state summary

State Summary

October 2016

Let’s review the state’s grad and dropout rates before examining the PSO

interview results!

53.80% 54.63% 53.78%

63.10% 61.65% 63.19%67.03% 68.29% 67.83%

68.83%71.11% 72.21%

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2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

4-year Grad Rate 5-year Grad Rate 6-year Grad Rate 7-year Grad Rate

Students who graduated

in the 2014-2015 school

year were called (but only

those who had an IEP at

the time of their exit).

Let’s review your AUs’ grad and dropout rates before examining the PSO

interview results!

25.31% 25.43%

23.02%

26.20% 25.20% 25.20%

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5.00%

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15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

State Target

What are we measuring?

What Colorado’s former students with IEPs are up to 1 year after they

exit from high school.

Why?

So that AUs and the state learn if their programs worked/didn’t work,

and to use the information for review and improvement of their

current programs.

Indicator 14 for OSEP.

How?

Between May and September 2016, AUs called their former students

who exited high schools during the 2014-2015 school year.

All interviews were recorded in the Data Management System.

Thank you AU directors, transition coordinators, social

workers, and people in any other position who made this

interview process happen!!

This report summarizes the results of the post-school outcome

interviews in the state.

Post-school Outcome Interview 2016

As a state,

We had approximately 4473 exiters in

SY2014-15

3320 of them were selected in the interview

sample

This sample was reduced by 53 students who

either returned to HS or passed away.

Among the remaining 3267 students,

1701 (52.1%) participated* in the survey

*Participated = Indicated as “interview began” and answered the minimal 2 questions (enrolled and worked).

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te

2015 %Part 2016 %Part

As a State, our participation rates

increased from 47.2% to 52.1%

this year! Thanks to all the AUs

who put so much effort into

reaching the students!

48.64%46.41%

53.18%51.44%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

50.00%

55.00%

60.00%

65.00%

70.00%

75.00%

80.00%

Female Male

2015 2016

53.2% of female students

in the sample

participated in the

interview

50.96%

44.35%

35.37%

43.53%

56.75%

48.70%

36.69%

49.14%

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

White Hispanic Black OtherMinority*

2015 2016

All races increased participation

rates. White students increased the

most at +5.8%

36.7% of black students

in the sample

participated in the

interview

*"Other Minority" includes American Indian/Alaska Native,

Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Two or More Races.

52.60%

24.08%

60.47%57.50%55.98%

33.28%

46.81%

69.81%

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

Regular Grad Diploma Dropped Out Reached Maximum Age Other

2015 2016

56% of graduates in the

sample participated in

the interview

*

*"Other" includes students who received non-diploma certificate and GED.

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30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

2015 2016

58.7% of Students with

physical disabilities in

the sample participated

in the interview

Yay!!

As a state, the participation rate increased from 47.2%

to 52.1%!

The participation rates increased across gender, race,

exit categories, and disabilities.

Things to ponder upon… Although 52.1% participation rate is great, we can’t be

satisfied yet. How can we increase participation rates?

We are not doing a good job reaching out to black

students…

We want to reach out to more students who have

dropped out. We increased the participation rates of

students who dropped out, but they are still under -

represented. How??

Postsecondary School At any time since leaving high school, have you ever been

enrolled in any school, job training, or education program?

At any time since leaving high school, were you enrolled in a 2-

year or 4-year college or university?

Did you complete an entire term?

Employment At any time since leaving high school, have you ever worked?

How many hours do/did you work each week?

Agency Link Did you participate or are you currently participating in a

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Service such as the School

to Work Alliance Program (SWAP)?

School-related Info Did you participate in services for students ages 18-21 in your

school district?

When we examine the data and report to OSEP (office of Special Education

Programs) at USED, we use 4 categories of post-school outcomes:

Enrolled in Higher Ed Youth has been enrolled on a full- or part-time basis in a community college (two

year program) or college/university (four or more year program) for at least one

complete term, at any time in the year since leaving high school.

Competitively Employed Youth has worked for pay at or above the minimum wage in a setting with others

who are nondisabled for a period of 20 hours a week for at least 90 days at any

time in the year since leaving high school. This includes military employment.

Enrolled in other postsecondary education or training Youth has been enrolled on a full- or part-time basis for at least 1 complete term

at any time in the year since leaving high school in an education or training

program (e.g., Job Corps, adult education, workforce development program,

vocational technical school which is less than a two year program).

Some other employment Youth has worked for pay or been self-employed for a period of at least 90 days at

any time in the year since leaving high school. This includes working in a family

business (e.g., farm, store, fishing, ranching, catering services, etc .).

The 4 PSO categories feed into measurement ABC under State Performance

Plan Indicator 14,upon which Colorado and AUs are evaluated.

Enrolled in Higher Ed

Competitively Employed

Enrolled in other

postsecondary education

or training

Some other employment

Higher Ed =

Measurement AHigher Ed +

Competitive

Employment =

Measurement B

All Categories =

Measurement C

When a student is not in any of the above categories, the

student is considered as “Not Engaged in the Community.”

24.60% 25.60%

56.40%60.40%

73.60%77.50%

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90.00%

100.00%

2015 2016

Higher Ed Higher Ed + Comp. Employment All engagement

All Engagement

Target = 69%

Higher Ed

+Comp.

