Teleconference Notes - 2006
December 19, 2006
Topic: Preparing for February 2007 submission of SPP/APR Indicator #14.
An informal conversation among states about completing the report.
November 28, 2006
Topic: “Collecting Post-School Outcome Data: Increasing Response Rates and Locating Hard-to-Find Youth”
Presenter: Loujeania Williams Bost, Director, National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities.
October 24, 2006
Topic: Discussion with states who have already gathered and provided data back to districts—What are they doing with the data to improve programs?
Presenters: Debby Norris, Project Coordinator Texas Effectiveness Study and Tom Laign, Transition Services Coordinator, Socorro ISD in El Paso, Texas. Doris Jamison, Manager Planning and Research, Office of Vocational and Educational Services for individuals with Disabilities, New York State Education Department.
September 26, 2006
Topic: Discussion among states conducting census data gathering, i.e. on all school leavers.
Presenters: Pat Anderson, Coordinator for Transition Services, Bureau of Special Education, Connecticut Department of Education. Jacque Hyatt, Secondary Transition Specialist Idaho Department of Education, Special Education Section. Lynn Holdheide, Independent Consultant and Michael Harvey, Indiana.
August 22, 2006
Topic: Discussion among states using or considering the use of "Summary of Performance" to gather exit information.
Presenters: Beth Steenwyk, Deputy Director of Michigan DOE. Sue Walter and Donna Shirts, Illinois State Board of Education.
July 25, 2006
Topic: How is your state preparing to collect data on former students within one year of leaving school?
Presenters: Pattie Johnson, Assistant Research Professor, Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University. Wendy Blaauw Kansas State Department of Education.
June 27, 2006
Topic: Discussion of state systems for gathering exit data on this year's school leavers.
Presenters: Bob Haugh, Transition Coordinator Office of Special Education Programs, New Jersey Department of Education. Mary Kampa, Wisconsin Post High School Outcomes Survey Project Coordinator.
