Reports: Profiles: for Nebraska

Nebraska's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
    SPP/APR (http://\\ndeweb1\Web\NDEWEB\SPED\sppindex.html)
    State Transition Website (http://sites.esu9.org:8080/NDEtransition/)

• 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)?


unique student number

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2. What is the organizational structure of the state’s post-school outcomes data collection system?
the state contracts with a university organization to assist in the system

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3. If the SEA contracts with another agency to collect data, what is the annual amount paid for that work?
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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 and the contractor continuously reviewed responses throughout the data collection process to evaluate the representation of the respondents. The data will be analyzed and presented appropriately to account for under or over represented respondents.

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


The State and districts are working together to increase response rates. Districts are provided various resources to assist them in promoting the project (e.g. prenotifcation letters can be shared with students/families before the student leaves school so that the contractor's letterhead is recognizable when received in the mail, Summary of Performance forms have included details about Nebraska's Post-School Outcomes Project, etc.).

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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


Adult agency involvement, student involvement in the IEP process, specific questions for those students who dropped out of school

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8. How are post-school data gathered?
Phone survey/interview former student
Phone survey/interview family member
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

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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

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


State Transition Advisory Committee State Transition Practitioners Committee Special Education Advisory Committee

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


Districts analyze this data as part of Nebraska's Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD) self assessment process.

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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
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?
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