| Year 1 |
2000-01 |
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Group 1
St. Norbert College Survey Center interviewed a statewide random sample of 389 former students with disabilities who exited high school from LEAs in Wisconsin between December 1999 and December 2000. (7% of state exiters). |
| Year 2 |
2001-02 |
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LEA Mini-grants
32 LEAs interviewed 520 former students with disabilities who exited high school from LEAs in Wisconsin between December 2000 and December 2001. |
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CESA #11 piloted a data-entry disk and process that mini-grant participants utilized when conducting their own outcomes survey. |
| Year 3 |
2002-03 |
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Group 1 (3) - Re-interviewed
St. Norbert College Survey Center re-interviewed 291 (75%) of Group 1 exiters (exited high school between December 1999 and December 2000) now out of high school for 3 year. |
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Group 2 - Added
St. Norbert College Survey Center interviewed a statewide random sample consisting of 600 former students with disabilities who exited high school from LEAs in Wisconsin between December 2001 and December 2002
(10% of state exiters).
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| Year 4 |
2003-04 |
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LEA Mini-grants
10 LEAs and Wisconsin State Transition Initiative (WSTI) coordinators interviewed 331 former students with disabilities who exited high school from their LEA in Wisconsin between December 2002 and December 2003. (5% of state exiters). |
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CESA #11, mini-grant participants, and WSTI coordinators pilot the outcomes survey process
(8% of state exiters). |
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WSTI Survey
WSTI coordinators implemented the outcomes survey to determine student benefits of participating in the Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative. |
| Year 5 |
2004-05 |
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Group 1(5) - Re-Interviewed
St. Norbert College Survey Center re-interviewed Group 1 exiters (exited high school between December 1999 and December 2000) now out of high school for 5 years. |
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Group 2(3) - Re-Interviewed
St. Norbert College Survey Center interviewed Group 2 exiters (exited high school between December 2001 and December 2002) now out of high school for 3 years. |
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Group 3 - Added
St. Norbert College Survey Center interviewed a statewide random sample consisting of 725 former students with disabilities who exited high school from LEAs in Wisconsin between December 2003 and December 2004. (11% of state exiters). |
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Website development and refinement |
| Year 6 |
2005-06 |
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LEA Mini-grants |
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40 LEAs interviewed 463 former students with disabilities who exited high school from LEAs in Wisconsin between December 2004 and December 2005. (6% of state exiters). Training and technical assistance using the post high school outcomes website was provided. |
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Website expanded and updated |
| Year 7 |
Current Work 2006-07 |
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Group 2 (5) - Re-interview
St. Norbert College Survey Center will re-interview Group 2 exiters (exited high school between December 2001 and December 2002) now out of high school for 5 years. |
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New Group 1
Beginning with the 2006-07 school year, each LEA in Wisconsin will be required to conduct a post high school outcomes survey once within a six-year time period. For the 2006-07 school year, 17 districts will be required to participate in the survey process. Milwaukee Public Schools will participate in each of the survey years. In addition to their required year of participation, any LEA in Wisconsin may use the post high school outcomes website at no cost any or all years that they choose. |
