1. Post-School Outcome Data Review
Washington state,

2. Center for Change in Transition Services
Mission: Improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities in Washington state.
CCTS analyzes and reports post-school outcomes for all high school students who had an IEP in Washington.

3. Federal Collection & Reporting
Requirement
States collect data and report to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) on a series of performance indicators.
Purpose
Increased emphasis on accountability in education
Determine how well the state is meeting its responsibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
System improvement

4. Critical Interrelationship of Indicators
Four of the IDEA indicators relate to secondary transition. These indicators also correlate with one another.
Quality IEPs – Indicator 13
Staying in school – Indicator 2
Graduating – Indicator 1
Positive post-school outcomes – Indicator 14
(Kohler, Gothberg, & Hill, "NSTTAC Evaluation Toolkit", 2009)
There is an important interrelationship among the indicators;
Quality IEPs lead to Staying in school, which leads to graduation, and better post-school outcomes.

5. Data Collection How are post-school outcome (PSO) data collected?
What data are reported?

6. How are PSO Data Collected?
The annual Post-School Survey takes place one year after students exit high school by way of graduation, dropping out, or ageing out.
Phone calls are conducted by district/school personnel, June 1- November 1.
Data are recorded in the Transition Systemic Framework 2.0 (TSF2), CCTS’s secure online data collection platform.
A minimum of three contact attempts are required.
CCTS provides district/school with technical assistance as needed.
Additional information about the Post-School Survey process and timeline can be found on the CCTS website (link:

7. What Data are Collected?
Demographics (e.g., gender, disability, race/ethnicity)
Work and school experiences
Type of job or school
Number of hours working or in school
Contact with agencies
District/school is responsible for tracking leavers and their contact information.
Take a few minutes to review the survey/interview questions used to collect the information. This may be downloaded from the CCTS Transition Systemic Framework (TSF).

8. Post-School Outcomes Terms and Definitions

9. Commonly Used Terms
Leaver: Youth ages 16 and older with an IEP who left school by graduating with a diploma, aging out, dropping out, or who were expected to return and did not.
Graduated: Any leaver that left school with a diploma.
Dropped out: Any leaver that left school without a diploma. This includes students who aged out or received an adult HS diploma or GED.
Responder/Respondent: Young adult leavers or their designated family member who answered the survey interview questions.
These are the state’s definitions.

10. PSO – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement
Any Engagement: leaver falls into one of the following categories
Higher education
Competitive employment
Other postsecondary education or training
Some other employment
No Engagement: leaver does not meet reporting requirements for any of the above categories.
The five PSO categories are further defined on the following slides.

11. Higher Education Enrolled full- or part-time
Community college (two-year) program
College/university (four- or more year) program
At least one complete term
(National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2018)

12. Competitive Employment
Worked for pay at or above minimum wage
Setting with others who are nondisabled
20 hours or more a week
At least 90 days at any time in the year since leaving high school
Includes military employment
(National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2018)

13. Other Postsecondary Education/Training
Enrolled full- or part-time
Education or training program (e.g., adult education, vocational technical school that is less than a two-year program)
At least one complete term
(National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2018)

14. Some Other Employment Worked for pay or has been self-employed
At least 90 days at any time in since leaving high school
Includes working in a family business. (e.g., farm, store, fishing, ranching, catering services, etc.)
(National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2018)

15. No Engagement
Leaver does not fall into one of the previous employment or education categories.
The “not engaged” leaver may have had some education or employment experience, but for less time than the minimum period required for reporting.

16. Post-School Outcome Charts and Tables, 2016-17
Contact CCTS for TSF 2.0 access.
The following slides include a selection of the state-level charts available in the TSF 2.0 (
Each set of charts is followed by a data table summary.

17. State – PSO Bar Chart
This chart shows the percentages of respondents in Washington state in each of the five Post-School outcome categories: Higher Education, Competitive Employment, Other Education/Training, Other Employment, and No Engagement.
Please note that these data represent approximately 70% of the leavers. The lowest representative group is the hard-to-find students such as those who dropped out of school.
Important: Each leaver is to be counted in only ONE category and ONLY in the HIGHEST category. For example: if a leaver is enrolled in higher education and competitively employed, count the leaver ONLY in (1) higher education and NOT in (2) competitively employed.
Contact rate for state leavers was 80.6%
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

18. State – PSO Summary 6475 21.3% 34.8% 3.0% 13.1% 27.8% Sample Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education
Other Employment
No Engagement
6475
21.3%
34.8%
3.0%
13.1%
27.8%
Table of data from previous slide.

