Using Outcomes Data

Using Wisconsin Statewide and LEA Post High School Outcomes Data

The data collected by using the post high outcomes website can be viewed, sorted, analyzed, and reported in many ways. The Post High Reports provide local and state comparative analyses which can be used in data retreat, or to write a District Report (Sample Report)

By collecting the outcomes data of youth with disabilities who have left high school, the SEA and LEAs have data that can be utilized in the following ways:

• local education agencies (LEA) can conduct an outcomes survey to review local outcomes of students who have left their educational system.
   
  
• SEA and LEA surveys can measure desired outcomes by comparing state, local, and national data.
   
  
• LEAs can review their high school curriculum, community participation and work experiences offered to students to identify specific areas that need to be addressed to improve the outcomes of students exiting their high school placement.
   
  
• LEAs can examine different outcomes specifically related to gender, ethnicity, disability or diploma type to detect areas of weakness in current high school programming that may affect outcomes.
   
  
• LEAs can identify specific areas of weakness, implement research-based best-practice transition planning, and demonstrate improved outcomes for exiters.
   
  
• LEAs can assess participation in the IEP transition planning process by outside agencies, postsecondary educational training institutes and employment agencies in meeting the transition needs of youth with disabilities.
   
  
• SEA and LEA can use outcomes data to address the State Performance Plan (Indicator #14: "Percentage of youth who had IEPs, are no longer in secondary school and who have been competitively employed, enrolled in some type of postsecondary school, or both, within one year of leaving high school.").