Transition-PINS
In Hillsboro we require the Transition Page to be completed for ALL High School Students, it is the expectation that they will be invited to all meetings at the high school level and above.
Age Appropriate Assessments are required to obtain the students PINS(Preferences, Interests, Needs and Strengths) which can include:
Formal Assessments:
Achievement Tests
Adaptive Behavior Rating Scales
Aptitude Tests
Intelligence Tests
Personality or Preference Tests
Career Measures
Self Determination Assessments
Statewide Assessments
Informal Assessments:
Curriculum-Based Assessments
School Performance Measures
On the Job Training or Training Evaluations
Career Planning Resources
Observations
Free Resources for obtaining a students PINS:
https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/softskills/
Preferences:
What do they want to do following High School?
What do they like to do in High School that will help them towards their post secondary goal?
Academic preferences
Functional preferences
Needs:
What do they "need" in-order to achieve their post secondary goals?
Academic Needs
Functional Needs
Interests:
What interests them for their post-secondary goal?
Likes
Dislikes
Activities
Career Interests
Strengths:
What strengths will help them achieve their post secondary goals?
Academic Strengths
Functional Strengths