Overview

Mission Statement:

To transition and prepare students for post-secondary goals by creating, teaching and building opportunities and supports that foster their full participation within their school & community.

Overview:

The Transition Program at the Parsippany-Troy Hills School District is designed for students at Parsippany Hills and Parsippany High school grades 9-12. It is designed to teach independent living skills focusing on vocational skills. Within this program, students will identify:

• work abilities

• determine job preferences

• learn to increase individual skill sets

Students will participate in Community Based Instruction trips. These trips may include, but are not limited, to:

• local supermarkets

• retail stores

• automotive shops

• wholesale stores for job exploration

When a student turns 16 years, they will participate in Work Based Learning Experiences. These students will work in the community with a job coach 1-2 times a week. All students will visit the PAES Lab on a monthly schedule. The PAES Lab is set up to create a typical job setting in the community with 264 job tasks. The main objective of the Transition Program is to focus on career awareness and job development. These experiences will help motivation and concentrate on learning the work skills needed for productive living.

A large reason as to why our program is so successful is because of our wonderful community partnerships we have created for our Work-Based Learning program. Below, please see a list of our community Partnerships:

Best Buy (Rockaway)

Brookhollow Barnyard (Boonton)

Flowers By Candlelite (Denville)

The Great Wazu (Parsippany)

IHOP (Parsippany)

JCPenney (Rockaway)

Jeremiah’s Catering (Lake Hiawatha)

Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter (Hanover)

PAL (Parsippany)

Parsippany-Troy Hills School District (Parsippany)

Petco (Parsippany)

Pro Haircutters (Rockaway)

Ricciardi Brothers Paint Store (Parsippany)

Saint Francis Assisted Living (Denville)

Shoprite (Parsippany)

Thatcher McGhee’s (Denville)

YMCA (Mountain Lakes)

Click below for further information about our program's PAES lab