Secondary Transition

Best Practices:

• Secondary Transition is:

“a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that is designed within a result-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.” (IDEA 2004)

• Secondary Transition begins in the year the student turns 14 years of age.

• Secondary Transition addresses 3 Post Secondary (after graduation) areas: Education, Employment and Independent Living.

• These areas are addressed over the course of the student’s school-aged education and should be updated each year.

Considerations:

• It is the responsibility of the school district (LEA) to provide Transition Services (in the form of Measurable Annual Goals) and Activities (non progress monitored opportunities and instruction) to help meet the Post Secondary Goals for each student.

• It is the responsibility of the school district to connect the student and family to Agencies that will likely pay for services after graduation. This includes but is not limited to waiver services through MHIDD and possible employment related opportunities through OVR.

• During online instruction many of the activities and agency connections may be made in the online setting within the home provided the student has access to a device.