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Writing an SPP/APR that considers the connections across Indicators…

Writing an SPP/APR that considers the connections across Indicators…. Kentucky’s Design for Improving Postschool Outcomes for Students with Disabilities. Ownership and Action through Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center

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Writing an SPP/APR that considers the connections across Indicators…

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  1. Writing an SPP/APR that considers the connections across Indicators…

  2. Kentucky’s Design for Improving Postschool Outcomes for Students with Disabilities Ownership and Action through Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center 2nd Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute May 2008

  3. We Know the Barriers • Transition of youth with disabilities from high school to community settings is one of the most stressful of life transitions • In all areas of adult life, young adults with disabilities do not fare as well as their peers without disabilities. • Youth with disabilities have significantly higher drop-out rates (CEC, 1994), lower employment rates (Blackorby & Wagner, 1996), lower rates of independent living (Kiernan, McGaughey, Lynch, Morganstern, & Schalock, 1991); and they do not pursue college or post-secondary education (Blackorby & Wagner, 1996). • Major change in human service delivery system • Lack of adequate data collection (what happens to students?)

  4. Kentucky, like the rest of the nation… began focusing on the transition needs of youth with disabilities in the 1980s through various school-to-work model demonstrations

  5. Our State… • Made successful transition for all students an educational goal with the passing of KERA in 1990. • Was one of the few states that answered the 1990 IDEA reauthorization with a separate, individualized transition plan for students with disabilities. • Is one of a few states that require an Individual Learning/Graduation Plan (ILP), focused on transition, for all students. • Has an Interagency Transition Council to foster the collaboration we all know is so critical for successful transition. • Required transition planning beginning at age 14 prior to federal requirement to do so.

  6. But, overall, we falter….. In Kentucky, in 2004… • An estimated 39.0% of people with disabilities, aged 18-64 lived in families with incomes below the poverty line vs. • An estimated 10.5% of people without a disability • An estimated 87.2% unemployment rate for people with a work limitation (disability) vs. • An estimated 22.6% unemployment rate for men and women without a work limitation (disability) Houtenville, Andrew J. 2005. "Disability Statistics in the United States." Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC), www.disabilitystatistics.org. Posted April 4, 2005. Accessed September 12, 2005.

  7. APR 2008 • Graduation Rate: 64.3% (Exiting Data) • Dropout Rate: 5% (Exiting Data) • Transition Planning in the IEP: 67.6% • Postschool Outcomes: 74%

  8. Design for Improvement • Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration • Combined activities addressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 • Aligned categories of activities with Taxonomy for Transition Programming • Structured activities to address APR Checklist

  9. Design for Improvement • Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration • Combined activities addressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 • Aligned categories of activities with Taxonomy for Transition Programming • Structured activities to address APR Checklist

  10. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  11. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  12. Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network • Kentucky has 11 Special Education Cooperatives (SEC) • All Local Education Agencies belong based upon geographic proximity • Each Special Education Cooperative has Transition Consultant • SEC Transition Consultants have established regional interagency linkages

  13. Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network • Technical assistance • Training • Professional development • Specialized services • Research • Other needs identified by member districts and the Kentucky Department of Education.

  14. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career … • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  15. Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • www.kypso.org • The mission of the Kentucky Post School Outcome Study (KyPSO) website is to provide Kentucky school districts with a process for evaluating the after school outcomes of student leavers with disabilities. • Kentucky In-School Transition Survey • Kentucky One-Year-Out Survey

  16. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  17. Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Choices • Career Choices in the middle school is an exploratory course which introduces students to a broad range of career opportunities. • Career Pathways • A program of studies for each career pathway is a sequence of rigorous academic and career/technical courses including dual credit opportunities, leading to postsecondary degrees and industry recognized certifications and/or licensures. • Interdisciplinary Courses • Interdisciplinary courses provide high schools the opportunity to offer courses which have the same academic rigor as traditional courses, but the content is delivered through a more contextual hands-on approach.

  18. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  19. Division of Secondary and Virtual Learning • Dropout Prevention • Online resource guide offering strategies to keep students in school. • Secondary GED Program • Programs and services that include identification, counseling, mentoring and other educational strategies for students who are demonstrating little or no success in school, or who possess other risk factors that contribute to the likelihood of their dropping out of school.  • Individual Learning Plans • The web-enabled  Individual Learning Plan (ILP) helps secondary students (grades 6-12) better focus their coursework on individual goals as they prepare for postsecondary studies and careers.

  20. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  21. Kentucky Interagency Transition Council Provides a forum through which students, parents, and professionals can: • Communicate and decide how to work together as a team (e.g. relationship and structure); • Identify current practices and areas in need of improvement; • Share resources, knowledge, unique experiences and expertise; • Benefit from successful outcomes and shared rewards.

