Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Jan. 28, 2013

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1 Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Jan. 28, 2013 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: School District Superintendents School District Special Education Directors Intermediate Unit Executive Directors Intermediate Unit Special Education Directors Charter School Chief Executive Officers Charter School Special Education Directors John J. Tommasini, Director Bureau of Special Education State Performance Plan Data Requirements Postsecondary School Survey This Penn*Link is being sent in reference to the accountability requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA) regarding the secondary transition mandate by which each state is to determine, for the state as a whole, the extent to which students are achieving transition outcomes as stated in their Individualized Education Programs (IEP) (Indicator 14). To meet this federal reporting requirement, once over a five year period, each school district is required to survey all student leavers (graduates, dropouts and students who age out) who had IEPs. The Pennsylvania Post- School Outcome Surveys will be used to gather this data. The random sampling process used to assign each local education agency (LEA) to one of the five years in each cycle ensures that the LEAs selected each year will be representative of the state as a whole with regard to district size, disability category, ethnicity, gender and exiting status. For , LEAs assigned to target sampling year #2 will complete the Post-School Survey and LEAs assigned to target sampling year #3 will complete the Exit Survey. Any LEA that is not assigned to targeted sampling year #2 or #3, but is interested in participating in the exit survey process, can register for the survey by contacting Michael Stoehr, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pittsburgh Office at (800) , ext or via at mstoehr@pattan.net. All requests must be received by Feb. 8, LEAs assigned to Post-School Survey Target Year #2 need to be aware of the following points: *Between March 1, 2013, and June 30, 2013, the LEA will need to administer the Post-School Survey to former students who had an IEP and who were leavers at the end of the school year. (These former students should have been administered the Exit Survey in Spring 2012.) *Intermediate Unit and PaTTAN transition consultants will monitor the districts' progress and assist as needed with the Post-School Survey procedure. *Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will provide training on the implementation of the Post- School Survey for Survey Target Year #2 LEAs via a webinar scheduled for Feb. 20, 2013, from 10 a.m. to noon. Please register for this webinar at

2 LEAs assigned to Exit Survey Target Year #3 need to be aware of the following points: *From Sept. 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, the LEA will need to administer the Exit Survey for all students who have an IEP and who have dropped out of school anytime during the school year. Student contact information to facilitate the Post-School Survey will also be collected at this time. *Between March 1, 2013, and May 31, 2013, the LEA will need to administer the Exit Survey for all students who have an IEP and who are planning to leave school at the end of the school year. Student contact information to facilitate the Post-School Survey will also be collected at this time. *One year after exiting high school (between March and June 2014) the former students (graduates and dropouts) will complete a Post-School Survey to be administered at the district level. *Intermediate Unit and PaTTAN transition consultants will monitor the districts' progress and assist as needed with the Exit Survey procedure. *PDE will provide training on the implementation of the Exit Survey for Survey Target Year #3 LEAs via a webinar scheduled for Feb. 20, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Please register for this webinar at For questions about this process, please contact Michael Stoehr, PaTTAN, Pittsburgh Office at (800) , ext 6864 or via at mstoehr@pattan.net. Your assistance in assuring compliance with this requirement is greatly appreciated. PaPOS Cohort # 2 LEAs Post Surveys The following LEAs are assigned to the target-sampling year two: Abington SD Academy CS Albert Gallatin Area SD Aliquippa SD Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD Annville-Cleona SD Beaver Area SD Bedford Area SD Belle Vernon Area SD Bellefonte Area SD Bethlehem Area SD Blue Ridge SD Boyertown Area SD Brookville Area SD Burgettstown Area SD California Area SD Camp Hill SD Career Connections CHS Carmichaels Area SD Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury Central Dauphin SD

3 Central Fulton SD Chestnut Ridge SD Columbia Borough SD Commodore Perry SD Conemaugh Township Area SD Conemaugh Valley SD Conneaut SD Daniel Boone Area SD Dover Area SD Dunmore SD Duquesne City SD East Stroudsburg Area SD Eastern York SD Elizabeth Forward SD Ephrata Area SD Evergreen Community CS Franklin Towne CHS Greater Nanticoke Area SD Greencastle-Antrim SD Jamestown Area SD Jenkintown SD Jersey Shore Area SD Lake-Lehman SD Mahanoy Area SD Manheim Township SD Mariana Bracetti Academy CS Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus Mechanicsburg Area SD Midd-West SD Millville Area SD Moniteau SD Montoursville Area SD Morrisville Borough SD Moshannon Valley SD Mount Pleasant Area SD Mountain View SD Mt Lebanon SD Nazareth Area SD New Hope Academy CS North Penn SD Northern Cambria SD Northern Tioga SD Northern York County SD Oxford Area SD Palisades SD Panther Valley SD Parkland SD Penn Hills SD Penns Manor Area SD Perkiomen Valley SD

