State Performance Plan Indicator 14: Extended Postsecondary
Follow-Up Survey (2009–2010)
Final Statewide and Region 20 Report (Abridged Version)
August 2010
The 2009–2010 Indicator 14: Extended Postsecondary Follow-Up Study was a statewide survey
administered during the summer of 2010 by PTV NuStats. Sponsored by the Texas Education
Agency, the purpose of the survey was to follow up with persons previously enrolled in high schools
within the state of Texas to collect data on their post-high school activities. Eligible respondents
either graduated or dropped out during the 2008–2009 school year. The survey included eight
questions needed for the SPP Indicator 14 reporting, as well as three additional questions to address
statewide and district high school program improvement. A total of 920surveys were completed
statewide between July and August 2010. Tables 1 and 2 display the SPP Indicator 14
measurements for the state of Texas.
Table 1 indicates the percent of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had Individualized
Education Programs (IEPs) in effect at the time they left school, and were:
Table 1: Indicator Percentage
State
Percent
Measurement
ESC 20
Percent
A. Enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high
school
26%
19%
B. Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed
within one year of leaving high school.
59%
52%
C. Enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary
education or training program; or competitively employed or in
some other employment with one year of leaving high school.
72%
68%
Table 2: Indicator 14 Measurement
State
N
Measurement
State
Percent
ESC 20
N
ESC 20 %
Percent
Higher Education
243
26%
15
19%
Competitively Employed
299
33%
25
32%
Some Other Postsecondary
Education or Training Program
61
7%
9
12%
Some Other Employment
60
7%
*
4%
257
28%
25
32%
920
100%
77
100%
Not Engaged in 1-4 Above
Total
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Since leaving high school, 52 percent (ESC 20: 49 percent) of respondents reported they have been
enrolled in school, job training, or an education program. Of those, 73 percent (ESC 20: 68 percent)
have completed an entire term, and 65 percent (ESC 20: 61 percent) are enrolled in a two- or fouryear college or university.
Sixty-eight percent (ESC 20: 61 percent) of respondents reported being employed since they left high
school. Of those who reported being employed, 83 percent (ESC 20: 79 percent) worked at least three
months, 80 percent (ESC 20: 83 percent) worked an average of 20 hours per week, and 93 percent
(ESC 20: 96 percent) earned at least minimum wage. The majority of those employed (85 percent;
ESC 20: 89 percent)) reported working for a company, business, or service that employed persons
with and without disabilities.
Of those students enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university, 39 percent (ESC 20: 26
percent) reported contacting the Office of Disability Services. Fourteen percent (ESC 20: 10 percent)
received assistance for “test accommodations,” 11 percent f(ESC 20: 19 percent) or “additional time
for assignments,” and 8 percent (ESC 20: 6 percent) for “support for registration/scheduling.” Since
leaving high school, 44 percent (ESC 20: 33 percent) of respondents reported not contacting any of
the adult service agencies for support. Sixteen percent reported contacting the Department of
Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and 11 percent (ESC 20: 19 percent) reported contacting the
Social Security Administration.
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Data Collection:
Table 3: Final Call Dispositions
State
Frequency
Disposition
State
Percent
ESC 20
Frequency
ESC 20 Percent
English completes
870
38%
73
34%
Spanish completes
50
2%
4
2%
Disconnect
305
13%
31
14%
Respondent not found
355
16%
37
17%
Answering machine
339
15%
35
16%
No answer*
156
7%
18
8%
Final refusal
45
2%
3
1%
First refusal
31
1%
1
0%
Fax/Modem
12
1%
1
0%
Hang up
69
3%
7
3%
Business/Government
6
0%
1
0%
Busy
7
0%
0
0%
Spanish no answer
5
0%
2
1%
Partial refusal
1
0%
0
0%
12
1%
1
0%
Caller ID
7
0%
1
0%
Language barrier, Deaf/TTY
1
0%
0
0%
2,271
100%
215
100%
Spanish answering machine
Total
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Sample Management:
A total of 2,271 sample records were received to conduct this study, and 16,278 calls were made to
find qualified respondents. Calls were made at varying times of day and days of the week to
maximize the chance to make contact. The average number of call attempts to all sampled records
was 7.16 calls; contact could not be made with 21 percent of the numbers called. This percentage is
lower than results reported in 2009.
