Post-Secondary Transition
Post-Secondary Transition
When a child with developmental disabilities reaches the age of 14 years old or the 8th grade, the Transition Planning will begin. Transition planning and services are initiated by the school and documented in the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each school has a Transition Team on site for the students. As a team, we help students with Interest Inventories, Job Applications, Resumes, Self Advocacy, Work-Based learning opportunities, and Post-Secondary Opportunities. The Transition Team will assist the families in planning for the future whether it be college, employment, or even a living facility.
Below are some websites that will help families with information:
Employment and Community First CHOICES
TennCare
https://tn.gov/tenncare/topic/employment-and-community-first-choices
Transition TN
www.transitiontn.org
ECF CHOICES https://www.tn.gov/tenncare/article/employment-and-community-first-choices-referrra
Employment
TennesseeWorks http://tennesseeworks.org/
Ticket to Work https://www.ssa.gov/work/overview.html
Transition Tennessee http://transitiontn.org/
Finances
ABLE TN
www.AbleTN.gov
Social Security
www.ssa.gov
Independent Living
Transition Tennessee
www.transition.org
The Arc TN
https://www.thearctn.org/Assets/Docs/Conservatorship
Post-Secondary Education
National Center for Secondary Education and Transition
www.ncset.org
Transition Tennessee
www.transitiontn.org