CASE Prototype

Success Stories 


CASE was implemented during the 2004-2005 school year. The students enrolled 
for the first semester of CASE graduated in 2006. There were two seniors enrolled 
in CASE during the 2004-2005 school year and graduated in 2005. The special 
education students of the class of 2004 are being used as the baseline data.

Graduate Follow Up Survey – Class of 2004

There were seven special education students that graduated from West Sioux. All 
seven students are currently employed full time. Four are living at home, one is living 
in Mexico, one is in the National Guard and one is a parent and married.

Graduate Follow Up Survey – Class of 2005

There were five special education students that graduated from West Sioux. Two of 
the students were enrolled in the CASE class. Two of the three students that were 
not enrolled in the CASE class could be located for a follow up survey. These two 
students are both working. The two students that were enrolled in the CASE class 
received further training beyond high school. One received a CNA license with the 
assistance of the vocational rehabilitation counselor and has two jobs and just bought 
her own home. The second student was enrolled at Northwest Iowa Community 
College, entered the Army Reserve program and will return to NCC next fall.

Graduate Follow Up Survey – Class of 2006

There were five special education students that graduated from West Sioux. Four of 
the students were enrolled in the CASE class. Three of the four students received 
further training beyond high school. One completed mechanic training through the 
Marine Corps. One is employed full time at Wells Dairy, but also enrolled at Western 
Iowa Technical College in the refrigeration and heating program. His career goal 
upon enrolling in CASE was to work at Wells, but by the end of the course he had 
expanded his goal to include training at WIT to increase his potential earning. The 
third student is attending Stewarts School of Hairstyling. The fourth student that 
enrolled in CASE is employed full time and living in the area. The one graduate that 
did not enroll in CASE is working full time and living at home.

The most significant change between the graduates that enrolled in CASE and the 
students that did not enroll in CASE is that the students enrolled in CASE are more 
likely to further their education and be employed in jobs that pay higher wages. After 
completing the CASE class, students believe that they are capable of more than just 
working and living at home.

Hope Haven, Inc.

West Sioux 
Community School

Iowa Vocational 
Rehabilitation 
Services

Workforce 
Development 
Center

Hawarden Area 
Partnership for 
Progress

Youth & Parents

Northwest AEA

Northwest 
Transition Advisory 
Board

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The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee/contractor and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Labor.