After the initial sample release, subsequent “waves” of dialing included refusal conversion to nonfinal refusal records to maximize the chances of finding the target population, as well as re-dialing
all non-working numbers prior to closing the fielding effort. As shown in Table 4, for telephone
numbers that eventually resulted in a completed interview, a maximum of 21 call attempts were
made to convert the initial non-final disposition (such as no answer, busy, or answering machine) to
a completed interview. Final dispositions are permanent and close the record from further dialing.
Table 4: Call Attempts by Complete
State
Completes
# of Attempts
State
Total Records
ESC 20
Completes
ESC 20
Total Records
1
141
57
6
6
2
137
199
12
19
3
102
121
11
8
4
104
89
8
10
5
66
72
8
9
6
67
52
7
5
7
60
50
8
6
8
53
58
3
6
9
52
45
2
3
10
34
46
2
7
11
26
58
4
5
12
21
98
1
8
13
17
113
1
13
14
14
105
2
14
15
13
62
1
4
16
7
50
0
10
17
3
34
1
2
18+
3
42
0
3
920
1351
77
138
Total
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Top Line Findings:
Since leaving high school, 73 percent (ESC 20: 49 percent) of respondents reported they have been
enrolled in school, job training, or an education program, while 26 percent (ESC 20: 51 percent)
reported having not been enrolled in any postsecondary schooling or training.
Table 5: School, Job Training, or Education Program Enrollment
State
N
State
Percent
No
438
48%
39
51%
Yes
481
52%
38
49%
*
0%
0
0%
920
100%
77
100%
Don’t know
Total
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who answered “Yes” or “Don’t know” to the previous question, 73 percent (ESC
20: 68 percent) reported they have completed an entire term, while 26 percent (ESC 20: 32 percent)
reported they have not completed an entire term.
Table 6: Entire Term Completion
State
N
State
Percent
No
127
26%
12
32%
Yes
351
73%
26
68%
*
1%
0
0%
482
100%
38
100%
Don’t know
Total
ESC 20
N
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ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who answered “Yes” or “Don’t know” to Question 1, 65 percent (ESC 20: 61
percent) reported being enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university; 22 percent (ESC 20: 16
percent) reported being enrolled in vocational, technical, or trade school; and 9 percent reported
being enrolled in a short-term education or employment training program.
Table 7: Enrollment Type
State
N
State
Percent
Two or Four-Year College or University
311
65%
*
5%
Vocational, Technical, Trade School
106
22%
*
13%
Short-Term Education or Employment Training Program (e.g., WIA, Job
Corps)
42
9%
6
16%
High School Completion Program (e.g., Adult Basic Education, GED)
10
2%
23
61%
Religious or Church Sponsored Mission
*
0%
0
0%
Other (Specify)
6
1%
*
3%
Don’t know
*
1%
*
3%
482
100%
38
100%
Total
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
Sixty-eight percent (ESC 20: 61 percent) of respondents reported they have worked since leaving
high school.
Table 8: Employed Since Leaving High School
State
N
State
Percent
No
293
32%
30
39%
Yes
627
68%
47
61%
920
100%
77
100%
Total
ESC 20
N
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ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who work or have worked, 83 percent (ESC 20: 79 percent) reported they have
worked for at least three months since leaving high school, while 16 percent (ESC 20: 19 percent)
reported they have not worked for at least three months since leaving high school.
Table 9: Worked for at Least Three Months
State
N
State
Percent
No
99
16%
9
19%
Yes
522
83%
37
79%
6
1%
*
2%
627
100%
47
100%
Don’t know
Total
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who work or have worked, 80 percent (ESC 20: 83 percent) reported working for
an average of 20 hours per week, while 17 percent (ESC 20: 15 percent) reported they did not work
an average of 20 hours per week.
Table 10: Worked for an Average of 20 Hours/Week
State
N
State
Percent
No
108
17%
7
15%
Yes
504
80%
39
83%
14
2%
*
2%
*
0%
0
0%
627
100%
47
100%
Don’t know
Refused
Total
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who work or have worked, 93 percent (ESC 20: 96 percent) reported being paid at
least minimum wage.
