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Colorado’s Success

4th Secondary Transition State Planning Institute Charlotte, North Carolina Colorado Department of Education Secondary Transition Services Team May 19, 2010. Colorado’s Success. Who We Are…. Maureen Wirth, M.Ed Senior Consultant Colorado Department of Education

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Colorado’s Success

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  1. 4th Secondary Transition State Planning Institute Charlotte, North Carolina Colorado Department of Education Secondary Transition Services Team May 19, 2010 Colorado’s Success

  2. Who We Are… Maureen Wirth, M.Ed Senior Consultant Colorado Department of Education wirth_m@cde.state.co.us Alison Lowenthal, M.A. Senior Consultant Colorado Department of Education lowenthal_a@cde.state.co.us

  3. Colorado’s Process

  4. Year 1 n=1044

  5. NSTTAC Model for State Capacity Building in Colorado Effective Transition Practices Facilitate Implementation of ETPs Increase Capacity to Implement ETPs Data-Based Decision Making Technical Assistance Professional Development Policy Analysis & Change Adapted from NSTTAC – Team Planning Tool for State Capacity Building

  6. Year 2 n= 1132

  7. Key Learning Points Following Year 2 • Our growth rate is unacceptable • Must be explicit and direct in training • Must provide focused training...I-13 compliance training • Dramatically impacted the structure of Transition Leadership Institute

  8. Year 3 n=1694

  9. Key Learning Points Following Year 3 • I -13 vs. I-15 • Sample vs. verification • Comprehensive data analysis identified trends • Role in Determinations

  10. Key Learning Points Following Year 3 • I -13 vs. I-15 • Sample vs. verification • Comprehensive data analysis identified trends • Role in Determinations

  11. Training Participant Data

  12. I-13 Simulation Training Data

  13. Year 4 n=1357

  14. Key Learning Points Following Year 4 • Disaggregated data—by question—are all at 90% or higher • Disaggregated data by individual school • Sites in verification higher than sites in the sample, but the gap is closing • Overwhelmingly positive feedback from AU staff re: review process • IEPs reviewed showed best practice

  15. Year 4 Spring Verification n=223

  16. Next Steps • Target sites yet to enter the sample • Develop I-13 online module • Train AU staff to use transition assessment gap analysis to develop the IEP • Assist teams to map the continuum of transition services • Collect data on family perception regarding the transition IEP

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  18. Website for Resources CO Dept. of Education Exceptional Student Leadership Unit Secondary Transition Services Team http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/Transition.asp

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