More About the 2005 Summit
Background
In response to the need to improve high school experiences
and postschool outcomes for youth with disabilities, the National
Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) hosted its
first National Leadership Summit on Improving Results for Youth
in September 2003. More than 250 participants attended, including
state agency leaders; policymakers; professionals representing
general education, special education, career and technical education,
workforce development, vocational rehabilitation, and other agencies;
parents; and youth with disabilities. A total of 42 teams (herein
referred to as leadership teams) representing U.S. states, territories,
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs attended. The purpose of the
two-day event was to build capacity to develop more results-driven
state systems so that youth with disabilities achieve more desirable
postschool outcomes. For more information, please visit the 2003
Summit Web site.
In order to continue the national conversation which occurred
at the 2003 Summit, NCSET in partnership with federal agencies
and national organizations co-hosted a second National Leadership
Summit on Improving Results for Youth in Washington, DC, June
14-15, 2005.
The goal of this event was to convene state-level teams of
policymakers to examine the progress made in the implementation
of the strategic action plans developed at the 2003 Summit, and
to further build state/territory capacity to improve high school
experiences that lead to successful postschool outcomes for all
youth.
Leadership Teams
Participation in the 2005 National Leadership Summit
was for Leadership Teams only. All State Directors
of Special Education were invited to send one Leadership Team
from their state or territory.
Each State Director of Special Education was encouraged to convene
a team consisting of policymakers representing a broad range
of perspectives on secondary education, transition, and workforce
development. Suggested team members included:
- State Special Education Director
- State Transition Coordinators
- Vocational Rehabilitation Directors
- Workforce Development Officials
- Social Security Administration Representatives
- Title I Representatives
- Directors of Vocational Education
- School Improvement Representatives
- Representatives from Postsecondary Institutions
- Parents/Family Representatives
- Youth Representatives
The Team Leader
The State Director of Special Education in each state or territory,
or an individual they appointed, served as the Team Leader,
responsible for convening their Leadership Team (see more about
the role of Team Leader in Pre-Summit Activities).
Benefits to Participating States
At the 2005 Summit, Leadership Teams:
- Revisited and revised state strategic action plans for stronger
accountability, which leads to improved results for youth with
disabilities;
- Learned how other states are addressing academic achievement,
secondary and postsecondary education completion, and gainful
employment;
- Engaged in strategies for more collaborative interagency
relationships for improved postschool results;
- Suggested federal and national action for improved secondary
education and transition results; and
- Promoted effective evidence-based practices that lead to
successful adult outcomes for youth.
Pre-Summit Activities
Prior to the 2005 Summit, each state/territory wishing to attend:
1. Convened a Leadership Team and Designated a Team Leader
Each state/territory convened an interagency team based on the
priority issues that they identified in advance of the 2005 Summit.
The State Director of Special Education, or an individual appointed
by this person, served as the Team Leader. The Team
Leader was responsible for:
- Convening their Leadership Team for the 2005 Summit
- Registering individual members of the team using the mailed
registration form or via the online registration system
- Coordinating the completion and submission of the Pre-Summit
Assessment (see below)
- Serving as the liaison with NCSET staff in preparing for
and following-up from the 2005 Summit
2. Completed the Pre-Summit Assessment
Leadership teams completed the National Standards and Quality
Indicators for Secondary Education and Transition Self-Assessment tool,
a tool developed by the National Alliance for Secondary Education
and Transition. This Pre-Summit Assessment requests preliminary
information about the evidence, importance, and priority
for improvement of national standards in the state/territory,
as well as priority issues states/territories
wanted to focus on during the 2005 Summit.
Team Leaders were encouraged to bring together team members
to complete the pre-Summit assessment. See more information about
and download the National
Standards and Quality Indicators for Transition Self-Assessment
Tool.
Completed Pre-Summit Assessments were due
to NCSET by April 1, 2005.
3. Reviewed Related Resources
4. Participated in 2 Teleconference Calls to Prepare for the
2005 Summit
Presenters
Dr. Robert Stodden, Dr. Garnett Smith, and others
University of Hawaii at Manoa/National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
Teleconference #1
Wednesday, April 20
1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time
(8:00 a.m. Hawaii, 11:00 Pacific, noon Mountain, 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
This teleconference focused upon reasons for teams to attend
the Summit, team membership to benefit from the Summit, and teaming
principles to following ensuring your team a quality experience
at the Summit. Dr. Stodden and Dr. Smith discussed steps used
to formulate an interagency transition team, typical team membership,
characteristics of an effective team, and typical issues addressed
by teams. Dr. Stodden also discussed the use of the NCSET
Essential Tool on Interagency Transition Team Development and
Facilitation when preparing for the Summit.
Follow-up to this call: View the Cross-Training
Framework to Focus State Interagency Transition Teams as
well as instructions from Dr. Garnett J. Smith on how to use
this framework to prepare your leadership team.
Teleconference #2
Wednesday, May 11
1:00-2:00 p.m. Central Time
(8:00 a.m. Hawaii, 11:00 Pacific, noon Mountain, 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
This teleconference focused upon the structure and the content
of the Summit, discussing ways for team leaders to prepare their
members to get the most from their experience.
What to Expect
The first 30-45 minutes of the call will consist of the speakers’ presentation.
Participants will then be given the opportunity to ask questions.
State Planning Worksheets (all PDF files)
Worksheet
1: Identifying Priority Issues and Goals/Outcomes for Improving
Results
Worksheet
2: Identifying Action Steps and Technical Assistance Needs
Worksheet
3: State Strategic Action Plan to Improve Results
Worksheet
4: Next Steps
Worksheet
5: Summary of Priority Issues
Logistics
Meeting Dates and Time
Tuesday, June 14th & Wednesday, 15th with pre-meetings and
trainings on Monday, June 13th. The Summit started at 8:30 am
on June 14th and concluded at 4:45 pm on June 15th.
Location
Capital
Hilton Hotel
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-5701
800-HILTONS
202-393-1000
202-639-5784 (Fax)
For information and virtual tours — local attractions,
city guide, local dining, and more — go to
the Capital
Hilton - Welcome to Washington Web site.
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