Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) for 2005-2010 | February 2007

Monitoring Priority: Effective General Supervision Part B / Effective Transition

Indicator 13: Percent of youth aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals.

(20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B))

Measurement:

Percent = # of youth with disabilities aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals divided by # of youth with an IEP age 16 and above times 100.

Overview of Issue/Description of System or Process:

Secondary transition and the associated requirements have been an identified area of improvement in the Texas Continuous Improvement Process (TCIP) for several years. In addressing this issue the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has worked closely with the Secondary Transition ESC Leadership at Region 11 Education Service Center (ESC) and the associated 20-region network. The purpose of the ESC Transition Network is to ensure that secondary students who receive special education services successfully transition from high school to post-school activities.

Transition goals are supported through activities of the statewide Secondary Transition Network. Professional development for network members included training by a national consultant on creating a statewide system to address transition issues. Network members provided training for districts on transition processes, specifically those related to new reporting requirements. Regional activities also included training events for parents and students to enable their full participation in the transition process.

As stated in the overview of this document, the State has not previously collected statewide data from LEAs in regard to this indicator and is in the process of developing a data collection system. For the purposes of reporting data for this SPP, the OSEP provided guidance to the state to use any existing data related to the indicators. The information included below is data available through the Performance-Based Monitoring System (PBMS). The sample size for this submittal includes districts identified in the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) at a compliance review level. This data includes information related to IEPs that include coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services. As this data is not in direct alignment with the indicator the state will not baseline this indicator until the 2007 APR.

Source | Texas Education Agency, State Supervision Data

Note: Note: The LEA did not address and correct the identified noncompliance issue within one year. The LEA with continued noncompliance was assigned a special purpose monitor to be paid for by the LEA (as noted in 2005 APR Indicator 15).

Data Collection Activities for Baseline and Measurable Targets for FFY 2006 APR:

Texas is currently developing a data collection mechanism for this indicator. Texas plans to develop and employ a statewide data collection system to incorporate the specific requirements of the State Performance Plan. Due to the time needed for the development of this system, the 2006-2007 collection will be conducted in the 14 largest LEAs with average daily membership (ADM) over 50,000 students using a representative sample. In 2007-2008 all districts will report a representative sample for this indicator. The system will be designed to facilitate improvement at the statewide, regional, and district level. Training for use of the data system will be an integral part of the statewide training process for data collection on this indicator.

Baseline Data for FFY 2004 (2004-05):

Baseline data will be provided in the FFY 2006 APR due February 2008.

Discussion of Baseline Data:

Not applicable.

Measurable and Rigorous Targets:

Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources:

Secondary Transition
During the 2006-07 school year the Secondary Transition Network will facilitate the understanding of transition as a results-oriented process which includes coordinated, measurable annual IEP goals, transition services in the form of coordinated sets of activities, and which reasonably enables a student to reach postsecondary goals by the following:

• General transition training, student training, and parent training which includes new rules and regulations, self-determination, coordinated goals, and activities for the attainment of post-school goals, and advocacy of the parents and the students in the IEP process
  
• Academic Achievement Record (AAR) training and the evaluation of effectiveness
  
• Facilitating joint agency and ESC trainings for the collaboration of districts and agencies
  
• Enhancement of the transition website in order to disseminate information statewide
  
• Professional Development:
  • Job development in rural areas/job carving/job coaching
    
  • Program for 18 – 21 year old
    
  • Transition assessment training and book studies
    
  • Disclosure of disability (SOP)
    
  • K-12 articulation of transition process
    
  • Texas Transition Institute: National Perspectives

Improvement activities associated with this indicator will be ongoing through the 2010-2011 school year.

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Created: June 14, 2007

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