Jane- Indiana will continue with their current system of data collection and stay under the current requirements while starting to try and implement some of the new requirements along the way. Thanks and good luck to everyone with their data collection! -Adam
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kampa, Mary Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NPSO]: Indicator 14 FAQ Update [Scanned] Hi Jane, Like Oregon, Wisconsin will continue to use our current survey questions and interview this year. I have several questions I would appreciate any clarification you have or can get: 1. If a youth meets all the criteria of "competitive employment" (community setting, above minimum wage, more than 90 days) except they are working 16 hours per week, is that "Other employment" or does it not qualify as employment at all? 1. For "other postsecondary education or training", would programs such as "mission" , "Peace Corps", "Vista", or America Corps" "other postsecondary education or training"? If so, how would "for at least one complete term" be defined for them? 1. Under the definition of "enrolled in higher education", OSEP states the youth must be enrolled in a community college or college/university or other institution that meets the IHE definition, in (a) an educational program or (b) a training program. Do you know what types of training programs are recognized under IHE? 1. Under "some other employment", family business is listed, and as examples, "store", and "catering" are listed. If the youth is working in these settings and meet all the other criteria of "competitively employed", could they be counted under "competitive employment" instead of "some other employment", I know two youth with disabilities who have worked more than 90 days, app. 40 hours per week, earning more than minimum wage, in a locally-owned business since leaving high school. One youth's family owns the business. Are they both counted under "competitive employment", or is one counted under "competitive employment" and one counted under "some other employment" because her family owns the business? Is this question actually trying to get at the non-community-based work (previously work at or from home) rather than who owns the business? If not, it will have implications for how we specifically word this question. Thanks much Jane, Mary ________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Jane Falls Sent: Thu 4/16/2009 11:59 AM To: PSO CofP Subject: [NPSO]: Indicator 14 FAQ Update [Scanned] Greetings colleagues, We are working with OSEP on an Indicator 14 FAQ re changes in the Measurement Table and hope to share it at the Secondary Transition Institute May 12-14, 2009 in Charlotte, NC. We will, of course, share it with this list as well. Soon after we complete the FAQ, we will revise our Survey Protocols. As you know states are not required to report on Indicator 14 for FFY 2008 due February 1, 2010. Options for this year include: * Collect and report Indicator 14 data this year consistent with the previous requirements * Collect and report Indicator 14 data consistent with the new requirements * Not collect or report the data this year, make needed changes, and start new data collection for the students leaving school during the 2008-09 school year. Regardless of what your state chooses, we encourage you to be continue getting contact information on students leaving school this 2008-2009 school year and letting these students and families know they will be contacted. This will be the first cohort for whom you will collect the one year out data using the new Indicator measure. We encourage you to check, use, and adapt the Student and Parent Flyers we prepared in collaboration with PACER. These are on our website at http://www.psocenter.org/data_collection.html States are asking what others plan to do this year. We would love to hear from you about what your state is doing! And as always, feel free to contact us! Jane Jane Falls, Coordinator National Post-School Outcomes Center 1268 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1268 541-346-0354 [email protected] http://www.psocenter.org<http://www.psocenter.org/> Learn about NPSO products, services and events plus connect other state experts! Subscribe to our NPSO list at http://www.psocenter.org/cofp.html#email [https://mail.cesa11.k12.wi.us/exchange/maryk/Drafts/RE:%20%5bNPSO%5d:%20Indicator%2014%20FAQ%20Update%20%5bScanned%5d.EML/1_multipart/image.gif]
