1. Data Use Toolkit Charlotte Y. Alverson
3rd Annual Secondary Transition State Planning Institute
May 12 – 14, 2009
Charlotte, North Carolina

2. Purpose
To help State and Local Education personnel use post-school outcomes data to improve in-school programs for youth with disabilities
Purpose of the Data Use Toolkit

3. Three Components
Sharing State Post-School Outcomes Data
A Facilitator’s Guide for Using Post-School Outcomes
Examining Local Post-School Outcomes
Three separate components; could be used in combination or separately, depending on the needs of the LEA

4. Purpose – Audience - Materials
Sharing State PSO
Purpose
To help SEA personnel disseminate the State PSO data to the LEA
Audience
SEA personnel
Materials
Glossary of terms
Materials list for sharing State PSO data
Questions to consider
Facilitator’s Guide
To help a District/School person disseminate and use PSO data with stakeholders
LEA leadership personnel
Facilitator’s Packet
List of materials,
Glossary of terms,
Questions to consider
Examining Local PSO
To help school personnel use PSO data for programmatic decision-making
School personnel, parents, & stakeholders
A PowerPoint
Glossary of terms,
Questions to consider

5. Disseminating State’s Data
Data Display Template
NPSO Trend Data Display
Screen of materials in the SEA component of the Data Use Toolkit.
1-Page Summary

6. Facilitator’s Guide
Screen shot of a page from the Facilitator’s Guide.

7. Examining Local PSO
Screen shots of some slides from the PowerPoint.

8. Examining Local PSO
Screen shots of some slides from the PowerPoint. The LEA facilitator will adapt the slides to reflect specific state and local information.

9. Examining Local PSO
Screen shots of some slides from the PowerPoint.

10. Examining Local PSO
Screen shots of slides from the PowerPoint.

11. Examining Local PSO
Screen shots of slides from the PowerPoint.

12. Benefits of Using Data Use Toolkit
SEA
LEA
Provides uniformity for dissemination of outcome findings
Builds awareness of federal, state, & local efforts
Connects the State’s work at the Institute with local resources & effort
Shows the results of local efforts to contact former students
Builds awareness of the link between in- school programming & post-school outcomes
Empowers the LEA

13. Data Use Toolkit: Pilot Sites Wanted
Charlotte Y. Alverson