19. Breaking Down PSO Data by Engagement
Post School Outcomes
Any Engagement
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education/Training
Other Employment
No Engage-ment
In the following slides, Post-School Outcome data is first broken down by Any Engagement and No Engagement.
Then, Any Engagement is further broken down into the four engagement categories: Higher Education, Competitive Employment, Other Education/Training, and Other Employment.
Data is displayed first as line or bar graphs, followed by data table slides.

20. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement, Five-Year Overview Line Graphs
These are line charts showing the five-year data points for respondents in Washington state. It should be noted that these are actual data points and lines do not represent trend lines, therefore these charts do not predict future outcomes.
These charts show overall engagement (orange) and non-engagement (yellow). 
Any Engagement means the respondent falls into any of the four post-secondary education or employment outcome categories, further detailed in the next set of charts.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

21. State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement, Five-Year Overview Summary
Leaver Year
Sample Size
Any Engagement
No Engagement
6475
72.2%
27.8%
6081
6153
70.5%
29.5%
5717
67.4%
32.6%
5348
65.2%
34.8%
Table of data from previous slide.

22. State – Engagement Outcomes, Five-Year Overview Line Graphs [1 of 2]
These are line charts showing the five year data points for respondents in Washington state who fall into the Higher Education and Competitive Employment categories.
It should be noted that these are actual data points and lines do not represent trend lines, therefore these charts do not predict future outcomes.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

23. State – Engagement Outcomes, Five-Year Overview Line Graphs [2 of 2]
These are line charts showing the five year data points for respondents in Washington state who fall into the Other Education/Training and Other Employment categories.
It should be noted that these are actual data points and lines do not represent trend lines, therefore these charts do not predict future outcomes.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

24. State – Engagement Outcomes, Five-Year Overview Summary [1 of 2]
Leaver Year
Sample Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
6475
21.3%
34.8%
6081
21.8%
35.3%
6153
22.1%
33.4%
5717
22.3%
30.9%
5348
23.8%
28.4%
Table of data from previous slides [1 of 2].

25. State – Engagement Outcomes, Five-Year Overview Summary [2 of 2]
Leaver Year
Sample Size
Other Education/ Training
Other Employment
6475
3.0%
13.1%
6081
2.9%
12.2%
6153
3.3%
11.6%
5717
3.2%
11.0%
5348
9.8%
Table of data from previous slide [2 of 2].

26. State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Exit Categories Bar Charts
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by Exit Categories, who fall into the Any Engagement and No Engagement categories. 
Any Engagement means the respondent falls into any of the four post-secondary education or employment outcome categories, further detailed in the next set of charts.
*Includes students who aged out or received an adult high school diploma or GED.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

27. State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Exit Categories Summary
Exit Category
Sample Size
Any Engagement
No Engagement
Graduated
5219
77.2%
22.8%
Dropped Out*
1256
51.1%
48.9%
Table of data from previous slide.
*Includes students who aged out or received an adult high school diploma or GED.

28. State – Engagement Outcomes by Exit Categories Bar Charts [1 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by Exit Categories, who fall into the Higher Education and Competitive Employment.
*Includes students who aged out or received an adult high school diploma or GED.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

29. State – Engagement Outcomes by Exit Categories Bar Charts [2 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by Exit Categories, who fall into the Other Education/Training and Other Employment categories. 
*Includes students who aged out or received an adult high school diploma or GED.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

30. State – Engagement Outcomes for Exit Categories Summary
Exit Category
Sample Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education
Other Employment
Graduated
5219
25.5%
36.3%
2.8%
12.7%
Dropped Out*
1256
4.1%
28.3%
3.9%
14.7%
Table of data from previous slides.
*Includes students who aged out or received an adult high school diploma or GED.

31. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Gender Categories Bar Charts
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by gender categories, who fall into the Any Engagement and No Engagement categories. 
Any Engagement means the respondent falls into any of the four post-secondary education or employment outcome categories, further detailed in the next set of charts.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

32. State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Gender Categories Summary
Gender Category
Sample Size
Any Engagement
No Engagement F
2349
71.1%
29.0% M
4126
72.8%
27.2%
Table of data from previous slide.

33. State – Engagement Outcomes by Gender Categories Bar Charts [1 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by gender categories, who fall into the Higher Education and Competitive Employment categories. 
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

34. State – Engagement Outcomes by Gender Categories Bar Charts [2 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by gender categories, who fall into the Other Education/Training and Other Employment categories. 
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

35. State – Engagement Outcomes for Gender Categories Summary
Gender Category
Sample
Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education
Other Employment F
2349
25.8%
29.9%
3.1%
12.2% M
4126
18.8%
37.5%
3.0%
13.5%
Table of data from previous slides.

36. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Race/Ethnicity Categories Bar Charts
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by race/ethnicity categories, who fall into the Any Engagement and No Engagement categories. 
Any Engagement means the respondent falls into any of the four post-secondary education or employment outcome categories, further detailed in the next set of charts.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

37. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Race/Ethnicity Categories Summary
Race/Ethnicity
Category
Sample Size
Any Engagement
No Engagement
American Indian/Native Alaskan
184
58.7%
41.3%
Asian
228
75.0%
25.0%
Black/African American
406
77.1%
22.9%
Hispanic/Latino
1436
74.1%
25.9%
Caucasian/White
3728
71.7%
28.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 54
Of more than one race/multiracial
430
69.3%
30.7%
Not provided
< 10
77.8%
22.2%
Table of data from previous slide.

38. State – Engagement Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity Categories Bar Charts [1 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by race/ethnicity categories, who fall into the Higher Education and Competitive Employment categories. 
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

39. State – Engagement Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity Categories Bar Charts [2 of 2]
These two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by race/ethnicity categories, who fall into the Other Education/Training and Other Employment categories. 
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

40. State – Engagement Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity Categories Summary
Race/Ethnicity Category
Sample Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education
Other Employment
AIAN
184
14.7%
31.5%
4.4%
8.2%
Asian
228
36.8%
22.8%
2.6%
12.7%
Black
406
25.1%
30.1%
3.7%
18.2%
Hispanic
1436
20.7%
37.9%
1.7%
13.8%
White
3728
35.1%
3.5%
12.4%
NHPI 54
7.4%
50.0%
0.0%
16.7%
Two or more races
430
21.4%
31.9%
3.0%
13.0%
Not provided
< 10
11.1%
44.4%
Table of data from previous slides.

41. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Disability Categories Bar Charts
The two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by disability categories, who fall into the Any Engagement and No Engagement categories. 
Any Engagement means the respondent falls into any of the four post-secondary education or employment outcome categories, further detailed in the next set of charts.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

42. State – Any Engagement vs
State – Any Engagement vs. No Engagement by Disability Categories Summary
Disability Category
Sample Size
Any Engagement
No Engagement
Emotional / Behavioral Disability
307
60.6%
39.4%
Other Health Impairments
1682
72.4%
27.6%
Specific Learning Disability
3172
79.5%
20.5%
Intellectual Disability
392
50.5%
49.5%
Sensory Impairments 89
68.5%
31.5%
Autism
540
64.3%
35.7%
Other Disability
293
48.1%
51.9%
Table of data from previous slide.

43. State – Engagement Outcomes by Disability Categories Bar Charts [1 of 2]
The two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by disability categories, who fall into the Higher Education and Competitive Employment categories.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

44. State – Engagement Outcomes by Disability Categories Bar Charts [2 of 2]
The two charts illustrate the percentage of respondents, by disability categories, who fall into the Other Education/Training and Other Employment categories.
(CCTS 2019, Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state, )

45. State – Engagement Outcomes by Disability Categories Summary
Disability Category
Sample Size
Higher Education
Competitive Employment
Other Education
Other Employment
EBD
307
12.7%
29.3%
4.6%
14.0%
OHI
1682
22.2%
34.5%
3.5%
12.2%
SLD
3172
23.0%
42.4%
2.0% ID
392
5.9%
19.9%
3.8%
20.9% SI 89
29.2%
22.5%
7.9%
9.0%
Autism
540
27.4%
16.7%
5.2%
15.0%
Other
293
14.3%
16.4%
13.7%
Table of data from previous slides.

46. CCTS Contact
CCTS General Information on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest
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47. Citations for PSO Charts and Data
Center for Change in Transition Services, Seattle University (January, 2019). Indicator 14 Post-School Outcome Mini-Report, Washington state,

48. Additional Citations
Kohler, P. D., Gothberg, J., & Hill, J. (2009, November 12). NSTTAC Evaluation Toolkit [PDF]. Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University. ocumentFileKey= 8d43c53a-e c-f783fceccff2&forceDialog=0
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition. (2018, October). Post- School Outcomes: What’s New, How to Find, Improve, and Use Them [PDF]. Presented at DCDT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Predictors of Post School Success [PDF]. (n.d.) National Technical Center on Transition. /resources/EPP_Matrix_Preds%20revised.pdf

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This presentation and/or materials should be viewed and applied by users according to their specific needs. The presentation should be used as guidance and is not intended as legal advice.
One final disclaimer from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. This training is meant to supplement, not supplant reading bulletins and accompanying documents; guidance from the U.S. Department of Education; chapter A WAC; Part 300 of the federal regulations; and, the Individuals with Disabilities Act. This presentation and/or materials should be viewed and applied by users according to their specific needs. The presentation should be used as guidance and is not intended as legal advice.