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Secondary Transition: Moving from High School to Post-School Options
2013-2014 The State Education Resource Center & The Connecticut State Department of Education
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What is Secondary Transition Planning?Transition Planning assists a student and his/her family in “creating a vision” of what life will look like in the future—
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“What do I want to do when I leave high school?”
Vision
Dreams
Hopes
Culture Family
Race
Heritage
Equity
Beliefs
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While the Student is STILL in High School the Parent/Family Can:Help students to understand how their disability impacts them in school, work and social settings
Help students to learn how to use and ask for a range of accommodations, effective learning strategies and assistive technology
Expose students to a range of opportunities beyond high school
Involve students in their PPT meetings
Foster independent decision-making and self-advocacy skills
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LET
GO!
Guideposts for SuccessFamily involvement and supports – All youth need parents, families, and other caring adults who do the following:
Have high expectations
Remain involved in their lives
Have access to information about employment, further education, community resources
Take an active role in transition planning with schools & community partners
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How Can Students Help in Preparing for TransitionRecord long-term goals and what you need to do to reach them
Read your IEP and transition services and decide if the plan is being implemented
Tell your teachers & family that you want to lead your own PPT meeting and ask them to help you learn what to do
Learn about your civil rights under the law, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Learn about your disability, how to explain to people your strengths, and how to ask for reasonable accommodations
Practice job interviews and/or asking for accommodations
Talk to your doctor and parents about your health care needs so you will be ready to take responsibility for them
Research career choicesTransition Planning: A Team Effort. Sharon H. deFur. A publication of the National Information
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. 1999SERC 2013-2014
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http://www.onetonline.org/
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – IDEA (PL 108-446)
Transition Services MUST be:
“Coordinated” Set of Activities
Results-Oriented Process
Movement from School to Post-School
Activities (integrated and inclusive)
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Transition Services – IDEA §300.320(b)
Beginning not later than the first Individualized Education Program (IEP) to be in effect when the child turns 16, or younger
Updated annually, thereafter
IEP must include – Appropriate measurable postsecondary goals
based upon age-appropriate transition assessments
Related to postsecondary education or training, employment, and if appropriate, independent living skills (OSEP- Office of Special Education Programs, 2007)
Transition services (including courses of study) needed to assist child in reaching postsecondary goals
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CT Core Transition Skills
A. Assist with the development of his/her Individualized Education Program (IEP).
B. Attend, participate in and/or facilitate his/her Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meeting.
C. Demonstrate and accept responsibility for his/her independence and activities of daily living.
D. Demonstrate skills needed to access appropriate transportation (both public and private).
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CT Core Transition Skills
E. Explain his/her disability relative to individual strengths, needs, preferences and interests.
F. Identify and ask for accommodations necessary to ensure equal access and full participation in post-school education and/or employment settings.
G. Describe his/her rights and responsibilities under disability legislation (e.g., IDEA, 504, ADA).
H. Demonstrate skills to access appropriate healthcare to meet his/her individual needs.
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CT Core Transition Skills
I. Demonstrate skills to access community resources and participate in the community with and without support (recognizing the need for interdependence).
J. Demonstrate skills to access appropriate employment to meet his/her individual needs.
K. Demonstrate skills to access appropriate postsecondary education, training, or lifelong learning opportunities to meet his/her individual needs.
L. appropriate social interactions and skills to develop and maintain meaningful relationships.
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B. “Attend, participate in and/or facilitate his/her Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meeting.”
How Does/Can your student work on this goal?
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To: Former high school students with disabilities
When: 1 year after graduation and/or exiting high school
What: Post-School Outcomes Survey
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Coming Soon!
Reviewing the CT Individualized Education Program
Revised
December 2006
February 2009
October 2010
September 2012
January 2013
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IEPs MUST:Be a
“student-focused” process
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
1. Student/Parents informed about secondary transition/IEP transition planning (e.g., Building a Bridge, IEP Manual)
2. Reason for Meeting: “Transition Planning” (IEP, Pg. 1, PPT Cover Page)
3. Student/Parent Input and Concerns (Pg. 4/Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)
4. Present Levels of Performance (PLOP): (Pgs. 4 & 5) – All areas should be viewed through a “transition lens” – What are the implications for each of the areas listed on pgs. 4 & 5 of the IEP with regard to a student’s transition planning?
Use with Current IEP Manual
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
5. Present Levels of Performance (PLOP): (Pgs. 4 & 5) – MUST be Annual Goal for any area with information under “Needs & Concerns” – Conversely, since there MUST be at least 2 transition Annual Goals, there MUST be information under “Needs & Concerns” for the Vocation/Transition row.
6. PLOP: Vocation/Transition row MUST include transition assessment results and plain-language statement of current performance/skill level in column 1 (Pg. 5). Areas of “Needs and Concerns” Must also be filled in.
7. Age-Appropriate box: (PLOP- Pgs. 4 & 5) – If this box is checked, please elaborate in the IEP regarding what is meant by “age-appropriate” for that category – What is “age-appropriate” to one person may not be “age-appropriate” to another person working with the same student. Please clarify.