  22. Transition Core TeamRegional Interagency Transition Teams • Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs • University of Kentucky Human Development Institute • Kentucky Department for Mental Health/Mental Retardation • Office of Vocational Rehabilitation • Kentucky Deafblind Project • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children • Special Education Cooperative Network • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Parent Resource Centers • Division of Career and Technical Education

  23. State Interagency Transition Council Role: State-level stake holders develop policy decisions Role: Developers and facilitators of system Transition Summit Team Role: keep abreast of issues, concerns and trends as identified by Regional Teams; provide support to regional teams; provide support/guidance to State Transition Coordinator & State Improvement Grant -Transition Director State Transition Core Team 11 Regional Interagency Transition Teams Based upon Special Education Cooperative Structure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  24. Collaborative Partners • Kentucky Department of Education • Division of Exceptional Children Services • Kentucky Special Education Cooperative Network (KSECN) • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • Division of Career and Technical Education • Career Pathways • Interdisciplinary Courses • Division of Secondary and Virtual Education • Dropout Prevention • Secondary GED Program • Individual Learning Plans • Kentucky Interagency Transition Council for Persons with Disabilities (KITC) • Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers

  25. Regional and National Technical Assistance Centers • Mid-South Regional Resource Center • National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center • National Postschool Outcomes Center • National Dropout Prevention Center

  26. Design for Improvement • Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration • Combined activities addressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 • Aligned categories of activities with Taxonomy for Transition Programming • Structured strategies to address APR Checklist

  27. Combined Activities • Tree of Influence • Through stakeholder groups of collaborative partners, activities were selected that would address the identified needs for all indicators (1, 2, 13, 14)

  28. Design for Improvement • Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration • Combined activities addressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 • Aligned categories of activities with Taxonomy for Transition Programming • Structured strategies to address APR Checklist

  29. Aligned Activities • Taxonomy for Transition Programming: Paula Kohler 1996 http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kohlerp/pdf/Taxonomy.pdf • Student Focused Planning • Student Development • Family Involvement • Interagency Collaboration • Program Structure

  30. Aligned Activities • What Works Transition Research Synthesis • http://www.nsttac.org/Default.aspx?FileName=what_works • Evidence-based Secondary Transition Practices • http://www.nsttac.org/Default.aspx?FileName=evidence_based_practices

  31. Design for Improvement • Interdepartmental and Interagency Collaboration • Combined activities addressing Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 • Aligned categories of activities with Taxonomy for Transition Planning • Structured strategies to address APR Checklist

  32. Structured Strategies • APR Checklist Activity Categories: • Provide training/professional development • Clarify/examine/develop policies and procedures • Improve systems administration and monitoring • Improve collaboration/coordination • Improve data collection • Provide technical assistance • Increase/adjust staff time • Program development • Evaluation

  33. Kentucky Improvement Activity Examples • DECS and Special Education Cooperative Transition Consultants will establish a pilot project on student-led IEPs in each Special Education Cooperative region. • Collaborative Partners: Protection and Advocacy; Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center; Special Education Cooperatives • Combined to address Indicators: 1, 2, 13, 14 • Taxonomy category: Student Focused Planning • Strategies: Provide training/professional development; program development

  34. Kentucky Improvement Activity Examples • DECS staff will compare the data from the parent survey described under Indicator 8 and the data from the one-year-out survey to determine correlations between parent involvement and successful student outcomes in graduation. Based on data, DECS will develop interventions and strategies. • Collaborative Partners: Special Education Cooperatives; Parent Resource Centers • Combined to address Indicators: 1, 2, 13, 14 • Taxonomy category: Family Involvement • Strategies: Provide technical assistance; program development; evaluation

  35. Kentucky Improvement Activity Examples • DECS and interagency partners will continue work on development of the Transition One-Stop website for all transition points, birth through adult. • Collaborative Partners: Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs; Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center; Human Development Institute – UK • Combined to address Indicators: 1, 2, 13, 14 • Taxonomy category: Interagency Collaboration • Strategies: Provide technical assistance; improve interagency collaboration

  36. Kentucky Improvement Activity Examples • KDE will continue funding the position of Transition Consultant in each of the eleven Special Education Cooperatives. • Collaborative Partners: Special Education Cooperatives • Combined to address Indicators: 1, 2, 13, 14 • Taxonomy category: Program Structure • Strategies: Provide training/professional development; clarify/examine/develop policies and procedures; provide technical assistance; increase/adjust staff time.

  37. Kentucky Improvement Activity Examples • Staff will meet with each of the Special Education Cooperatives to discuss postschool outcome regional data and facilitate their understanding of how they can use this data to make regional and local improvements, including implementing strategies for increasing response rates. • Collaborative Partners: Human Development Institute – UK; Special Education Cooperatives • Combined to address Indicators: 1, 2, 13, 14 • Taxonomy category: Interagency Collaboration • Strategies: Provide technical assistance; improve data collection; program development; evaluation

  38. For more information: • Taxonomy for Transition Programming • http://homepages.wmich.edu/~kohlerp/pdf/Taxonomy.pdf • Kentucky Postschool Outcomes Center • www.kypso.org • Kentucky Transition One Stop • www.transitiononestop.org • KDE Dropout Prevention Resource Guide • http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/dropout-prevention/ • Kentucky Individual Learning Plan • http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Individual+Learning+Plan/

  39. For more information: • Kathy Eversole Kentucky Department of Education kathy.eversole@kedc.org

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