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Secondary Transition Services

Secondary Transition services are intended to help youth with disabilities make the transition from the world of secondary school to the world of adulthood.

These services are defined as a coordinated set of activities for a child with disabilities that is

• Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including post secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
• Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and
• Includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.

[34 CFR 300.43 (a)] [20 U.S.C. 1401(34)]