State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 202

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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit
Part B State Performance Plan
Presentations at State and National Meetings: ATS provided presentations on various Transition
topics and practices at several state and national conferences including: Arkansas Council for
Exceptional Children, SEAS Forum, Developmental Disabilities Conference, SEU’s Data and
Research Data Conference, and OSEP’s Leadership Conference. A youth panel of current and
former students and the Clinton School District that is implementing Check and Connect
presented at the 2009 Transition Summit and the National State Planning Institute in May 2010.
Cadre Meetings: Cadre meetings are held at least twice a year to present team leaders with the
latest information and professional development. A Cadre meeting was held in December 2009
with a focus on the Self-Advocacy Strategy and writing postsecondary and annual goals for
students with disabilities. Fifty participants were in attendance and each team received
curriculum materials.
A cadre meeting for leaders and co-leaders of local teams around the state was also held
February 25-26 in Little Rock. This meeting provided teams with professional development on
TAKE OFF and the College Bound Arkansas program. Information on writing postsecondary
goals was presented by NSTTAC consultants and teams were given time to update their team
plans.
Secondary Transition State Planning Institute: Members of Arkansas Transition Services
attended this annual meeting in May 2010 to continue work on a state plan to improve indicator
outcomes. The team established goals in three areas: to implement Check and Connect in pilot
school districts in AR; to establish Youth Leadership Teams in a district in AR; and to improve
the data collection process in an effort to improve post-school outcomes. ATS will again attend
and hope to present in May 2011. ATS also helped provide a youth panel which presented in a
general session at the Institute. These were students that also presented at the ATS state
conference.
Arkansas Youth United: The ATS Consultant in Northwest Arkansas collaborated with
Arkansas Youth United (AYU) in providing a Transition Fair in NW Arkansas. Two parent
resource panels were held for parents, teachers and others needing resources in collaboration
with AYU. An AYU employee also represented students with disabilities on a youth panel at
NSTTAC’s Institute.
Self-Advocacy Strategy Training: The Self-Advocacy Strategy training was offered six (6)
times in 2009-10 with 57 participants representing 20 districts. The Self-Advocacy Strategy is a
motivation and self-determination approach designed to prepare students to participate in
education or transition planning conferences. The strategy consists of five steps which are taught
over a series of seven acquisition and generalization stages. The five steps are presented using
the acronym "I PLAN" to help cue students to remember the steps of the strategy. At least five
districts have purchased the curriculum. Participant pre- and post-test scores revealed a 59%
increase in knowledge and skills as an outcome of the training.
Relates to Indicators:
Indicator 13 Checklist Item #1: Student participation in identification of postsecondary
goals.
Indicator 13 Checklist Item #7: Student involvement in identification of strengths, needs,
and preferences within transition assessment process.
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