The US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has developed 20 indicators to measure the special education planning in Minnesota. These indicators range from early childhood intervention to post-secondary outcomes, and include how services are delivered and monitored. Indicators 13 and 14 relate directly to transitions.
At Lionsgate, we can ask our selves as a team the following questions in relation to Indicator 13:
* Are there appropriate measurable postsecondary goals that covers education or training, employment, and, as needed, independent living?
* Are the postsecondary goal(s) updated annually?
* Is there evidence that the measurable postsecondary goal(s) were based on age appropriate transition assessments?
* Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her postsecondary goal(s)?
* Do the transition services include courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her postsecondary goals(s)?
* Are there annual IEP goal(s) related to the student’s transition services needs?
* Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP team meeting where transition services were discussed?
* 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?
Indicator 14 asks the percentage of students who are no longer in secondary school and had IEPs when they left school. Additionally were these students:
* enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school?
* Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school?
* Enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school?
Check out http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/index.asp for a LOT more information.
