Reports: Profiles: for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
    (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/)
    (https://www.papods.net)

• 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 Secure ID Numbers

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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 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 5 years
All districts over 50,000 ADM every year
Region (rural, urban)
Gender
Disability categories
Race/Ethnicity

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


130

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


Determined through a stratified random sampling process

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


Continued efforts to work with our state's county based Intermediate Unit Special Education Transition Consultants and District Transition Coordinators and Special Education Staff

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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


instructional accommodations received in high school, agency linkages, SSA and health insurance benefits received, access to transportation

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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


instructional accommodations received in college, agency linkages, SSA and health insurance benefits received, access to transportation

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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
Web-based or internet-based surveys of family members and/or former students

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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
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
Report to state legislature
Other

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14a. please specify


shared with our MOU partners to focus on cross-system improvements

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


stakeholders from the following participated: special education, regular education, career and tech education, higher education, department of public welfare, department of health, department of labor and industry, family members, youth

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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?
no

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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
Data Collection
Other Tools & Products (e.g. PACER, NASDSE, Westat)

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