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
8. Student is 16 or older and transition planning is required (Pg. 6, #1) – Second box MUST be checked for any IEP in which the student has transition goals/objectives – regardless of age of student.
9. Student invited to PPT (Pg. 6, #2) – Response MUST BE “YES” and invitation documenting that student was invited must be included in student file.
10. Name and date(s) of transition assessment(s) completed prior to PPT, since last annual review: (Pg. 6, #3) _____________RESOURCE: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/Transition_Assessment_Manual.pdf
11. Agency Participation (Pg. 6, #4a): Outside/participating agency involvement MUST BE considered. If no agency is invited to PPT: select “No, not appropriate” or “No, written consent not provided.” DO NOT select “No, no outside agency was invited.”
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
12. Attach signed consent forms to IEP: (1) invite outside agency/ exchange information & (2) release records.
13. Agency Participation (Pg. 6, #4a): Adult service agency representative (such as BRS, DDS, BESB) invited to transition PPT (if appropriate) in addition to any other outside/participating agencies or professional.
14. Agency Participation (Pg. 6, #4c): Identify services/linkages (e.g., websites, information) provided by outside agency.
15. Post-School Outcome Goal Statements (PSOGS) (Pg. 6, #5a-c): Written in terms of what student will be doing after graduation. Postsecondary Education/Training and Employment PSOGSs are required. Independent Living Skills PSOGS optional but HIGHLY recommended for MOST students. RESOURCES: Topic Brief on frequently asked questions & Topic Brief on Examples of Post-School Outcome Goals
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
16. Post-School Outcome Goal Statements (PSOGS) (Pg. 6, #5a - c): Postsecondary Education/Training PSOGS must address education, training or life-long learning. Employment PSOGS must address employment or career path. If appropriate, Independent Living Skills PSOGS must address independent living skills. Combination PSOGS Statements that address multiple areas are also appropriate but must be written for each PSOGS area.
17. Course of Study (Pg. 6, #6): Identify courses/activities related to PSOGSs in which student is participating.
18. Transfer of rights (Pg. 6, #7): Options discussed at annual review PPT for students age 17+ (i.e., signed written consent from student for parent to participate, Power of Attorney, Guardianship, Conservatorship). At age 18, transfer of rights documentation MUST BE included in student’s IEP file.
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Secondary Transition Planning IEP Checklist
19. Summary of Performance (SOP) (Pg. 6, #8): Specify date anticipated to provide SOP to student.
20. Annual Goals/Objectives (Pg. 7): Transition goals and objectives aligned with PSOGSs. One page 7 MUST address Postsecondary Education/Training and one page 7 MUST address Employment/Career. And if there is a PSOGS in Independent Living Skills, one page 7 MUST address that area as well.
21. Annual Goals/Objectives (Pg. 7): Check appropriate box at top of page 7. More than one box may be checked at the top of page 7, but only ONE transition box may be checked per page (i.e., Postsecondary Education/Training or Employment or Independent Living Skills). Employment and Communication may be checked, for example, but not Employment and Postsecondary Education/Training.
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Transition Planning
Career/Employment
Recreation and
Leisure
Self-DeterminationSelf-Advocacy
PostsecondaryEducation/
Training
Health
Daily Living
Community
Participation
Communication Interperso
nal Relationshi
ps
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Additional Transition Considerations
Transition assessment and career planning for a student with an IEP, whenever possible, should occur in the community and must include activities and services that go beyond what any student would receive through general education (e.g., career interest inventory or college selection information provided via school counselor or career center).
Programming for students 18-21 years-old, receiving transition/vocational services should be community based. SERC 2013-2014
2006 Final IDEA Regulations
A public agency must provide a summary of student’s academic achievement and functional performance. This summary should include recommendations on how to assist the student in meeting his/her postsecondary goals.
Summary of Performance – (SOP)
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Purpose of the SOPAssist the student in the transition from high school to higher education, training, and/or employment
Determine the current impact of the disability
Help establish a student’s eligibility for reasonable accommodations and supports in postsecondary settings
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Student Perspective“When I was asked to help my IEP Team write my own
SOP, I was amazed at how much I knew about myself and how much I didn’t . . . I had to be brutally honest with myself when critiquing my strengths and weaknesses, because this would be the document that would help or hinder me from receiving adequate technology in the future . . . I found myself really thinking about what I, as a future student without the advocacy of my high school teachers, would need to be independent.”
Olivia Walter Kochhar-Bryant & Izzo (2006)
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IDEA - CT IEP Forms
Transition Planning
Agency participation
IEP Team / PPT – §300.321(b)(3)
With the consent of the parents or a child who has reached the age of majority, . . . the public agency must invite a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services.
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Entitlement vs. Eligibility
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Education System Adult Service System
Entitlement
Eligibility
All eligible individuals identified as having a disability and requiring specialized instruction, must be served under IDEA.
Having a disability does not guarantee that an individual will meet the eligibility criteria for a specific adult agency.
Waiting lists are not allowed.
Waiting lists may exist and may be very lengthy.
Broad, yet specific, eligibility criteria exist.