4 Phoenixville Area SD Pittsburgh SD Plum Borough SD Pocono Mountain Charter School Port Allegany SD Pottsville Area SD Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers Punxsutawney Area SD Purchase Line SD Quakertown Community SD Renaissance Academy CS Riverview SD Saint Clair Area SD Saint Marys Area SD Salisbury-Elk Lick SD Sharon City SD Sharpsville Area SD Solanco SD South Park SD Southern York County SD Southmoreland SD Springfield SD Spring-Ford Area SD Sullivan County SD Tidioute Community CS Titusville Area SD Tuscarora Blended Learning CS Union City Area SD Upper Adams SD Upper Dauphin Area SD Valley View SD Wallenpaupack Area SD Warren County SD West Allegheny SD Western Beaver County SD Westmont Hilltop SD William Penn SD Williamsburg Community SD Williamsport Area SD Wyomissing Area SD Philadelphia Schools: Fels Samuel Senior High Frankford High School Girls High School Kensington Business Finance & Entrepreneurship Mastbaum Jules E. High School South Philadelphia High School

5 PaPOS Cohort # 3 LEAs Post Surveys The following LEAs are assigned to the target sampling year three: Abington Heights SD Architecture And Design CHS Avon Grove SD Bermudian Springs SD Berwick Area SD Blacklick Valley SD Blairsville-Saltsburg SD Brandywine Heights Area SD Brentwood Borough SD Bristol Borough SD Cambria Heights SD Central Cambria SD Chambersburg Area SD Chartiers Valley SD Chartiers-Houston SD Clarion Area SD Clarion-Limestone Area SD Clearfield Area SD Colonial SD Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Dallas SD Delaware Valley SD Donegal SD Dubois Area SD East Penn SD Eastern Lancaster County SD Ellwood City Area SD Ferndale Area SD Fleetwood Area SD Forest Hills SD Fort Cherry SD Galeton Area SD Greater Johnstown SD Greater Latrobe SD Greensburg Salem SD Grove City Area SD Hamburg Area SD Harmony Area SD Haverford Township SD Hempfield SD Kennett Consolidated SD Keystone SD Keystone Central SD Keystone Oaks SD Lakeland SD Laurel SD

6 Laurel Highlands SD Leechburg Area SD Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS Lehighton Area SD Lewisburg Area SD Littlestown Area SD Lower Moreland Township SD Maritime Academy Charter School Mathematics, Science & Technology Community Charter School Mid Valley SD Middletown Area SD Mifflin County SD Milton Area SD Monaca SD Mount Carmel Area SD Mount Union Area SD Muhlenberg SD Multi-Cultural Academy CS Muncy SD Neshaminy SD Neshannock Township SD New Brighton Area SD Norristown Area SD North Allegheny SD North Hills SD North Schuylkill SD Northeast Bradford SD Northern Potter SD Northwestern SD Pen Argyl Area SD Penncrest SD Pennsylvania Cyber CS Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS Pine-Richland SD Radnor Township SD Reading SD Ridgeview Academy CS Ringgold SD Riverside Beaver County SD Sankofa Academy CS Saucon Valley SD Scranton SD Seneca Valley SD Smethport Area SD Southern Lehigh SD Southern Tioga SD Spectrum CS Steel Valley SD Steelton-Highspire SD

7 Susq-Cyber CS Tunkhannock Area SD Tussey Mountain SD Tyrone Area SD Union Area SD Unionville-Chadds Ford SD Upper Darby SD Upper Merion Area SD West Greene SD West Perry SD West York Area SD Western Wayne SD Wilkinsburg Borough SD Williams Valley SD Wilmington Area SD Wilson SD Woodland Hills SD World Communications CS Philadelphia Schools: Philadelphia Military Acad at Leeds Communications Technology HS Paul Robeson HS for Human Services Kensington Culinary Arts Roxborough HS Germantown HS Bodine William W HS Carver HS of Engineering & Science Washington George HS Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School King Martin Luther HS Gamp