A Foundation for Success: High School Experiences that Supported Post-Secondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities in Utah

The USBE annually administers the Utah Indicator 14 Post School Outcome Survey Questionnaire as part of their reporting to the public and to the Office of Special Education Programs. The PSO survey is administered to students who had an Individualized Education Plan and who are no longer in school.

While the overall survey has approximately 24 questions, this study addressed one of those questions: “Thinking about the things you are doing now, what is something positive that happened while you were in high school to help you reach your goals?” This study analyzed five years of PSO survey responses to this question (approximately 7,500 responses). Specifically, the UEPC conducted a mixed methods study to understand which high school experiences students with disabilities and their caregivers perceived as beneficial or supportive as they look back after exiting the school system. The results of this analysis helped to identify in-school experiences that supported post school goal attainment and outcomes.

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