Karen Schroll, Westat Dr. Bonnie Jones, OSEP

July 21, 2009

1

To provide OSEP with information needed to assess the effectiveness of the resources expended to train special education personnel

In particular, the data inform five GPRA/PART measures

2

Percentage of scholars exiting programs that are knowledgeable and skilled

Percentage of scholars exiting programs prior to completion due to poor academic performance

Percentage of scholars employed in the field for which they were trained upon program completion

Percentage of scholars exiting programs who are employed in the field for which they were trained and fully qualified under IDEA

Percentage of funds expended on scholars completing programs during the grant period

3

OSEP collects data annually on scholars who are enrolled in grant-supported training.

Grantees enter scholar-level data for each scholars supported on the grant.

The report provides a full profile of scholars as they enter, progress through, and exit grant-supported training programs.

4

Scholar characteristics (e.g., gender, age) Scholar training and employment prior to

entry in grant-supported training Current training information (e.g., degree

pursuing, training area) Employment during training Scholar status at exit from grant-supported

training Employment information at exit from grant-

supported training

5

Piloted in FY2000

Data collected for FY2001 through FY2007

FY2008 data collection will begin in late October or early November

6

Data are collected online. Grantees receive a user ID and password.

These are sent separately via email. They have 60 days to enter data. The website includes the following reports:

Summary of data entered for each scholar; Summary of key items for each scholar on grant.

Data from FY2001 through FY2006 are posted on the homepage. FY2007 will be available in the coming months.

7

8

87.496.0 97.3 98.5 99.7 100.0

93.4

0102030405060708090

100

FY2001 N=357

FY2002 N=374

FY2003 N=369

FY2004 N=399

FY2005 N=469

FY2006 N=475

FY2007 N=500

Perc

ent R

espo

ndin

g

9

Grantees:Please set your email application to allow

emails from osepppd@westat.com.Use the same ID for a scholar each year –do

not create a new ID for a scholar each year;Keep a list of the IDs assigned to their

scholars;Remember that scholars are considered to

have completed training when they complete all courses grantees intended to fund them for.

Remember to exit all of your scholars when your grant ends.

10

Grantees:Read the Frequently Asked Questions and

Instructions available on www.osepppd.comPlan your schedule to ensure data is

submitted within the 60 day data collection period

Review the Student Summary Report before submitting the data

Contact Westat if you have any questions about the data collection

11

FY2001-FY2007

12

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Leadership Low incidence High incidence Minority institutions All grants

13

Leadership10% EI/EC

15%

Low Incidence31%

High Incidence19%

Related Services

9%

Minority Institutions

16%

14

15

Male12.6%

Female87.4%

16

American Indian/Alaska

Native1%

Asian3%

Black or African American

11%Hispanic or Latino

6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Islander1%

White72%

More than one race6%

17

Yes7%

No85%

Don't Know8%

18

Under 211%

Ages 21 - 2947%Ages 30 - 39

27%

Ages 40 - 4917%

Age 50 and over8%

19

General Education

22%

Special Education or

Related Service44%

Outside the field of

Education34%

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Leadership Low incidence High incidence

Minority institutions All grants

20

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Less than $1,000 $1,000-$4,999 $5,000-$9,999 $10,000-$14,999

21

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Leadership EI/Early childhood

Low incidence

High incidence

Related services

Minority institutions

All grants

$0 $1-$999 $1,000-$4,999 $5,000-$9,999 $10,000-$14,999 $15,000 or more

22

23

Postdoctoral Degree/ Doctoral

Degree11% Educational

Specialist7%

Master's Degree51%

Bachelor's Degree8%

Associate's Degree

2%

State Credential/ Certificate/

Endorsement17%

Grantee-issued Endorsement/

Course Completion Only4%

24

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Postdoc/Doc Ed. Specialist Ed. Specialist w/ Cred

Master's Master's w/ Cred

Bachelor's Associate's State Cred Grantee-issued

Endorsement

Perc

ent

Male Female

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Leadership Low incidence High incidence Minority institutions All grants

25

  N %

Postdoctoral degree or Doctoral degree 110 4.0

Educational specialist 157 5.7

Educational specialist w/ credential 75 2.7

Master’s degree 754 27.4

Master’s degree w/ credential 519 18.9

Bachelor’s degree 180 6.6

Bachelor’s degree w/ credential 53 1.9

Associate’s degree 16 0.6

Associate’s degree w/ credential 1 0.0

State credential/certificate/endorsement 686 25.0

Grantee-issued endorsement/course completion only 198 7.2

Total 2,749 100.0

26

27

Postdoctoral Degree/ Doctoral

Degree4% Educational

Specialist8%

Master's Degree46%

Bachelor's Degree9%

Associate's Degree1%

State Credential/ Certificate/

Endorsement25%

Grantee-issued Endorsement/

Course Completion Only4%

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Leadership Low incidence High incidence Minority institutions All grants

28

29

2.8

1.32.2

3.0

1.8 2.01.4

0

2

4

6

8

10

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Perc

ent

30

73.4 69.7 73.2 74.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007

Perc

ent

31

69.0 67.6

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

FY2006 FY2007

Perc

ent

32

The OSEP PPD website Check the Frequently Asked Questions and

Instructions pages The OSEP PPD hotline: (888) 834-9366

If you are locked out or need a new password, please contact the hotline.

For more specific questions about entering data and reporting, please call Karen Schroll at (301) 610-4856

New this Fall: Westat will be hosting a WebEx to go over how to use the OSEP PPD website and enter data. This will be available to all grantees and any staff project directors feel should participate.

33