June 9, 2014 Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Florida CASE 17 th Annual Summer Leadership Institute
Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities Jordan Knab, Ed. S. FF Principal Investigator, Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities University of South Florida St. Petersburg jknab@mail.usf.edu 813-361-1076 Mickie Hayes, M. Ed. Director, Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities University of South Florida St. Petersburg mhayes6@mail.usf.edu 727-873-4396
Presentation Objectives To describe Florida s current status in serving students with intellectual disabilities at the postsecondary level. To review outcome data on students. To share strategies, materials, and resources developed by the Florida Consortium including Curriculum Domains and Competencies STAR model for Person-Centered Planning UDL module for postsecondary faculty
Florida International University Project Panther LIFE (two programs) Florida Keys Community College Project A.C.C.E.S.S. Florida State College at Jacksonville Vertical Training Program Indian River State College Employment Institute Lynn University The ACCESS Program Miami-Dade College Project A.C.C.E.P.T. Pensacola State College Project REAL Existing Florida Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Polk State College The Transition Program Santa Fe College Project SAINT Tallahassee Community College Eagle Connection University of North Florida On Campus Transition University of South Florida (Tampa) The Learning Academy; STAGES University of South Florida St. Petersburg Project STING RAY Warner University The Transition Program
FL Postsecondary Programs All accept special diplomas Majority of students have ID/DD/dd Only 2 can provide housing Serving 192 students for 2013-2014 Avg. program length of 2.5 years Matrix forthcoming
Florida TPSID Data SITE YEAR ENROLLED EMPLOYED Lynn 2010-2011 12 4 (33%) UNF 2010-2011 25 13 (52%) USFSP 2010-2011 6 3 (50%) Lynn 2011-2012 15 6 (40%) UNF 2011-2012 25 12 (48%) USFSP 2011-2012 7 4 (57%) Lynn 2012-2013 12 4 (33%) UNF 2012-2013 28 10 (36%) USFSP 2012-2013 8 2 (25%)
Exiters Employed 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012-2013 # Students who Exited (completed program) # Students Employed Lynn 12 8 UNF 17 14 USFSP 5 5 TOTAL 34 27 or 79%
Aggregate of FL Students (InD) preparing to complete postsecondary programs 2013-2014 54 students preparing to exit 32 are currently employed (59%)
Aggregate of FL Postsecondary Completers (InD) and Employment Outctomes 2010-2013 115 completers 72 employed upon exit (63%)
Consortium Objectives OBJECTIVE 1 Expand existing transition programs at 3 campuses & fully align with criteria established for Comprehensive Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education OBJECTIVE 2 Work with 9 existing postsecondary transition programs to align them with the Comprehensive Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education OBJECTIVE 3 Develop additional postsecondary transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities across Florida
Strategies Annual Hartwick Symposium of Stakeholders Technical Assistance and Training Communication/Website Relevant Products Mini-grants for site development
Mini Grants Florida International University Panther LIFE Florida State College of Jacksonville Project ACHIEVE Tallahassee Community College EAGLE Connections Florida Keys Community College Santa Fe College
Last year s Annual Hartwick Symposium of Stakeholders was hosted by Lynn University Look for the 5 th Annual Hartwick Symposium hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg November 13-15, 2014 4 th Annual Hartwick Symposium Homecoming: Celebrating Our Stars! National experts and guest speakers! Sessions for students, mentors, parents, and educators! Planning for the future! Building strong mentoring programs! Collaborating with agencies! Choosing and using specialized resources!
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Title IV Federal Funding Postsecondary transition sites may now work towards becoming a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) to qualify for Federal Financial Aid (i.e., Pell Grants, Work-Study, Federal Financial Aid) via the Title IV Student Aid Program.
STING RAY Program Curriculum Five Domain Clusters: Ten Domains:
Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities & Florida Inclusion Network Students Transitioning to Adult Roles Person Centered Planning Model
Curriculum (COS) Person-Centered Planning STAR COS IEP
Using the PCP STAR Model 1 2 3 4
Postsecondary Education Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Module www.fltpsid.info Mickie Hayes, Director of the Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education & Intellectual Disabilities Mary Ann Gorman, UDL expert and module writer, doctoral student in Special Education and Disability Studies and research assistant at The Center for Applied Developmental Science and Neuroeducation at The George Washington University in Washington, DC Lezlie Cline, Manager of exceptional student education projects at the Florida Center for Interactive Media, Florida State University, and her team of developers
Gallery of photo examples Color-coded connections Reflections Deeper Understanding UDL Snapshot
UDL Module Use Date Range: Oct 1, 2012 - Mar 17, 2014 Unique Visitors - 1,064 Users from 44 states 1. Florida 2. Massachusetts 3. New Jersey 4. California 4. Ohio
Preparation for College & Challenging Careers Access to technology Programs that bridge academic levels to school and work Work-based experiences Peer support Mentoring (Cunningham, Redmond & Merisotis, 2003; National Science Foundation, 2001) DO-IT scholars, WA.
Resources www.arcjacksonville.org www.fltpsid.info www.thinkcollege.net www.dms.myflorida.com/gcd www.project10.info www.transitiontocollege.net/percinfo.html www.ndss.org
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Thank you for your attendance!!