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The Ohio Longitudinal Transition Study

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The Ohio Longitudinal Transition Survey has been developed with funding from the Ohio Department of Education and the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
   
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Past Report                                *  Sample OLTS Survey
   
* SST Reports 2007                      *  Schedule for Schools to Conduct Survey   
 

SST Reports

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Northwest

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Northern

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Cuyahoga

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East Shore

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North East

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West Central

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North Central

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Mid Eastern

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Lincoln Way

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Miami Valley

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Central

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East Central

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South Western

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Hopewell

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Pilasco-Ross

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Southeastern

 
WHY IS OHIO CONDUCTING A LONGITUDINAL TRANSITION STUDY?
    The IDEA of 1997 has stated that students with disabilities should "be prepared to lead productive, independent, adult lives, to the maximum extent possible" [20 U.S.C. § 1400 (c) (5) (E) (ii)]. Additionally, Part D of the IDEA has required that state improvement grants: "clearly define, in measurable terms, the school and post-school results that children with disabilities are expected to achieve" " [20 U.S.C. § 1445 (a) (6) (c)].
    In response to the IDEA, The Ohio Department of Education developed a strategic plan that included the goal to: "By June 2004 develop a longitudinal tracking system for students with disabilities after K-12" (Ohio Department of Education, 2000). This goal was established to assess the activities of Ohio's educational and transition services systems and to determine the support these systems should receive.
   
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WILL THIS STUDY YIELD?
  1. What are the postschool outcomes of students with disabilities?
2. What transition services and programs did students use?
3. What transition services and programs predicted positive outcomes?
4. Over what time period did these outcomes occur (1, 3, and 5 years)?
5. What postschool programs and services did different types of students use?
6. What do students identify as important factors in their transition?
7. How did postschool services contribute to postschool outcomes?
8. What postschool and adult services did students use?
9. How do Ohio's postschool outcomes compare with national data?
10. What policies support transition programs identified as successful?
11. What practices and procedures maximize the use of these programs?
   
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF TRACKING POSTSCHOOL OUTCOMES?
 
  • Good public relations with graduates
  • Good feedback and validation for teachers
  • Good data for IEP/transition planning
  • Good data for school's program improvement efforts
  • Financial remuneration
  • Training and networking opportunities related to transition
   
HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO CONDUCT THIS STUDY AT YOUR SCHOOL?
    The estimated time to conduct an exit in-school interview as part of the IEP is approximately 15-30 minutes per student (or about 25 hours for 100 students) if it is conducted as part of the IEP process. Subsequent follow-along surveys at 1 would take about 20 minutes per student
   
Current State of the study (March 2008)
 
  • All SST's currently participating
  • Over 3200 students surveyed at high school exit
  • Over 700 students followed-up one year after graduation
   
Contact Information
  Robert Baer, Ph.D., Outreach Director
202 White Hall - Kent State University
Kent , Ohio 44242-0001
Phone (330) 672-0722
Fax (330) 672-2512
E-mail rbaer@kent.edu		 Alfred Daviso, Ph.D., Project Director
228 White Hall - Kent State University
Kent , Ohio 44242-0001
Phone (330) 672-0729
Fax (330) 672-2512
E-mail adaviso@kent.edu

 


Kent State University
202 White Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Telephone (330) 672-3833
Fax (330) 672-2512