| SPECIAL EDUCATION: TRANSITION SERVICES
What is Transition Planning?
(Accessible through the VDOE web site:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sped/transition/ )
IDEA 2004 defines Secondary Transition planning as a coordinated set of activities for a student receiving special education services which is designed as an outcome-oriented process, that promotes movement from school to post-school activities to begin no later than age 16, which may include:
- Post-secondary education
- Vocational education
- Integrated employment
- Continuing/Adult education
- Adult services
- Independent living
- Community participation
In Transition Planning, age 16 is the deadline, not the starting point.
Transition Planning is based upon:
- Student’s needs
- Student’s strengths
- Student’s preferences
- Student’s interests
Transition services include:
- Activities needed to assist the student in reaching post-secondary goals
- Courses of Study
Who can participate in Transition planning?
- The Student
- The Parents or Guardians
- The Special educator
- The Guidance Counselor
- The CTE teacher
- The Vocational and/or Career Evaluator
- The Therapist
- Adult Agency service providers
- Anyone who has a vested interest in the student’s post-secondary activities
Transition Services provided in NNPS:
- Informal Transition Assessments
- Comprehensive Career Assessments by referral
- Transition Planning & participation in IEP meetings
- Vocational course Referrals
- Referrals to Local Agencies and service providers, as appropriate
- Transition Data Collection
- Vocational Tours
-- ARC of the VA Peninsula
-- New Horizons Regional Education Center
-- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Transition Programs in NNPS:
- ARC Supported Day Program
- ARC Transition Computer Program
- Career & Technical Education programs
- Career Evaluations
- Intercession Programs ( Basic Mechanics, Custodial Maintenance, & Salon Assistant)
- Job Coach (JC)
- Practical Assessment Exploratory System (PAES Lab)
- Work Awareness Training (WAT)
- Work Experience (WE)
Community Agency Linkages
Vendors for Post-Secondary Training & Employment Services
Post-Secondary Education Transition
- Prepare before HS graduation
- Choose appropriate academic or vocational programming
- Compete requirements for applications and financial aid process
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Contact Disability Support Services at your desired school
VA Department of Education
(All accessible through VDOE web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sped/transition/cpr.shtml)
- College Planning Resources
-- Virginia guide to College for Students with Disabilities
-- Virginia College Quest
-- Post-ITT
-- Gates to Adventure
- Legal Rights
-- Transition & your adolescent with Learning Disabilities: Moving from high school to post secondary education, training & employment
-- Association on Higher Education & Disability
-- Students with Disabilities preparing for Post-Secondary Education: Know your Rights & Responsibilities
-- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights, Post-Secondary Education
- Searching for Colleges
-- Students.gov
-- Finding a College
-- College View
- Financial Aid Resources
-- Creating Option: A Resource on Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
-- Financial Aid funding for Students with Disabilities
-- Financial Aid Guides & Resources
Pre-College Transition Programs for Students with Disabilities
- Say Yes to College ~ Old Dominion University
- Summer Bridge ~ Hampton University
- College Bound ~ VA Tech
- College 4 U ~ VA Commonwealth University
Transfer of Rights/Age of Majority
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/transfer_rights.pdf
- Transfer of parental rights in special education that occurs when a student with a disability reaches the Age of Majority
- Provide schools, students, parents, and families with a useful information about who may make educational decisions after a student has reached the age of 18
Transition Resources
Find help in the community and on the Web.
The Newport News School Division
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its
programs, activities, or employment practices as required by
the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations.
Regina Harris, HR Compliance Supervisor, Human Resources, Newport
News Public Schools, at 12507 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA
23606, (757-881-5061), is responsible for coordinating the division's
efforts to meet its obligations under Section 504, Title IX,
the ADA, and their implementing regulations.
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