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2020 OSEP Part B Indicator Analysis

Each year, NTACT:C (and before that, NTACT) has analyzed and summarized the data for the IDEA Part B Indicators: 1 (Graduation Rate), 2 (Dropout Rate), 13 (Secondary Transition), and 14 (Post-School Outcomes). These analyses are combined with the data analyses and reports of the other IDEA Part B Indicators that are completed by other centers and entities (see the Table …

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Locating and Re-Engaging Secondary Students with Disabilities

Designed primarily for school building administrators and educators, this resource provides research-based strategies and resources to locate and support school-leavers to return and work toward graduation. The evidence-based strategies for re-engaging and supporting students with disabilities and their families through school completion were informed by the following research: National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (2011); Rumberger et al., …

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Risk Calculator Tool to Assess & Address Dropout

Students who drop out of high school generally have outcomes that are poorer than their peers who complete school. As a result, it is in everyone’s best interest to identify students who are at risk of dropping out early in their school careers and provide them the interventions and supports that will help them stay in school and succeed there. …

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Data Collection & Use

Data Collection & Use Whether you are planning instruction or services from individual skill and preference assessments or making funding decisions based on large program outcomes, collecting, analyzing, and using data are critical pieces of doing good work. Data-driven decision-making is important to quality services. Find tools and support to collect, analyze, and use data relevant to secondary students and …

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Restorative Practices for Students at Risk Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography summarizes restorative practices in real-terms and based on research literature. It identifies the importance of using restorative practices in transition planning, provides references to the research, as well as the key points of multiple research articles focused on restorative practices. Restorative Practices for Students at Risk