Reports: Profiles: for Delaware

Delaware's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
    Delaware Department of Education (http://www.doe.k12.de.us)

• Data on youth who had IEPs was collected.
• Data on youth without disabilities was not collected.
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1. Do students have unique identifiers?
Yes

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1a. What is used (e.g., SSN, student number)?


student number

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2. What is the organizational structure of the state’s post-school outcomes data collection system?
other

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2a. please describe briefly


The state collects the data from a combination of sources. Over half of the LEAs conduct telephone surveys. The state has contracted with a private organization to collect the data for the remaining LEAs.

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3. If the SEA contracts with another agency to collect data, what is the annual amount paid for that work?


$17,000

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4. Are you collecting data from …
a census of all school leavers on IEPs in your state?

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4a. How do you determine if the respondents are representative of all the school leavers?


The state will use the unique student numbers as the basis for determining if the respondents were representative of all school leavers.

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4b. Briefly describe how your state attempts to increase the response rate (including dropouts).


This year has been the first year of collection. The state will work with the National Post-School Outcomes Center and the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities to develop a series of strategies to increase the response rate for all school leavers.

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5. Which school leaver groups of students with IEPs are included? (NOTE THAT TO MAKE THIS SURVEY APPLICABLE TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE WE HAVE GROUPED SCHOOL LEAVERS INTO MAJOR AND GENERAL CATEGORIES. IF YOUR STATE USES DIFFERENT LABELS OR GROUPS, PLEASE PLACE THOSE INTO THESE CATEGORIES THAT FIT CLOSEST TO YOUR SEA’S DEFINITIONS WHEN RESPONDING.)
those who graduated with regular diplomas
those who graduated with modified diplomas/other exit documents
those who aged-out
those who dropped-out

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6. What data are gathered from or about a student with an IEP before he or she leaves school?
Information for post-school contacts
Student demographics

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7. What data are gathered from or about a student after he or she leaves school?
Post high-school employment experiences
Postsecondary educational experiences

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8. How are post-school data gathered?
Mailed survey to former student
Phone survey/interview former student
Phone survey/interview family member
Interview conducted by teachers from school districts participating in the data collection
Interview conducted by school personnel other than teachers from school districts participating in the data collection
Interview conducted by research organization hired by the state

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9. Are former students or their family members compensated for responding to the post school survey?
no

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10. When are these data collected?
12-month after the student left school

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11. How frequently were post-school data gathered for each student?
Once only

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12. How were data reported?
at the state level
at the district level
at the school level

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13. Are results reported by:
Gender
Ethnicity
Disability type
School leaver status
Age

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14. Are results used to:
Focus program improvements
Identify in-service training
Prioritize technical assistance
Report to state legislature

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15. List the stakeholder groups that participated in the development of your data collection system.


school programs and the State Department of Education

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16. What challenges have you faced regarding sharing information with other state agencies?


None as of yet

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17. Do you make any connections among Indicators 1, 2, 13, and 14?
yes

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17a. Please describe briefly.


The information from the post-school reports and the Indicator 13 data will be reported on and presented together. this will allow schools to see the relationship between the two data collections. Also, each LEA and school will receive dropout and graduation data combined with the Indicator 13 and 14 reports.

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18. Does your state use NPSO products or services to assist the state in training or working with LEAs to gather post-school outcome data?
yes

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18a. Which products/services do you use or plan to use?
Website (www.psocenter.org)
Community of Practice teleconferences or listserv
Data Collection
Other Tools & Products (e.g. PACER, NASDSE, Westat)
SPP/APR Checklists

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19. Any additional comments you would like to include in your state profile?


None