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Transition Services - Review

Transition services are probably the most robust component of the Transition Plan for students with disabilities. Transition services are the instruction, activities, strategies, steps, or actions provided by the community of adults that support the student’s progress toward achieving their post-secondary goals (PSGs).

Two overarching questions should be kept in mind:

1. Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his/her PSGs?

2. Are there services in place that support the student’s PSGs?

Transition services should be designed to address all areas the student may need to facilitate their transition to post-school life. Analyzing the gaps in skills of the student is important for designing appropriate transition services to achieve the PSGs. There must be services identified for each PSG (employment and education, and independent living as appropriate).

This list includes some examples of Transition services that the community of adults will provide for the student (not an all-inclusive list).

Tour or research postsecondary programs

Research and contact local college disability services

Research college scholarship opportunities

Instruction in self-advocacy/disability awareness

Internship in the medical field

Apply for Vocational Rehabilitation services

Instruction in budgeting

Learn to use public transportation

Instruction in 504/ADA accommodations

More examples can be found on this document:  Transition Services and Activities Examples

Incorporating effective practices will strengthen Transition plans and lead to compliance.  Here are some examples of effective practices to consider in developing quality Transition services:

Consider student’s need for instruction and practice in self-advocacy and disability awareness

Community-based instruction leads to better student outcomes for students who have difficulty generalizing skills to other settings

Work based learning and paid employment are strong predictors of post school success

Consider assistive technology instruction for all students

Consider Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

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Transition Services Practice

The Nearpod activity for Transition services can be accessed by clicking here. (If it asks for a code, enter AUTQ8) You will read about Transition services and access the practice activities. You will also need access to a student file to complete the lesson.

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Postsecondary Transition Services Examples Document 

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Postsecondary Transition Services Examples Document 

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Transition Timeline with Links to Outside Agencies 

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Transition Timeline with Links to Outside Agencies 

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Transition Services to Support the Student's Needs

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Transition Services to Support the Student's Needs

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Indicaor 13 Coach's Corner

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Learn about Pre-ETS and how you can get your students connected.

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COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSITION SERVICES - FAQ

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FAQs about Postsecondary Education Revisited 2022: Options for Young Adults with Significant Support Needs

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FAQs about Postsecondary Education Revisited 2022: Options for Young Adults with Significant Support Needs

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Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Compliance and Effective Practice

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Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Compliance and Effective Practice

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Recording: This is the entire recording. View it in segments from the second list.

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Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Compliance and Effective Practice

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Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Compliance and Effective Practice

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Slides

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A Side-by-Side View of Postsecondary Transition Services

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A Side-by-Side View of Postsecondary Transition Services

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Work-Based Learning Experience Rack Card for Employers

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Work-Based Learning Experience Rack Card for Employers

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A useful resource to provide employers.

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Writing Compliant & Quality Transition Plans

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Writing Compliant & Quality Transition Plans

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This is an index of Padlets that each cover an area of the Postsecondary Transition Process (Indicator 13)

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This is an index of Padlets that each cover an area of the Postsecondary Transition Process (Indicator 13)

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The Postsecondary Transition Process: Putting it All Together

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The Postsecondary Transition Process: Putting it All Together

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Lavinia Gripentrog-801-538-7645
Deanna Taylor - 801-538-7775
Crystal Emery - 801-538-7824

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April 2024 - Transition Process - Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Introduction

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Postsecondary Transition Services: Compliance and Effective Practices

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Postsecondary Transition Services: Compliance and Effective Practices

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Apr 24 -Transition Process Postsecondary Transition Svcs Webinar: Compliance and Effective Practices

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Postsecondary Transition Services: Case Studies

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Postsecondary Transition Services: Case Studies

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April 2024 - Transition Process - Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Case Studies

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April 2024 - Transition Process - Postsecondary Transition Services Webinar: Resources

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How do you track the implementation of postsecondary transition services?

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How do you track the implementation of postsecondary transition services?

