Reports: Profiles: for Hawaii

Hawaii's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
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• 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 name and number

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2. What is the organizational structure of the state’s post-school outcomes data collection system?
the state department of education (SEA) or a related state agency collects the data

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


using methodology to look at the number of respondants (per ethnic groups, & disability catagories) as compared with expected respondants/total population

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


In addition to phone surverys of all leavers, including dropouts, we are now giving respondents the option of responding in writing (anonymous responses)

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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
Housing or independent living experiences
Other

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7a. describe briefly


Questions address areas that are addressed in the IEP (social, transportation, recreational, services used, perceptions on satisfaction and preparation

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8. How are post-school data gathered?
Mailed survey to former student
Phone survey/interview former student
Interview conducted by teachers from school districts participating in the data collection

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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?
other

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10b. please specify


11 months after the student leaves the school system (May)

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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:
Other

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13a. please specify


Reports can be generated for all of the above. However, we use the total number responding as well as proportional numbers based on ethnicity and disability

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

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


Parents, district SPED specialists, Voc Rehab representative, disability organization representative, Special Education Advisory Council representative

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


None

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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.


collaboration with teams responsible for Indicators 1 and 2 - to increase awareness and involvement on issues involving post-secondary plan, graduation, retention, and dropout.

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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?
no

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