Table 11: Paid at Least Minimum Wage
State
N
State
Percent
No
28
4%
*
2%
Yes
585
93%
45
96%
14
2%
*
2%
627
100%
47
100%
Don’t know
Total
ESC 20
N
.
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ESC 20
Percent
Of the respondents who work or have worked, 85 percent (ESC 20: 89 percent) described their job as
“in a company, business, or service with people with and without disabilities,” while 6 percent (ESC
20: 0 percent) described their job as “in family business.” Three percent (ESC 20: 4 percent) described
their job as “in the military,” and 2 percent (ESC 20: 0 percent) reported being “self-employed.”
Table 12: Job Description
State
N
State
Percent
536
85%
42
89%
In your family’s business (e.g., farm, store, fishing, ranching, catering)
36
6%
*
4%
In the military
19
3%
*
2%
Self-employed
14
2%
0
0%
In supported employment (paid work with services and wage support to the
employer)
6
1%
*
2%
In sheltered employment (where most workers have disabilities)
*
1%
*
2%
Other (Specify)
7
1%
0
0%
Don’t know
*
1%
0
0%
627
100%
47
100%
In a company, business, or service with people with and without disabilities
Total
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
Of those students enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university, 39 percent (ESC 20: 26
percent) reported contacting the Office of Disability Service, 54 percent (ESC 20: 65 percent)
reported not contacting the Office of Disability Services, and 6 percent (ESC 20: 9 percent) reported,
“Don’t know.”
Table 13: Contacted the Office of Disability
State
N
State
Percent
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
No
169
54%
15
65%
Yes
122
39%
6
26%
20
6%
*
9%
311
100%
23
100%
Don’t know
Total
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Of those students who contacted the Office of Disability Services, 51 percent received support for
“test accommodations,” 39 percent received support for “additional time for assignments,” and 30
percent received “support for registration/scheduling.”
Table 14: Disability Services Department Support
State
N
State
Percent
Test accommodations (oral tests, extended time to complete test)
73
51%
*
6%
Additional time for assignments
55
39%
*
3%
Support for registration/scheduling, accessing services, finding a
personal assistant
43
30%
6
19%
Tutoring
41
29%
*
10%
Preferential seating (location)
38
27%
*
3%
Alternative testing
33
23%
*
3%
Scribe or note taker
32
23%
*
6%
Tape recording lectures
31
22%
*
6%
Assistive Technology
25
18%
*
3%
None
21
15%
*
3%
Printed materials in alternative formats
20
14%
0
0%
Adaptive equipment
19
13%
*
3%
Special seating (tables/chairs)
19
13%
*
6%
Orientation and Mobility services
18
13%
*
6%
Taped textbooks
13
9%
0
0%
Large print or Braille
13
9%
*
10%
Sign Language interpreter
10
7%
*
10%
Other (Specify)
10
7%
0
0%
*
3%
0
0%
142
100%
31
100%
Don’t know
Total
ESC 20
N
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ESC 20
Percent
Since leaving high school, 57 percent of respondents reported not contacting any of the adult service
agencies for support. Twenty percent report contacting the Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services, and 15 percent reported contacting the Social Security Administration.
Table 15: Contacted an Adult Service Agency
State
N
State
Percent
ESC 20
N
ESC 20
Percent
None
528
57%
42
43%
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
Services
187
20%
18
19%
Social Security Administration
136
15%
0
0%
Texas Workforce Commission
102
11%
0
0%
Health Services
54
6%
*
1%
Mental Health Services
37
4%
*
1%
Mental Retardation Services
29
3%
*
1%
Rehabilitation Services
25
3%
*
1%
Community Care Services
16
2%
*
1%
Deaf and hard of Hearing Services
10
1%
*
5%
Adult Protective Services
10
1%
6
6%
9
1%
18
19%
Other (Specify):
28
3%
*
1%
Don’t Know
20
2%
*
1%
6
1%
*
1%
920
100%
97
100%
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
Refused
Total
Select all that apply; Figures may not add up to totals due to multiple responses per record.
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