What is a post secondary transition program?
Postsecondary transition is the transition of high school students to their next stage in life, whether it be a two- or four- year college or technical school, the workforce, an assisted liv- ing facility, or other options.
What types of services must be included in Transition services?
The transition services section of the IEP is a long-term individualized plan that addresses future goals at a minimum in the three areas required by IDEA 2004: education/ training, employment, and independent living. Click here to view a sample transition services section of an IEP (PDF).
What are some post secondary transition planning strategies?
6 strategies to continue postsecondary transition services during…
- Help families with basic needs.
- Open up lines of communication with educators.
- Coach families on skill building.
- Stay true to proven practices.
- Get creative with providing employment skills.
- Focus on interests and expectations.
What is a secondary transition IEP?
The secondary transition planning process includes assessing the student’s needs, strengths, and skills to develop transition services/activities and annual IEP goals that will facilitate progress toward a successful transition to adult life.
What must an IEP include for a transition age student?
A statement of those needs, based upon his transition assessment and future goals, must then be written into his IEP. Factors to be included are: academic preparation, community experience, development of vocational and independent living objectives, and, if applicable, a functional vocational evaluation.
Why is secondary transition important?
But it teaches a process and a thinking process and a way to set goals and to evaluate your strengths and look at your skills and your supports to be able to figure out what you want to do. Those are skills that all students need, and many students don’t have those, students with and without disabilities.