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Existing Tools/ Resources (current date: MM/YY)
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Ind
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Intended Audience(s)
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How is it used?
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Examples Included?
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General Information
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NPSO
Indicator 14 SEA Activity Timeline with NPSO Resources (5/08)
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14
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SEA
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A month-by-month calendar to assist states in developing, implementing and evaluating
B14 strategies, including APR. It has hot links to specific tools.
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No
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NPSO Parent & Student Flyers
The flyers are listed in the middle of the page. (12/08).
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14
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SEA, LEA, Families
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Examples of several informational flyers encouraging students and families to respond
to surveys.
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Yes
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NPSO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
for Indicator B14. (7/09)
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14
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SEA
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OSEP approved FAQ regarding recent changes to B14.
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Yes
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NDPC-SD:
Tools and Resources - Dropout (no date)
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2
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SEA & LEA
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A compilation of resources ranging from data collection to development of improvement
strategies.
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Several resources include LEA examples
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NDPC-SD:
Tools and Resources - Graduation (no date)
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1
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SEA & LEA
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A compilation of resources ranging from data collection to development of improvement
strategies.
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Several resources include LEA examples
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NDPC-SD: Teleseminars
and Web Events (no date)
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1, 2, 14
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SEA & LEA
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Archive of web seminars.
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No
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NSTTAC: Website, Indicator 13.
www.nsttac.org/indicator13/indicator13.aspx (7/09)
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13
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SEA, LEA, Parents
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Web page with a variety of B13-related links, including a brief description of B13
and what is required. Includes current FAQs
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No
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IDEA Partnership: Collaborative
Work on Secondary Transition (no date)
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13
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SEA & LEA
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Website that provides a variety of resources, including the Partnership Users Guide
to the NSTTAC Evidence-based Collection. The site also provides a “transition
community of practice” dialogue feature that brings together educators nationwide.
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No
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Collecting reliable and valid data
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NPSO
Post-School Data Collection Protocol Stage 1: Recommended Essential Questions to
Address Indicator 14. (9/06)
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14
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SEA & LEA
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Recommended survey questions.
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No
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NPSO Post-School Data Collection Protocol
Question Bank: Stage 2 (3/07)
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14
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SEA & LEA
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Additional optional post-school outcome related questions.
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No
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NPSO/NDPC-SD:
Strategies for Increasing Response Rates (1/07)
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14
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SEA & LEA
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Practical suggestions to increase the response rate when gathering post-school outcomes
data.
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No
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NPSO
Data Collection Guide: Training Interviewers (12/06)
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14
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SEA & LEA
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Guidance on hiring and training data collectors.
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Example from New York state
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NPSO
Data Collection & Use (7/06)
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14
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SEA & LEA
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Specific questions to be asked by data managers.
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No
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NSTTAC: I-13
Checklist FAQ (OSEP approved 11/06). If your word processor cannot open
this link, paste the following URL into your web browser:
www.nsttac.org/pdf/i13checklistqa.pdf
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13
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SEA & LEA
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Set of Frequently Asked Questions about the NSTTAC Indicator 13 Checklist. Responses
were approved by OSEP on 11/16/06.
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No
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NSTTAC: I-13 Data Collection Tool (no date)
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13
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LEA
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Downloadable file to gather and summarize B13 monitoring data, by student.
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No
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NSTTAC Indicator
13 Checklist: Form A (7/09). If your word processor cannot open this link,
paste the following URL into your web browser:
www.nsttac.org/pdf/checklista.pdf
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13
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SEA & LEA
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A single column form designed to meet minimum requirements for collecting and reporting
Indicator 13 SPP/APR data. A school, district, or state can review data for each
item simultaneously across all postsecondary goal areas.
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No
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NSTTAC Indicator 13 Checklist: Form
B (7/09). If your word processor cannot open this link, paste the following
URL into your web browser: www.nsttac.org/pdf/checklistb.pdf
(this is a program improvement tool also)
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13
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SEA & LEA
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A multiple column form to meet the requirements for collecting and reporting Indicator
13.
It enables a school, district, or state to analyze professional development and
program change needs by providing data on each item for each postsecondary goal
area.
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No
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Analyzing data
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NPSO Response Calculator (page
updated 11/08)
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1, 2, 14
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SEA
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Allows states to compare the similarity of respondents to the leaver group.
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No
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NPSO:
PSO for Youth with Disabilities: Establishing a Representative Sample of Your State
to Address Indicator 14
and Sampling Calculator
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14
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SEA
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Allows states to establish representative samples of school districts and students
to include in the annual post-school data collection effort.
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1 training case and 1 from Alabama
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NSTTAC: I-13
Annual Performance Report Checklist (9/08). If your word processor cannot
open this link, paste the following URL into your web browser:
www.nsttac.org/pdf/i13aprchecklist.pdf
(this is an effective data reporting tool also)
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13
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SEA
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This checklist is designed to help SEAs improve their APR for Part B, Indicator
13.
