Hello fellow post-school outcomes colleagues, I know you are all deep in the throes of final Indicator 14 data collection and hope it is going well. We encourage you to use our Response Calculator and Data Display templates. These can be found at http://www.psocenter.org/analysis.html
Also as you consider improvement strategies you may find the following helpful. As always, we welcome your questions! Jane Jane Falls, Coordinator National Post-School Outcomes Center 1268 University of Oregon 541-346-0354 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.psocenter.org Learn about NPSO products, services and events plus connect other state experts! Subscribe to our NPSO list at http://www.psocenter.org/cofp.html#email ------ Forwarded Message From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:40:48 -0500 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Conversation: REFERENCE POINTS: New Reports from NCWD/Youth Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: New Reports from NCWD/Youth REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center REFERENCE POINTS: New Report from NCWD/Youth PREPARING ALL YOUTH FOR ACADEMIC AND CAREER READINESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL POLICY AND PRACTICE This paper identifies the challenges in practice and policy for successful post-school outcomes and it offers recommendations on how states, local school districts, and individual high schools can prepare all youth, including youth with disabilities, with academic and career readiness skills. Based on two symposia and a year-long research effort, this paper identifies five broad policy and practice areas: (1) Instruction, Curriculum and Structure; (2) Assessment Practices; (3) Graduation Requirements; (4) Community and Family Connections; and (5) Data Quality Challenges. The paper suggests that by addressing these areas, a range of high school policy makers at the national, state, and local levels can improve their approaches for meeting the multiple and complex challenges of all their students. The paper can be found at http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/background.php#academic_ and_career_readiness * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REFERENCE POINTS is administered by PACER Center http://www.PACER.org as a technical assistance activity of the TATRA Project. The TATRA Project is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration. To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/index.asp To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reference Points received initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition http://www.ncset.org/. Visit their web site for a wealth of information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities. Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material. ------ End of Forwarded Message
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