Transcript Rhode Island Transition Indicator Rollout 3rd Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute May 12-14, 2009 Presentation Goals • Share how Rhode Island is publically reporting the SPP Transition.

Rhode Island
Transition Indicator
Rollout
3rd Annual
Secondary Transition State Planning
Institute
May 12-14, 2009
Presentation Goals
• Share how Rhode Island is publically
reporting the SPP Transition Indicator
results
• Share the policy implications for
– State
– District
– Advocacy Partners
• Discuss implications and strategies
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Rhode Island SPP Process
• Indicators 1 & 2 Graduation & Dropout
Rates
– Cohort Formula
– In second year (2007) of reporting by this
method
– Previously reported Special Education
graduation/dropout rates from special
education census
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Rhode Island SPP Process
• Indicator 13 Transition Process
– Did not use I-13 checklist
– Collected data through special education
census from IEP
– Waited for full implementation based on the
new state IEP form (July 1, 2008)
– Focused on the qualitative inferences of
Indicator 13
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Rhode Island SPP Process
• Indicator 14
– Using census approach
• Collected by districts – primarily student’s teacher
• Web based survey – based on NPSO Stage 1
– In second year of reporting
– First year reporting district level data
– Response rate 51%
• Representative for all groups except dropouts
– 79% engagement rate
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• Statewide forums on SPP over the past
few years
• Include in monitoring visits
• Included in Consolidated Resource Plan
application – district’s federal funding
application
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• Prepared a presentation with all Transition
Indicators and shared with
– Regional Transition Advisory Committees
– Regional Special Education Director groups
– Parent organizations
– State Special Education Advisory Committee
– Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
– State Transition Council
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• State Policy Implications
• District Level Application Implications
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• State Level Policy - Indicators 1&2
– RI High School Regulations 2004
• Graduation by proficiency
• Concern of increased dropout rate – No evidence
• Dropout rate is down
– Fifth year retention rate is up
• Transition Academies
• Interventions for reaching PBGR
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• District level implications
– Are trends for state level date reflected in
district level data?
– Disproportionate representation for a district
prompts state focus in Commissioner’s
Review (HS Regulation monitoring system)
– Provide plan to address in CRP application
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• State level policy – Indicator 13
– 95% compliance
– Districts given names of students with non-compliant
IEPs with 60 days to correct
• Did not address “qualitative” components of
Indicator 13
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Coordinated
Measurable
Based on Assessments
Reasonably Enable the student to reach the post
school goals
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• New IEP will capture & state will collect:
– Student Participation in IEP, if not, documentation of
students preferences
– Assessments used
– Measurable post-school goals on the IEP
– Transition Services
– Student Assurance
• □ Yes
□ No I have been provided information about
transition planning in the areas of education, training,
employment and independent living.
• □ Yes
□ No I agree that my measurable post-school goals
are based upon age appropriate transition assessments and
will reasonably enable me to reach my goals after I complete
my high school education.
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• District level implications
– #1 be sure IEP is completed properly
– #2 be sure census clerks alert the special
education director when non-compliant IEP is
discovered
– Active participation in PD opportunities – ex.
Transition Assessment forum – sold out!
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• State level policy – Indicator 14
– Focus on representativeness
– Focus on results
• Shared results in report
– Used NPSO tools
– Discussed state level conclusions
– Prompted district level analysis
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•
Looking at District Data
– Begin by examining the “Total Reported” (last) column on the report.
• Did your district collect a sufficient percentage to draw conclusions?
• Was your percentage at or higher than the state average?
• If not, you should examine your collection methodologies and develop improvements in
the next round of data collection in April and May of 2009.
– Examine the percentage of students engaged
• Compare your district to the state data and districts with similar demographics.
– Examine the numbers for students who are not engaged
• This is of concern at the state level for particular demographic groups and holds
particular implications at the local level.
• Who these former students are and what lead to a non-engagement result?
– Implications on Practice
• The primary goal of the transition outcome data collection and reporting is to influence
transition planning and program decisions at the local level.
• Do the results point our team in directions to improve programming or services?
• What has worked, what has not?
• If we change particular practices would we expect to see a change in some or all of this
data?
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• Going forward
– Annual reporting on indicators to all groups
– Built into the federal funding application
– Built into public reporting
– Built into monitoring system
– Merging SPP data with state level policy
discussions – ex. Dropout Prevention
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David Sienko
Rhode Island
Department of Education
401-222-8987
[email protected]
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