CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

California Department of Education

Improving Special Education Services (ISES) Planning

Teleconference

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Two-year ISES

Timeline

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Statewide Transition Goal 2012−13 School Year

All students with disabilities, age 16 or older and eligible for special education services, shall have an IEP that includes measureable postsecondary goals that are annually updated and based upon age appropriate transition assessment and transition services, including courses of study, that will reasonably enable the student to meet those postsecondary and annual IEP goals related to the student’s transition services needs.

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SPP Indicator 13Monitoring Priority - Effective Supervision Part B/Effective Transition.

Indicator - Percent of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable post-secondary goals that are annually updated and based upon an age appropriate transition assessment, transition services, including courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet those post-secondary goals, and annual IEP goals related to the student’s transition services needs. There also must be evidence that the student was invited to the IEP team meeting where transition services are to be discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority (20 USC 1416(a)(3)(B)).

Measurement: Percent = [(# of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable post-secondary goals that are annually updated and based upon an age appropriate transition assessment, transition services, including courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet those post-secondary goals, and annual IEP goals related to the student’s transition services needs. There also must be evidence that the student was invited to the IEP team meeting where transition services are to be discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority) divided by the (# of youth with an IEP age 16 and above)] times 100.

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Number of IEPs including the Required Elements for Indicator 13

June

Secondary Transition RequirementsAll students 2011 

Yes2012Yes

Total IEPs of students age 16 and above meeting all eight elements 84,487 127,467

Total IEPs of students age 16 and above 156,215 158,108

Percent of students aged 16 and above whose IEPs contain all of the required elements 54.1% 80.7%

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Required Elements No. of IEPs including the Required Elements (FFY 2011)

Secondary Transition Requirements Total Yes

Total No

Non Respondents

Total Students

Response Rate

1. Is there an appropriate measurable post-secondary goal or goals that covers education or training, employment, and, as needed, independent living?

132,796 5,083 18,336 156,215 85%

2. Is (are) the post-secondary goal(s) updated annually? 124,101 5,574 26,540 156,215 79.4%

3. Is there evidence that the measurable post-secondary goal(s) were based on age appropriate transition assessment?

118,348 9,323 28,544 156,215 75.8%

4. Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)?

124,208 5,179 26,828 156,215 79.5%

5. Do the transition services include courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)?

114,949 12,650 28,616 156,215 73.6%

6. Is (are) there annual IEP goal(s) related to the student’s transition services needs? 122,062 7,000 27,153 156,215 78.1%

7. Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services were discussed?

109,047 19,000 28,168 156,215 69.8%

8. If appropriate, is there evidence that a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority?

111,557 13,968 30,690 156,215 71.4%

Indicator 13 – Secondary Transition All Students in CASEMIS Database for 2011

Number of IEPs including the Required Elements for Transition at Age 16 Indicator 13 with each item calculated separately:

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Indicator 13 – Secondary Transition All Students in CASEMIS Database for 2012

Number of IEPs including the Required Elements for Transition at Age 16 Indicator 13 with each item calculated separately:

Required Elements No. of IEPs including the Required Elements (FFY 2012)

Secondary Transition Requirements Total Yes

Total No

Non Respondents

Total Students

Response Rate

1. Is there an appropriate measurable post-secondary goal or goals that covers education or training, employment, and, as needed, independent living?

154,361 3,711 36 158,108 97.7%

2. Is (are) the post-secondary goal(s) updated annually?

152,473 5,594 41 158,108 96.5%

3. Is there evidence that the measurable post-secondary goal(s) were based on age appropriate transition assessment?

145,487 12,576 45 158,108 92.0%

4. Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)?

151,779 6,288 41 158,108 96.0%

5. Do the transition services include courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)?

146,906 11,160 42 158,108 92.9%

6. Is (are) there annual IEP goal(s) related to the student’s transition services needs?

153,069 4,998 41 158,108 96.8%

7. Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services were discussed?

153,034 5,035 39 158,108 96.8%

8. If appropriate, is there evidence that a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority?

118,709 9,361 38 158,108 75.1%

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Number of IEPs including the Required Elements for Transition at Age 16 Indicator 13 – Secondary Transition

Indicator 13 that meet requirements of all 8 items:

Required Elements No. of IEPs including the Required Elements  2010-2011 Indicator 13 2011-2012 Indicator 13  

 Total

Yes

Total Respon

ses Percent

YesTotal

Yes

Total Respon

ses Percent

Yes

Percent increas

e 1. Is there an appropriate measurable post-secondary goal or goals that covers education or training, employment, and, as needed, independent living?

132,796 137,879 96.3%

154,361

158,072 97.7% 1.3%2. Is (are) the post-secondary goal(s) updated annually? 124,101 129,675 95.7%

152,473

158,067 96.5% 0.8%

3. Is there evidence that the measurable post-secondary goal(s) were based on age appropriate transition assessment? 118,348 127,671 92.7%

145,487

158,063 92.0% -0.7%

4. Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)? 124,208 129,387 96.0%

151,779

158,067 96.0% 0.0%

5. Do the transition services include courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her post-secondary goal(s)? 114,949 127,599 90.1%

146,906

158,066 92.9% 2.9%

6. Is (are) there annual IEP goal(s) related to the student’s transition services needs? 122,062 129,062 94.6%

153,069

158,067 96.8% 2.3%

7. Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services were discussed? 109,047 128,047 85.2%

153,034

158,069 96.8% 11.7%

8. If appropriate, is there evidence that a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority? 111,557 125,525 88.9%

148,709

158,070 94.1% 5.2%

Percent of students aged 16 and above whose IEPs contain all of the required elements 52.9% 80.7% 27.8%

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Transition to Adult Life

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• Improve data related to Indicator 13• Clarify CASEMIS questions 5-8

regarding transition elements. Where is the data drawn from in terms of the IEP? What IEP item/question gets to what is needed (meeting notice, IEP goals page)? Locally, staff need to know so training can be completed.

• Provide policy, definitions, and technical assistance to the field about each item. This would include technical assistance regarding age appropriate transition assessments, course of study, and other elements of transition.

• Eliminate notion of a separate Individual Transition Plan (ITP).

• When communication goes to district regarding CASEMIS noncompliance, include the directive that line staff be informed of the need for correction of noncompliance.

Needs statements identified at June 2012 ISES meeting

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Additional Needs statements?

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Prioritizing Need StatementsActivity

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Summary

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