9) What is indicator 14?
Indicator 14 requires states to report the "percent of youth who are no longer in secondary school, had IEPs in effect at the time they left school, and were:
A) Enrolled in higher education within one year of leaving high school.
B) Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed within one year of leaving high school.
C) Enrolled in higher education or in some other postsecondary education or training program; or competitively employed or in some other employment within one year of leaving high school."
(20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B))
In Arkansas the data is collected each year through a Post School Outcomes Survey provided to students at different districts who graduated the previous year and through data mining within a group of agencies which may be serving students one year after they have graduated high school. The Indicator 14 Flyer explains why it is important to answer the survey if you are contacted!