Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSID)

abstract. Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSID).

TPSID. 2. Presented By:. Name: Institution:.

Introduction. Definitions. 1.

What is TPSID?. Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability, or TPSID are model demonstration projects funded by the United States Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHE) or consortiums of institutions of higher education to allow the expansion and development of high quality comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with ID..

What is Intellectual Disability. Intellectual Disability (ID) refers to significant learning and cognitive disabilities that impact a student’s ability to access course content without educational supports and services..

What is PostSecondary Eduation?. Postsecondary education (PSE) is the education that students with disabilities receive after high school, such as community colleges and vocational-technical colleges . Options include community colleges, 4-year colleges, and vocational-technical college experience. Until recently the option of having the college experience has not been available to students with intellectual disabilities..

Background. The Problem & Solution. 2.

8. What is the Problem?. Students with intellectual disability (ID) have consistently had the lowest rates of education, work, or preparation for work after high school of all disability groups. Despite the programmatic changes that were made at secondary level, a bigger population of students with ID still exited public schools without a standard high-school diploma or GED and without the skills required to get paid work or to move on to higher education institutions.

Impact of the Problem. Limited access to higher education has led to prolific poverty and bleak employment as well as community living outcomes for people with ID. Of all students with disabilities, those with intellectual disabilities have the poorest post-school outcomes..

Potentions Barriers to Participation in PSE Programs.

11. The Solution. College-based transition services are one way that students with disabilities are increasing their access to higher education. Since the inception of TPSID in 2010, the program has supported the creation and/or expansion of replicable model programs at 119 colleges and universities serving almost 4,500 students with ID in 34 states..

Types of TPSID Projects. TPSID projects establish model programs that: Serve students with intellectual disabilities P rovide individual supports and services for the academic and social inclusion of students with ID in academic courses, extracurricular activities, and other aspects of the institution of higher education. P lan for the sustainability of the model program after the end of the grant period; and provide a meaningful credential for students upon completion of the model program..

Types of TPSID Projects. TPSID projects establish model programs that: Partner with one or more local education agencies to support students who are eligible for special education under IDEA. Provide students with ID who are participating in the model programs with experiences that focus on academic enrichment, socialization, independent living skills including self-advocacy skills, and integrated work experiences and career skills that lead to employment..

Cohort 1 of TPSID. 52 campuses across the U.S were awarded 5-year grants from October 2010 – September 2015 The institutions consisted of 14 2-year IHEs and 38 4-year IHEs. Eighteen of the programs were approved as Comprehensive Transition Programs (CTPs) to provide federal student aid to students with intellectual disability. approximately 2,245 students attended TPSID programs an average of seventeen to nineteen students per campus every year..

Cohort 1 of TPSID. The percentage of course enrollments in inclusive courses ranged from 38% in the first years to 45% in the fifth year. 846 students who enrolled in TPSID programs had paid employment while enrolled in postsecondary education . The percentage of students at TPSID programs who were engaged in paid employment increased from 30% in the first year to 39% in the fifth year.

Cohort 1 Allocation Regions. 16. TPSID Sites - Cohort 1 Canada States Mexico @ 2022 O OpenStreetMap.

Cohort 2 of TPSID. Started in October 2015 to September 2020. 25 grants were implemented at 44 IHEs comprising of ten 2-year and thirty-four 4-year colleges and universities. Of these, 12 were approved as comprehensive transition programs and 17 of the 34 residential campuses provided access to campus housing for students with intellectual disabilities..

Cohort 2 of TPSID. TPSID programs enrolled 449 students in the first year, 2015-2016, of which 31% were dually enrolled and receiving special education services from their LEA. Generally, 43% of course enrollments were inclusive college courses which was a slight decrease as compared to the final year of the first cohort. Nevertheless, 43% of the students had a paid job which was an increase from the first cohort..

Cohort 2 Allocation Regions. 19. TPSID Sites - Cohort 2 Canada Unitedl States Mexico @ 2022 Mapbox O OpenStreetMap.

Cohort 3 of TPSID. Started in October 2020 to present. During the first year of the third cohort, the 22 TPSID grantees implemented access to higher education 38 programs at 36 colleges and university campuses. Programs enrolled adult students and transition-age high school students in various combinations, some only serving adults (48% and some serving both groups of students (48%. The percentage of high school students receiving college-based transition services was only 11%..

Cohort 3 Allocation Regions. 21. TPSID Sites - Cohort 3 Canada United States Mexico @ 2022 Mapbox O OpenStreetMap.

Conclusion. Overall Insight. 3.

Analysis. Unlike initially when it was close to difficult to engage a student with ID in vocational training programs, TPSID programs support these students to take inclusive college classes, improve their ability to live more independently, obtain career experiences through internships, and obtains integrated competitive employment..

Analysis. TPSID program graduates demonstrate much higher employment rates as compared to the general population of adults with ID. For instance research shows that in 2019-2020 74% of students held a paid job on year after exiting a TPSID program..

Conclusion. Evidently, this program shows much potential to reduce poverty and increase employment for people with intellectual disabilities . With enough support and funding from the government, the number of unemployed students with intellectual disabilities should decrease in the coming years..

References. References & Citations. 4.

27. References. Butterworth, J., Hall, A. C., Smith, F. A., Migliore , A., Winsor, J., Domin , D., & Sulewski , J. (2013). State Data: The national report on employment services and outcomes . Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion. Flexer R., Baer R., & Queen R. M. (2022). Designing and Implementing PSE Opportunities for Students with ID: An Illustration of Quality, Access, and Inclusion: A Case Study of Quality, Access, and Inclusion. Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education , 3 (2). https://doi.org/10.13021/jipe.2021.2940 McFarland, J., Hussar, B., de Brey , C., Snyder, T., Wang, X., Wilkinson-Flicker, S., Hinz , S. (2017). The condition of education 2017 (NCES 2017—144). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Papay , C., Trivedi, K., Smith, F., & Grigal , M. (2017). One year after exit: A first look at outcomes of students who completed TPSID programs . Think College Fast Facts. (IssueBriefNo.17). Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion U. S. Department of Education (2018). Transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities . Program Purpose. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/programs/tpsid/index.html.

28. THANKS!.