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Testing Outside the Box - DCDT 2024 - Adobe cloud storage

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Transition and Vocational Assessments for non-verbal, nonreading and hard-to-test students

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Transition and Vocational Assessments for non-verbal, nonreading and hard-to-test students

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Testing Outside the Box - Assessment Resources[16] - Adobe cloud storage

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https://www.drkit.org/career-videos/

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Transition assessments are required annually to develop and update transition plans. There are many assessments available and we hope you will take time to research and review what is out there. It's important to choose assessments that are appropriate for your student and that will provide the information the team needs to establish meaningful goals the student can work toward achieving! Remember that assessments should be provided on-going and can be formal or informal. Assessments can take different forms (questionnaires, documented observations, etc.), but whatever form, make sure the results are accessible and that you have documented the assessment in the transition assessment section in the secondary transition IEP. So, take a look at a list of some transition assessments and then explore some of the tools that can assist you in the transition assessment process, like this

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The following tool is shared from the "Transition Planning for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth" book with permission from the author, Gary Greene:
Checklist for Writing Culturally Responsive Transition IEPs and SOPs

Graphic Organizer for Student Assessment Results (★)

Click on a topic below for more information!

Assessments for Employment

O'NET Interest Profiler Online Assessment (★) - (★) - a family of self-assessment career exploration tools that can help clients discover the type of work activities and occupations that they would like and find exciting. Clients identify and learn about broad interest areas most relevant to themselves. They can use their interest results to explore the world of work. . Click here for the paper/pencil version

Authentic Assessments (★) - Use these forms to gather important information based on transition activities and services that go with these forms or use these forms as a way to assess a student's interests, needs, preferences and strengths. These forms can help students, teachers, and family members obtain information on activities within their transition plan that can enhance future programming, as well as provide evidence that the activities have taken place.

Assessments for Parents

Often parents have information that can be included in a transition plan, making it more meaningful. If you are a parent, consider reviewing these simple, yet important tools, and providing the information to your child's teacher.

(★)-This is a generic questionnaire from Ross-Pike Educational Service District in Ohio ( Parent Questionnaire for Transition Planning (with cover letter) www.rpesd.org ) that is given to parents of students with a wide range of educational needs. The information included can assist in making educational plans which focus on your child's post-school goals.

Assessments for Purchase

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Transition assessments are required annually to develop and update transition plans. There are many assessments available and we hope you will take time to research and review what is out there. It's important to choose assessments that are appropriate for your student and that will provide the information the team needs to establish meaningful goals the student can work toward achieving!

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I’m Determined Project Self Determination Definition Matrix - Adobe cloud storage

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DCDT Data Informed Model of Transition_FINAL - Adobe cloud storage

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DCDT Leveraging AI to Support & Enhance IEP Development - Presentation - Adobe cloud storage

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DCDT 2024_CIRCLES Presentation - Adobe cloud storage

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The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations-such as carpenters, teachers, and veterinarians. Revised annually, the latest version contains employment projections for the 2022-32 decade.

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AI and Transition Curriculum Presentation 2024.pdf - Adobe cloud storage

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Preparing Student for Employment Planning Meeting - Adobe cloud storage

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Employment Planning Meeting Form - Adobe cloud storage

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2024_DCDT Transition Pathways Project- Connecting Students with Significant Support Needs to Paid Em - Adobe cloud storage

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Unger- Luft DCDT Implementing Atomic Transition Habits 10-2024 - Adobe cloud storage

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Denver Colorado

October 8-11, 2025

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New Orleans, Louisiana

October 14-17, 2026