Indicator 13 is the percentage of youth age 16-21 with an IEP which includes measurable, annually updated postsecondary goal(s) based upon an age-appropriate transition assessment, IEP goals related to transition service needs, transition services and a course of study. Transition services, annual IEP goals related to transition service needs and the course of study should enable the LEA to facilitate the student’s reasonable progress toward achieving their postsecondary goals. As part of collecting data for this indicator, LEAs will provide evidence that the student was invited to the ARC meeting where transition services are discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of participating outside agencies was invited with the prior consent of the parent.
Terms to Know:
Course of study: A multiyear description of coursework from the student’s current school year to the anticipated exit year designed to achieve the student’s desired post school goals.
Postsecondary goals: Goals that a student hopes to achieve after leaving high school, including employment, education and, when appropriate, independent living skills.
Prior consent to invite outside agency: For transition services provided or paid for by another agency, the other agency was invited to send a representative with the prior written consent of the parent or the child (if the child is an emancipated adult).
Participating outside agency: Any person or agency not employed by the LEA; an agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for postsecondary transition services [e.g., the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)].
Data Collection:
The OSEEL provides a self-assessment spreadsheet to all LEA DoSEs to enter the Indicator 13 data. The OSEEL instructs LEAs to randomly select and then review 10% of students who are age 16 and older, for a total of no fewer than 10 and no more than 50 students. The LEA submits its review results via the self-assessment report to the OSEEL, where the OSEEL checks the LEA’s self-reported data for completion, duplication and errors. The OSEEL then reviews and validates self-reported non-compliance and performs random desk reviews to validate self-reported compliance.
Measurement:
The OSEEL calculates Indicator 13 by taking the total number of youth age 16 and older with an IEP containing all of the required transition components as outlined in the Indicator 13 definition dividing it by the total number of youth age 16 and older with an IEP and then converting the result to a percentage.
Investigative Questions:
To stimulate thinking and discussion among district and school personnel regarding the root causes of Indicator 13 performance, investigative questions may be accessed HERE.
Resources:
Common Questions:
Q: What must the course of study include?
A: In accordance with 707 KAR 1:320, Section 7 (1) in the child's eighth grade year or when the child has reached the age of fourteen (14) years, and in alignment with the child's Individual Learning Plan (as required by 704 KAR 3:305), or earlier if determined appropriate by the ARC, the IEP for a child with a disability shall include a statement of the transition service needs of the child under the applicable components of the child's IEP that focus on the child's course of study. This statement shall be updated annually. The student’s course of study must connect with/relate to the student’s statement of transition services and their postsecondary transition goals. There must be a closely aligned relationship between these components. Example: Student A is currently in 10th grade and will participate in grade 14 after age 18. The IEP should include a course of study for grades 10, 11, 12 and 14.
Q: When does an LEA need to obtain signed consent from a parent or guardian to invite an outside agency to attend their child’s ARC meeting?
A: If an ARC determines an outside agency needs to be invited to the ARC, the ARC must have consent documented (signed) prior to sending the first meeting notice invitation for each scheduled ARC. (Emphasis added.)
Example: For a meeting scheduled for Dec. 1, 2025, the first Meeting Notice scheduled to be sent to parent or guardian is Nov. 10, 2025. Consent to invite the outside agency must be obtained prior to Nov. 10, 2025.
Q: If a student’s post-secondary goal is still the same but regulation requires it to be updated annually, can the ARC have the same post-secondary goal on prior and current IEP?
A: Yes. However, the ARC must document in the ARC conference summary or in the transition section of the Present Levels section of the student’s IEP that, based on data gleaned from current interviews or assessments, the student’s postsecondary goal remains the same.
Example: A student’s post-secondary goal in the 2019-2020 school year was to go to trade school to become a welder. The student’s current post-secondary goal for the 2020-2021 school year is still to go to trade school to become a welder. The ARC would need to document in the ARC conference summary or the transition section of Present Levels section of the student’s IEP that, according to the interview with student during ARC, he still wants to go to trade school and become a welder.