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No
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NDPC-SD:
Part B Dropout - Investigative Questions (no date)
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2
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SEA
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A series of questions related to data collection, analysis and reporting to help
SEAs evaluate previous year results and determine appropriate future technical assistance
activities.
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No
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NDPC-SD:
Part B Graduation - Investigative Questions (no date)
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1
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SEA
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A series of questions related to data collection, analysis and reporting to help
SEAs evaluate previous year results and determine appropriate future technical assistance
activities.
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No
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Program improvement information
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NSTTAC Indicator
13 Checklist: Form B
(7/09).
(this is an analyzing data tool also. The same alternate URL access information
applies.)
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13
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SEA & LEA
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See “Collecting reliable and valid data” above.
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No
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NSTTAC: I-13
Training Materials (8/13/07)
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13
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SEA & LEA
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This document contains examples and non-examples that can be used to train personnel
to: (a) develop IEPs that meet Indicator 13, and, (b) collect data using the NSTTAC
I-13 Checklists.
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Includes examples for each of 6 questions that comprise Indicator 13 compliance
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NSTTAC Case Studies
for the I-13 Training Materials (I-13 Checklist Form B). If your word processor
cannot open this link, paste the following URL into your web browser:
www.nsttac.org/pdf/case_studies.pdf
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13
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SEA & LEA
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Twelve (12) case studies include students with a variety of disabilities and provide
context for the examples and non-examples used in the NSTTAC I-13 training materials.
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Yes
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NSTTAC: Examples for Severe Disabilities
PowerPoint presentation and, Examples-nonexamples, Students with severe disabilities
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13, 14
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SEA & LEA
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These two documents provide examples of I-13 materials for students with severe
disabilities. The PowerPoint presentation contains information from an NSTTAC teleconference
and the examples/non-examples is an I-13 case study for an individual with severe
disabilities.
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Case study with in-depth instruction
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NDPC-SD:
Recommendations for Administrators (2008)
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1, 2
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LEA
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A 12 page document with the self-explanatory title, “Addressing Dropout Related Factors
at the Local Level: Recommendations for Administrators”
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No
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NDPC-SD:
Making Connections Across Indicators to Improve Post-School Outcomes: Early State
Efforts - Interactive Guide
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1, 2, 13,14
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SEA
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This interactive guide provides descriptive accounts of how six states have begun
to display, analyze, and apply data across Indicators 1, 2, 13, and 14.
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From 6 states: AL, IN, NY, TX, WA, WI
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NDPC-SD: Evidence-based
dropout-prevention programs (page last updated 1-28/09)
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2
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SEA & LEA
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A web page that links to brief descriptions of several evidence-based programs in
the U.S.
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Yes
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NDPC-SD:
Cognitive behavioral interventions: An effective approach to help students with
disabilities stay in school.
(8/05)
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1, 2
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LEA
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A brief document describing various cognitive behavioral interventions and how to
implement at the local level.
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No
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NDPC-SD: A
Few Steps to Better Data (11/06)
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1, 2
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SEA
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A brief document outlining how states can improve the efficient collection, analysis
and evaluation of data, leading to program improvement.
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No
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NSTTAC: Evidence-Based
Practices (no date, ongoing)
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13
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SEA & LEA
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Provides a gateway to the complete set of Secondary Transition Evidence-Based Practices
in the areas of student-focused planning, student development, interagency collaboration,
family involvement, and program structure.
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No
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NSTTAC: Research to Practice
Lesson Plan Library (no date, ongoing)
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1, 2, 13, 14
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SEA & LEA
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Teachers can use this research-based, evidence-based information to develop lesson
plans to teach secondary transition skills.
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Included in research articles
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NSTTAC: Predictors of Post-School
Success (no date)
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13, 14
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SEA & LEA
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Provides information from correlation research on identified “predictors” correlated
with improved post-school outcomes in education, employment, and/or independent
living.
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No
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NSTTAC: What Works Transition Research
Synthesis Project (no date)
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1, 2, 13, 14
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SEA & LEA
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Provides summaries of meta-analyses on secondary transition, academic, and dropout
prevention strategies for high school students with disabilities.
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Included in research articles
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NDPC-SD:
Recommendations for Teachers (2008)
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1, 2
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LEA
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A 13 page document with the self-explanatory title, “Addressing Dropout Related Factors
at the Local Level:
Recommendations for Teachers”
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No
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NSTTAC: Sample
Planning Tools from State Institutes (2006-2007)
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13
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SEA
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These tools can be used by States to assist their LEAs in developing action plans
for improving local transition services.
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Examples from: AR, CO,NM,OK
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Effective data reporting
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NPSO Data Display Template (12/07
& 10/08)
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14
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SEA and LEA
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Create various graphic displays of post-school outcome data.
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No
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NSTTAC:
I-13 Annual Performance Report Checklist (9/08)
(this is an “analyzing data” tool also). ). If your word processor cannot open this
link, paste the following URL into your web browser:
www.nsttac.org/pdf/i13aprchecklist.pdf
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13
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SEA
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See “Analyzing Data” above.
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No
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