2. Massachusetts • 3. New Jersey • 4. California • 4. Ohio

27. 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.

28. 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

29. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Thank you for your attendance!!