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Post High School Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities Study

Fiscal year 2015 Tracking #IESE150235AP Solicitation Number ED-IES-15-R-0027

Webinar Agenda Introductions: The U.S. Department of Education’s Acquisition Team

Vendor Collaboration Webinar Protocol

Overview: Post High School Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities Study

Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Diana F. McCallum (DFM) - Roni & Jeff: Would you like IES to lead webinar slides 4-11?

Introductions Yumiko Sekino, Contracting Officer’s Representative – Institute of Education Sciences(IES)/National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE)

Veronica L. Price, Sr. Contracting Officer – OCFO/Contracts and Acquisitions Management (CAM)

Pavan Mehrotra, Contract Specialist – OCFO/Contracts and Acquisitions Management (CAM)

Diana F. McCallum (DFM) - Should IES leadership do the IES introductions?

Motivation Preparing students for postsecondary education and employment is a national priority

Understanding postsecondary education and employment outcomes for youth with disabilities is particularly important to the Department, and a key goal of the National Assessment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Study Objectives Collect administrative records to follow the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS2012) sample of youth as they leave high school and beyond

Describe the secondary school, postsecondary education, and employment and earning outcomes for this cohort of youth

Key Research Questions To what extent do youth with disabilities make progress through high school compared to other youth?

Are youth with disabilities achieving the post-high school outcomes envisioned by IDEA, and how do their college, training, and employment rates compare to those of other youth?

How do these high school and postsecondary outcomes vary with student characteristics and type of high school attended?

Central Tasks Obtaining Information from Multiple Data Sources NLTS, NLTS2, & NLTS2012 Restricted-use Data Files Transcripts and other school records National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Records Federal Student Aid (FSA) Records Social Security Administration (SSA) Records (Option period 2, after base period feasibility and pilot matching activity)

Central Tasks (cont.)

Analysis and Reporting

Report on high school and early college outcomes

Report on post-high school employment and earnings (Option period 2)

Updated (short) reports on high school and early college outcomes and post-high school employment and earnings (Option periods 1 and 3)

Period of Performance Hybrid contract, consisting of a 30 month base period and three, overlapping option periods (60 month period of performance, if all option periods are exercised) Optional tasks under each option periods

(Months 1-30) Option Period 1 Collect second round of and update report on high school and early college outcomes 40 months (Months 20-60) Option Period 2 Collect and report on post-high school employment and earnings 16 months (Months 20-36) Option Period 3 Second round SSA collection 30 months (Months 30-60)

Study Considerations IES will require the contractor to possess expertise in collecting and utilizing administrative data on a large scale and from multiple sources including school districts, NSC, and SSA.

The contractor shall code high school transcripts in a cost effective manner, which requires knowledge of special education and familiarity with the Secondary School Taxonomy.

An important aspect of this study is preparing descriptive, policy-relevant reports for a lay audience.

Closing Remarks & Next Steps All webinar related questions must be submitted to the CS & CO by 3 pm (ET) on April 29, 2015.

Responses will be posted on www.FBO.gov on May 4, 2015.

Capability Statements are due 12:00 noon (ET), May 6, 2015.

RFP’s anticipated release date: Early June 2015 image2.png image3.tiff