Pre-Summit Assessment
National Standards and Quality Indicators
for Secondary Education and Transition Self-Assessment
The National Standards and Quality Indicators for Secondary
Education and Transition Self-Assessment tool will be
used to help your team plan for the 2005 National Leadership
Summit. As the Team Leader for your state, you are responsible
for completing the following form in collaboration with your
team members.
The National Standards and Quality Indicators for Secondary
Education and Transition Self-Assessment was developed
by the National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
(NASET). In November 2003, 30 national organizations assembled
in Washington, DC to establish NASET, a national voluntary
coalition. NASET members include national organizations representing
general education, special education, career and technical
education, youth development, postsecondary education, workforce
development, and families. NASET was formed specifically to:
- identify what youth need in
order to achieve successful participation in postsecondary
education and training, civic engagement, meaningful employment,
and adult life; and
- prioritize
and address significant issues of national scale that have
an impact on the provision of effective secondary education
and transition services and policies for all youth.
Purpose of the Self-Assessment
The purpose of the National Standards and Quality Indicators
for Secondary Education and Transition Self-Assessment is
to help states:
- better understand current operations;
- identify areas of strength, weakness, and opportunity;
- begin action for improving and scaling up systems; and
- assess progress.
The self-assessment is designed to facilitate communication
and sharing within and among interagency partners, based upon
a common understanding of what constitutes quality and best practice
in secondary education and transition. You are strongly encouraged
to bring together key partners to complete the self-assessment.
By completing this tool users will achieve a shared frame of
reference which will help build commitment and focus for setting
priorities and improving secondary education and transition practices
at both state and local levels.
The information obtained will ONLY be used by NCSET staff to
further refine the content of the Summit and help your “team
facilitator” — the NCSET appointed professional who
will facilitate your team planning sessions at the 2005 Summit — become
familiar with the work you would like to focus on while participating
in the Summit. The information will not be used by
any federal program or agency to determine compliance.
How to Complete and Submit the Form
The Pre-Summit Assessment is available as a printed
form — to print, complete,
and mail or fax to NCSET — in PDF.
To complete and submit the printed form, you will
need to:
- Download the Printed
Pre-Summit Assessment in PDF, (172k, 18pgs)
(Note:
You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to download and view this file)
- Share the
form with your team members (mail, fax, or e-mail),
- Come to agreement on the ratings for each standard among
your members,
- Write your team's answers to each item on the printed form,
and
- Mail or fax the completed form to: Laurie Grant, NCSET/UMN,
Institute on Community Integration, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE,
Room 6, Minneapolis MN 55455, (fax) 612-624-9344.
Completed Pre-Summit Assessments are due
to NCSET by April 1, 2005.
Need Assistance?
If you need assistance with completing this form, please contact
Donna Johnson at johns042@umn.edu or
612-624-1143.
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