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Indicator 14
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Indicator 14 measures state performance on the transition from high school to postsecondary education or employment of students with IEPs. Specifically, the federal measure is defined as:
The percent of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were:
A. enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school;
B. enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school;
C. enrolled in higher education or in some other post-secondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school.1
IDEA 2004 requires the State to reports its performance compared to state targets for indicator 14. Below are two links to view how the State of Colorado performed in 2016 and 2017.
- Performance Report, Colorado 2016 (PPT)
- Performance Report, Colorado 2017 (PPT)
Employment Definitions
Post-School Outcomes (PSO) (Indicator 14)
Timeline
- Samples available May 1, 2020
- Interview Window Opens: June 1, 2020
- Interview Window Closes: September 30, 2020
(Interviews complete and information recorded in DMS)
Request PSO Interview Post Cards (Google Doc)
Webinar Post-School Outcome Webinar Training, May, 2019
Helpful Documents
- Colorado's Current (2020) PSO Survey Protocol (PDF)
- Strategies to Increase Student Participation Rates (PDF)
- PSO Information Summary (PDF)
- Definitions of PSO Engagement Categories (PDF)
- PSO Sample Letter (English) (PDF)
- PSO Sample Letter (Spanish) (PDF)
- PSO Sample Contact Form (PDF)
- Colorado's PSO Glossary of Terms (PDF)
- NPSO Contacting Hard to Find Youth Strategies (PDF)
- NPSO Branding Post-School Outcomes (PDF)
Results from Past Surveys
- Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes, SY 2018-2019 (PDF)
- Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes, SY 2017-2018 (PDF)
- Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes, SY 2016-2017 (PDF)
- Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes, SY 2015-2016 (PDF)
- Complete Colorado PSO Report 2019 (PDF)
- Complete Colorado PSO Report 2018 (PDF)
- Complete Colorado PSO Report 2017 (PDF)
- Complete Colorado PSO Report 2016 (PDF)
Annual Reporting of Indicators 13 and 14
Questions
Gail Lott
Senior Consultant/Secondary Transition
Email Gail Lott
Phone: (303) 866-6721
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