Narrow eligibility criteria exist.
Services are designed based on the needs of the individual.
Some services may not be available or exist.
A single provider (the school system) Often many agencies/services must be sought to meet the needs of an individual.
CT State Agencies – The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
BRS is committed to assisting students to facilitate the transition from school to work. It is important for school personnel, students and families to understand the role BRS counselors can play during the student’s school career:
Determining student eligibility, initiating and completing the referral process prior to graduation;
Getting to know the student and family so they are comfortable in maintaining a relationship with the BRS counselor after graduation;
Participating in the IEP Team meeting during the last several years of high school to assist in developing appropriate transition goals and objectives;
Consulting with staff, families and the students on approaches that promote employment experiences while the student is still in school;
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CT State Agencies – BRSConsulting on curricula that will assist the student to prepare for employment, postsecondary education or training and independent living;
Assisting the student and family to become familiar with, plan for and access needed adult service programs;
Referring the student and family to advocacy organizations which can assist them to effectively advocate for needed services; and
Developing an Employment Plan that specifies what services and supports BRS will provide directly upon graduation from high school and in some instances in conjunction with the school system prior to graduation.
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CT State Agencies – Department of Developmental Services (DDS) : http://
www.ct.gov/dds/cwp/view.asp?a=4189&q=492514
In order to ensure a smooth and successful transition, DDS must have a clear understanding of the student’s needs, at least two years prior to the end of their educational program. Eligibility Requirements:
Be a resident of ConnecticutDemonstrate Intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits concurrently, which are present & occurred prior to the age of 18Score 69 or lower on IQ tests or Provide a medical diagnosis of Prader-Willi SyndromeBe enrolled in the adult “Fee-for-Service/Straight” Title 19 Medicaid ***. This will also qualify them for DDS case management services SERC 2013-2014
CT State Agencies – Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)Their mission is to provide quality educational and rehabilitative services to all people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired at no cost to our clients or their families.
Braille instruction,
Independent living and social development training,
Provision of adaptive technology and textbooks,
Transition from school to work services,
Mentoring programs, and
Consultation services to local school districts.
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CT State Agencies-Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) –Young Adult Services (YAS)
DMHAS promotes and administers comprehensive , recovery-oriented services in the areas of mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment throughout Connecticut.
YAS provides specialized age and developmentally appropriate supports for young people, many of whom are transitioning out of the DCF system of care, and are diagnosed with a major mental illness.
Referred between the Ages 18 – 21 (may be referred at 16)
Services:Assist clients to develop viable and durable social support systems.Assist clients in the early phases of employment.Foster independent living and social skills.Providing continuity of care by not unilaterally rejecting or ejecting clients from our programs.
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Other Outside/Participating AgenciesPostsecondary education
Vocational education
Integrated competitive employment (including supported employment)
Independent living
Community participation
Advocacy Organization Representative
Assistive Technology Representative
Employer
Religious Community Member
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Connecticut InitiativesStudent Success Plan (SSP) – Alignment with individualized plans for students with disabilities
Common Core State Standards – Evolving transition standards
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The SSP Tool Kit
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2702&Q=334064
Mission & Overview
Individualized student-centered plan that engages every student based on their unique interests and strengths helping them to understand the relevancy of education to achieve postsecondary educational and career goals
Alignment of SSP with Other Individualized Plans
SSP can not replace other individualized plans (e.g., IEP, 504, IHP)
Other plans are legal documents
Students with disabilities/medical conditions must be included in the general education SSP process
Integrated process between all students and adults
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Alignment of SSP with Other Individualized Plans
SSP and individual plans can inform the development of each other
SSP must be aligned with individualized plans
All plans should be student driven and include ongoing input from parents and professionals
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A Portrait of College and Career Ready Students
They demonstrate independence.
They comprehend as well as critique.
They value evidence.
They respond to varying
demands of audience,
task, purpose, and discipline.
They build strong content knowledge.
They use technology and digital media strategically and capably.They come to
understand other perspectives and cultures.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, 2010
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Transition Resources Publications
Building a Bridge
Transition Resource Manual
Transition Assessment Resource ManualWeb-based Resources
www.Connect-Ability.com
http://www.cpacinc.org/ Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde - State Department of Education
http://www.ctserc.org - SERC State Education Resource Center
http://www.nsttac.org/ NSTTAC – National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center Indicator #13
http://www.pacer.org/ -- PACER CENTER: Champions for Children with Disabilities
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Parent/Student resources
SERC LIBRARY, Offers more than 10,000 resources , www.ctserc.org/library
Special Education
www.learn.k12.ct.us
For Additional Information Please Contact:
Patricia L. Anderson, Ph.D., CT State Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, [email protected] (860) 713-6923
Sally Esposito, [email protected] (860) 632-1485 ext. 379
Veronica Marion, CT Parent Information and Resource Center, [email protected] , (860) 632-1485 ext. 391
Beth Reel, CT Parent Advocacy Center, [email protected] 1-800-445-2722
Missy Wrigley, [email protected] (860) 632-1485 ext. 397
Lois Eldridge, [email protected] 860-434-4800 ext. 182
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