Indicator 13: Secondary Transition – Percent of youth aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals.

Data Source: Sample of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Calculation: Data for this indicator for FFY 2007, were obtained through the NJOSEP self-assessment/monitoring system. Districts selected for special education monitoring in FFY 2006 were required to submit a sample of IEPs of students, aged 16 and above, to NJOSEP.  The IEPs were reviewed to determine if they included coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonable enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals. NJOSEP monitors used the survey, developed by the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC), to determine whether each IEP contained the required components. An IEP was determined to have “coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet post-secondary goals” if the district responded “yes” to the following three questions from the survey for that IEP.

1. Is there a measurable postsecondary goal or goals as appropriate for the following areas: education/training, employment, and/or independent living?

2. Is (are) there annual IEP goal(s) that reasonably enable the child to meet the postsecondary goal(s)?

Explanation: Is (are) an annual goal(s) included in the IEP that will help the students make progress towards the stated postsecondary goal(s)? If yes, circle the Y.

3. Are there transition services in the IEP that focus on improving the academic and functional achievement of the student to facilitate their movement from school to post-school?

Explanation: Is a type of instruction, related service, community experience, development of employment and other post–school adult living objectives, and if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills, and provision of a functional vocational evaluation listed in association with meeting the post-secondary goal(s)? If yes, then circle Y.

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