Thank you for the questions, Mary. We will address these in the FAQ. Jane
On 4/17/09 8:02 AM, "Kampa, Mary" <ma...@cesa11.k12.wi.us> wrote: > Hi Jane, > > Like Oregon, Wisconsin will continue to use our current survey questions and > interview this year. > > I have several questions I would appreciate any clarification you have or can > get: > 1. If a youth meets all the criteria of "competitive employment" (community > setting, above minimum wage, more than 90 days) except they are working 16 > hours per week, is that "Other employment" or does it not qualify as > employment at all? > 2. > 3. For "other postsecondary education or training", would programs such as > "mission" , "Peace Corps", "Vista", or America Corps" "other postsecondary > education or training"? If so, how would "for at least one complete term" be > defined for them? > 4. > 5. Under the definition of "enrolled in higher education", OSEP states the > youth must be enrolled in a community college or college/university or other > institution that meets the IHE definition, in (a) an educational program or > (b) a training program. Do you know what types of training programs are > recognized under IHE? > 6. > 7. Under "some other employment", family business is listed, and as examples, > "store", and "catering" are listed. If the youth is working in these settings > and meet all the other criteria of "competitively employed", could they be > counted under "competitive employment" instead of "some other employment", I > know two youth with disabilities who have worked more than 90 days, app. 40 > hours per week, earning more than minimum wage, in a locally-owned business > since leaving high school. One youth's family owns the business. Are they > both counted under "competitive employment", or is one counted under > "competitive employment" and one counted under "some other employment" because > her family owns the business? Is this question actually trying to get at the > non-community-based work (previously work at or from home) rather than who > owns the business? If not, it will have implications for how we specifically > word this question. > > Thanks much Jane, > > Mary > > > From: owner-npsos...@lists.uoregon.edu on behalf of Jane Falls > Sent: Thu 4/16/2009 11:59 AM > To: PSO CofP > Subject: [NPSO]: Indicator 14 FAQ Update [Scanned] > > Greetings colleagues, > > We are working with OSEP on an Indicator 14 FAQ re changes in the Measurement > Table and hope to share it at the Secondary Transition Institute May 12-14, > 2009 in Charlotte, NC. We will, of course, share it with this list as well. > Soon after we complete the FAQ, we will revise our Survey Protocols. > > As you know states are not required to report on Indicator 14 for FFY 2008 due > February 1, 2010. Options for this year include: > * Collect and report Indicator 14 data this year consistent with the previous > requirements > * Collect and report Indicator 14 data consistent with the new requirements > * Not collect or report the data this year, make needed changes, and start new > data collection for the students leaving school during the 2008-09 school > year. > > Regardless of what your state chooses, we encourage you to be continue getting > contact information on students leaving school this 2008-2009 school year and > letting these students and families know they will be contacted. This will be > the first cohort for whom you will collect the one year out data using the new > Indicator measure. We encourage you to check, use, and adapt the Student and > Parent Flyers we prepared in collaboration with PACER. These are on our > website at http://www.psocenter.org/data_collection.html > > States are asking what others plan to do this year. We would love to hear from > you about what your state is doing! And as always, feel free to contact us! > Jane > > Jane Falls, Coordinator > National Post-School Outcomes Center > 1268 University of Oregon > Eugene, OR 97403-1268 > 541-346-0354 > jafa...@uoregon.edu > http://www.psocenter.org <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 > > > > >