Employ. Target

= 61%

HigherEd

Target

=32.5%

Highed Ed25.6%

Competitive Employment

34.8%

Other Postsecondary Ed or

Training7.9%

Some Other Employment

9.2%

Not Engaged22.5%

Out of 1701

students who

participated in

the interview,

34.8% were

competitively

Employed!

24.62%

31.81%

8.96% 8.21%

26.40%25.63%

34.80%

7.88%9.17%

22.52%

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10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

%Higher Ed %CompetitiveEmployment

%OtherPostsecondary Ed

or Training

%Some OtherEmployment

%Student NotEngaged

2015 2016

Competitive Employment is the

most frequent post-school outcomeAlthough we reached out to

more students who had dropped

out this year, %Not Engaged

decreased!

Higher Ed

Competitive

Employment

Some other

post-secondary

ed or training

Some other

employment

Not engaged

28.87%

38.73%

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5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

Female Male

Highed Ed Competitive Employment

Other Postsecondary Ed or Training Some Other Employment

Not Engaged

29% of female

students who

participated in the

interview were in

higher ed.

Female students tend to go on to Higher Ed or

Competitive Employment, whereas male students

tend to get jobs after leaving high school

38.30%

32.69%

40.18%

34.07%35.90%

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5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

White Hispanic Black Two or More OtherMinority



Not Engaged

Competitive Employment was the

most frequent outcome for White,

Hispanic, and black students

*"Other Minority" includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

34.62%

41.15%

36.36%

29.73%

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5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

Regular Grad Diploma Dropped Out Reached Maximum Age Other



Not Engaged

At least among the students

whom we were able to reach,

40% of dropouts were

competitively employed!

The most at-risk may be

students who left high school

due to reaching max age

35.11%38.33%

32.26%

40.95% 40.61%

54.29%

40.79%

47.44%

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

SeriousEmotionalDisability

SpecificLearningDisability

PhysicalDisability

Speech orLanguage

Impairment

AutismSpectrumDisorders

OtherHealth

Impairment

Other (HI,VI, DB, TBI,

OI)

ID or MD



Not Engaged

SED’s high non-

engagement rate might

be concerning

Most engaged among all disability

categories, with most exiters

going on to higher ed or

competitive employment

South Central BOCES

Southeastern BOCES

Montrose

Centennial BOCES

Lewis-Palmer

Cheyenne Mountain

Douglas

CSDB

Littleton

Elizabeth

Pueblo 70

Thompson

Fountain

Pikes Peak BOCES

Northeast Colorado BOCES

JeffCo

Widefield

Windsor

Cherry Creek

San Juan BOCES

Delta

Englewood

State

Aurora

Northglenn-Thornton

Pueblo 60

Poudre

Academy

Mountain BOCES

Boulder Valley

Mesa

Falcon

Eagle

Santa Fe Trail BOCES

Commerce City

Denver

Harrison

St. Vrain Valley

Greeley

Colorado SpringsWestminster

San Luis Valley BOCS

Fort Lupton/Keenesburg

Brighton

East Central BOCES

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

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Em

plo

ym

ent

%

Enrollment %

Upper Triangle

Region of impossibility(Enrollment +Employment) <=

100%

Region of low

engagement(<40% of the participating

students are not engaged)

Yay!!

As a state, 77.5% of high school exiters were in

secondary school/training or employed!

At least among the students whom we were able to

reach, 40% of dropouts were competitively employed!

Things to ponder upon…

36% of students who left high school due to reaching

maximum age were not engaged in the community. This is

the highest among all exit types. How could this be?

32% of students with SED were not engaged. Why? This is

the highest non-engagement after ID/MD.

What are the contributing factors for the AU to be

more/less on the enrollment- or employment-side? How

can we better serve AUs given this info?

N/A (The student did

not need these

agencies/services)

No

Yes

No: the student did not

participate in the

agencies/services,

even though he/she

needed them.

Yes: the student

participated in the

agencies/services.

24.9%22.7%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

Highed Ed CompetitiveEmployment

OtherPostsecondary Ed

or Training

Some OtherEmployment

Not Engaged

N/A (The student did not need these agencies/services) No Yes

Students who didn’t need

DVR are more likely to be

in higher ed and

competitively employed

Students who participate

in DVR are more likely to

be in other training or

other employment than

higher ed or competitive

employment

77% of students who participated in DVR were

engaged, whereas 75% of students who didn’t

participated in DVR were engaged. Does this

mean that DVR was effective?

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%



PhysicalDisability

Speech orLanguage

Impairment


OtherHealth

Impairment


OI)

ID or MD

N/A (The student did not need these agencies/services) No Yes

Autism, ID/MD and “other” are

more likely to participate in

adult agencies.

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%



PhysicalDisability

Speech orLanguage

Impairment


OtherHealth

Impairment


OI)

ID or MD

N/A (The student did not need these agencies/service due to on-time graduation) No Yes

Students with SLI are

least likely to receive

the 18-21 services

Autism, ID/MD and “other” are

more likely to participate in

adult agencies.

If you’d like to chat about any of the following;

the PSO interview contents

Secondary transition

Increasing graduation and decreasing dropout

How to engaged students in the community after

they exit high school

Contact the ESSU Secondary Transition Team!!

Gail Lott [email protected]

Gloria Howell [email protected]

Katie Oliver [email protected]

If you’d like to chat about the PSO data, please

contact Miki Imura ([email protected])

mailto:[email protected]



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