Reports: Profiles: for Ohio

Ohio's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
    http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=968&Content=16899 (http://www.old.ode.state.oh.us/exceptional_children/children_with_disabilities/secondary_transition.asp)

• 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 SSID

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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?
unanswered
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4. Are you collecting data from …
a sample of districts of school leavers on IEPs in your state?

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4c. How is the sample selected?
Each school district – every 6 years
All districts over 50,000 ADM every year
Districts in our monitoring cycle

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4d. How many districts/LEAs are included in your yearly data collection efforts?


150

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


If the population of the district is less than 30 students then the district is required to collect a sensus, if they have over 30 students then our contract provide TA on sampling the population.

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4f. Briefly describe how your state attempts to increase the response rate (including drop outs).


We first are using an exiting survey process to gather accurate information on how to contact the student after they have left high school, at the same time we are working with our regional technical assistance provides, our professional and parent advocacy association to promote the post school data collection efforts, including capturing the status of drop outs.

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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 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
Transition experiences in high school
Postsecondary IEP goals
Other

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6a. describe briefly


Community Involvement, Information related to impacting the post school status, such as financial aid use, satisfaction with services etc.

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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

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8. How are post-school data gathered?
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

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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?
In-school data collected while student was in his/her last year of school
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

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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:
no answers were checked
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15. List the stakeholder groups that participated in the development of your data collection system.


Parents, Transition Specialist, Agency Personnel, Educational Administration, Regional Services Providers. State Staff, Local Data Personnel.

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


Current Ohio is not allowed by law to share personally identifiable information on students.

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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.


Systemically the work that is being done for indicator 1 and 2 is being promoted and linked to the effective transition services process and the ultimate improved outcomes of SWD. ALso by utlizing the information identified by the Ohio LOngitudinal Transition Study, impact can be made on IEP teams as they support access and progress for SWD.

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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
Sampling papers
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?


Currently we continue to develope improvements in the data collection process in order to connect this work with the continuous improvement efforts of the districts. We continue to need to improve the process of exiting and post school information on student who drop out.