Transition UpdatesNovember 2014 ComplianceQuality & Best PracticeResources

MARSE Rules Package • November 5, 2014, the Michigan Department of Education

(“MDE”) submitted the final version of the latest MARSE Rules package to the Joint Committee on Legislative Affairs (“JCAR”).

• Submission of the final version of the MARSE Rules to JCAR is the final step in the administrative rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedures Act, MCL §24.201, et seq.

• JCAR has 15 legislative session days from Nov.5th to determine whether to adopt the rules.

MARSE Rule Package

Oakland County System of Supports for Students with IEPs

Postsecondary Work Group #13

• Foundations of Postsecondary Transition • Program/services

defined• IDEA requirements• Articulation of student

population • 6 sessions November -

January

Postsecondary Work Group #14

• Agency Connections• Chairperson: Tom

Kendziorski, ARC of Oakland• 6 sessions/January – March• Bridging the gap between

school & adult services• Tools• Agency /School Translator

• Coordinated services toward employment

Advocacy: Cuts in Community Mental Health Funding

Help them understand the connections• Health & Wellness

Commission Report employment recommendations• Work Incentive

Opportunity Act (WIOA) legislation• ASD State Plan • A balanced life

Autism Society- Employment Skill Building Grants

http://autismsocietyoaklandcounty.org/page/2014-online-application-employment-skill-building-grant

Camp, Resource, and Micro-Business Fair – January 22

• Accepting vendors through December 15th

• Does your program have a Micro Business? Maybe you have student or former student with a micro business?

December 16th Career Focused Education & Special Education• OCTA + • Special Education

Administrators• Secondary Supervisors• Department Heads• Social Worker• Other team members

who need to know about OSTC & CTE Register!

B13 Checklist & Compliance Grid

CIMS Website OCTA Moodle

Measurable Postsecondary Goals (Vision)

Postsecondary Goals: Education/Training

Postsecondary Goals: Education/Training

Postsecondary Goals: Education/Training- Practice

1. Jane will visit local tech center health program.

2. After graduation, Jane will attend the community college to take courses and gain job training in the area of community services.

3. Jane will improve knowledge of local community services agency sites by increasing the number of sites visited from 0 to 5.

Postsecondary Goal: Employment

Postsecondary Goal: Employment

Postsecondary Goal: Employment - Practice

1. Upon graduation, Jamal will work in his uncle’s printing business.

• Sophie will work part-time in a retail entertainment store, with assistance from an employment specialist, after graduation from high school.

• Karen wants to get a job in the medical technology (radiology) field.

Postsecondary Goals: Independent Living

Postsecondary Goals: Independent Living

Postsecondary Goals: Independent Living

1. Steven wants to be a millionaire.

• Ashley plans to live independently in the future.

• A few years after graduation, Amy will live with a roommate in an apartment and will contribute to care of the home, herself, cooking, cleaning, and budgeting.

• After high school, Desmond will get his driver’s license.