Reports: Profiles: for Wyoming

Wyoming's web-based data collection/reporting sites:
    http://www.k12.wy.us/SE/Docs/speced_state_peform_plan.pdf (http://Wyoming State Performance Plan for Special Education FFY 2005-2010)
    Post School Data Collection for Ind #14 (http://www.k12.wy.us/SE/sec_transition/post_school_data_coll.rtf)

• 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 ID 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 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 year

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


48

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


We will select school leavers from all disability categories as possible, if the number in each category is greater than 10 students.

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


we will inform the student early in transition planning that they will be contacted after they leave school, obtain contact information. Letters and phone calls will be made to collect data and follow-up with students.

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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
Postsecondary IEP goals

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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?
Mailed survey to former student
Mailed survey to family member
Phone survey/interview former student
Phone survey/interview family member
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?
unanswered
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12. How were data reported?
no answers were checked
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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.


Secondary Transition Council and WDE staff

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


We are working on being able to obtain information from other 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

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


We are still in the development of our date gathering process and may modify what we are planning to do at this time.