|
Options
for Life brochure*
Transition
Planning >
Instructional
Services
Graduate
Follow-up
Resource
Contacts
Business
Advisory Council
Transition
Times Newsletter
What's
New
Site
Map
* PDF
file
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer
please go to Adobe.
For More Information Contact:
Ginny
Brennan, Coordinator
Fairfax
County School Administration Center
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
571-423-4150
Ginny.Brennan@fcps.edu |
|
 |
Transition Planning
Career
goal-setting
Self-esteem building
Self-advocacy strengthening
Independent decision-making
Personal life planning
What
is Transition Planning?
Transition
planning provides the framework for all IEP goals academic, career, and personal. The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 1997 (IDEA '97) specifies that students'
IEPs address transition services that students
may need in order to move from school to post-school
opportunities. In FCPS, students with their IEP
team members begin planning for their transition
in grade 8 or at age 14, whichever comes first.
What
are Transition Services?
Transition
services are activities that help students prepare
for goals after graduation, including:
- Post-secondary
education
- Vocational
training
- Independent
employment
- Supported
employment
- Continuing
and adult education
- Adult
services
- Independent
living
- Community
participation
Transition
services are based on students' needs, preferences,
and interests and include:
- Instruction
- Related
services
- Community
experiences
- Employment
and adult living objectives
- Daily
living skills
- Functional
vocational evaluation when appropriate
What
is the Individualized Transition Plan (ITP)?
The
ITP is part of the students' IEP and includes important
information about the student:
- Goal
after graduation
- Interests,
strengths, and career goal
- Activities
to help reach goals in the areas of career,
self-advocacy, interpersonal/social, independent
living
- School
and post-school services that can help reach
goals
- Notice
of rights a year before reaching Age of Majority
- Recommendations
for next year
As
students get closer to graduation, the plan includes:
Plans for after high school further
education, training or employment
Links to adult agencies, such as:
What
is Age of Majority Rights?
Part
of students' transition is taking on adult responsibilities
once they reach age of majority, which in Virginia
is age 18. Beginning at least one year before students'
18th birthday, they must be told that they will
make IEP decisions once they turn 18.
At age 18, parents no longer make IEP decisions unless the student is unable
to make decisions on his/her own. Parents are still invited to IEP meetings.
(See Procedural
Safeguards and Parent Rights document.)
Who
Participates in Transition Planning?
The
student is the most important member of the IEP
team. Other members include:
- Family
members including parent or guardian
- The
school principal or designee
- The
student's teachers
- Other
school staff, such as employment and transition
representative, guidance counselor, psychologist
- Adult
service agency representatives
How
Can Students' Prepare for Their Transition?
Students'
Role
They
hold the key to their future.
They share your dreams, goals and needs.
They share information to write their transition plan.
They attend and speak at their IEP meetings.
They use resources to achieve their goals.
Family's
Role
The family can tell about students':
-
Interests and abilities
-
Academic, work, and life skills
The
family can help students choose transition goals.
The family can help students accomplish goals at home and in the community.
The family can be a good work role model.
The family can help students as they graduate and become adults.
Who
to Contact?
Ask
the Employment and Transition Representative at
the students' school or contact:
Ginny
Brennan, Coordinator
Ginny.Brennan@fcps.edu
Fairfax
County School Administration Center
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
571-423-4150
|