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Send your ideas and/or tools to deanna.taylor@schools.utah.gov

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If you've been a follower of mine on Instagram for awhile, you already know I use my Transition Tracking Sheets in my classroom. These sheets have been a great help in developing IEPs and to have at the IEP meeting. They make documenting special education transition services and activities in the classroom easy.

Each year I am able to track students' transition services/activities they complete. These services/activities are individualized for each student. I keep each student's transition tracking sheets in a binder for easy organization and quick reference.

First, before I begin, please know that I'm by no means a transition professional. I'm just a high school special education teacher, sharing how I track transition services/activities in my classroom.

Surveys and Assessments

In this part of the blog post, I want to start with surveys and assessments. This is one step in my documenting transition services and activities. Some items I like to keep track of include:

Tracking Transition Services

Next, I want to start with tracking transition services. These services are skills I track for post secondary education, employment, and independent living. These are skills that can lead to students' measurable annual goals and progress monitoring.

In my ELA classes we regularly build upon our vocabulary skills, comprehension skills, and writing conventions. In my math classes we regularly improve our basic math skills, time management skills, solving word problems, etc. For tracking purposes, I keep dated work samples and I track topics being taught in the classroom, through my daily lesson planning. Some skills we work on come naturally through daily instruction. Other skills we work on come from resources I have created.

I like to show students that skills being learned in the classroom are skills they will need after graduation. Some of these resources I use to help with this include my Workplace Writing Choice Boards, Vocation Scenario Task Cards and Job Preparation Task Cards, and Vocation Scenario BOOM Cards™and Job Preparation BOOM Cards™.

Tracking Transition Activities

Tracking transition activities can vary differently. Each activity is put into place to provide help to students to achieve their post-secondary goals. Keep in mind that students don't all have the same goals. There are some activities I track off and on throughout the year. While other activities I only track once or twice a year.

Along with tracking students' interest/preference assessments and academic assessments only once or twice a year, I also track the following activities:

grade level meetings

guidance counselor meetings

I think it's important to include tracking of any grade level meetings or meetings with the guidance counselor. There have been several times that each grade level has a class meeting. I keep track of this date(or dates), too. These can be especially important to track, if graduation requirements or scheduling for the following year is being discussed. Students being able to make class selections based on their career goals, is a great activity to track. Sometimes at these meetings, students are introduced to new clubs or organizations they can join. Depending on the grade level, students can register for the PSAT, SAT, apply to post-secondary schools, register to tour the vocational school, etc. All of these are great activities to track, that don't happen on several occasions throughout the year.

Post-Secondary Education and Training Activities

Let's move on to post-secondary activities. Not all students have plans of attending post-secondary schooling after high school. That doesn't mean we don't complete activities for transition tracking. Transition activities might include:

Employment Activities

Just like each student's transition grid in their IEP looks different, activities for each grade level look different. My freshman are justing beginning to think about their goals, and my seniors are preparing for life after graduation. The activities would need to be different for each grade level. Some of the different activities we complete throughout the year include:

Independent Living Activities

It is typically decided at IEP meetings, by each student's entire IEP team, that my learning support students are not in need of an independent living goal. I document that a goal in this area was not needed and I document why. That doesn't mean we don't work on important independent living activities, that will help them after high school graduation. Some of the activities we complete include:

I hope this post will be helpful for you, when it comes to ideas for documenting transition services and activities. Is there a service or activity that you use that I didn't list? Please, leave it in the comments so others (and myself) can see it!

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Documenting Transition Services and Activities - Charley's Classroom

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I use my Transition Tracking Sheets in my classroom. These sheets have been a great help in developing IEPs and to have at the IEP meeting.

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2026 USBE Postsecondary Transition Services Examples

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Postsecondary Transition Services Recordings - Associated with the Canvas Course

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Postsecondary Transition Services Recordings - Associated with the Canvas Course

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 1

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 1

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 2

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 2

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 2

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Toolkit for Monitoring Progress of the Postsecondary Transition Plans

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 3

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Postsecondary Transition Services, Part 3

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Video 5: Jason's Postsecondary Transition Services for Students with Disabilities