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This page provides students with objectives, activities, and resources needed to grow themselves and learn various skills needed to advocate for themselves and accomplish their goals. Objectives, activities, and resources are grouped together by five main areas: Go for a SPIN, Driver's Seat, Road to Work, Road to College, and Road to Community Living.
(Strengths, Preferences, Interests, Needs)
Objectives, activities, and resources that guide teachers in formal and informal transition assessments with students and families to reflect individualized goals during and after school
OBJECTIVE: Work with your teacher and support team to tell them what you are good at, what you need help with, and what you like to help you succeed at work, at school, and with living goals.
Activities
Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses and know what you are good at
Recognize areas you need help in
Work with those around you to make connection and figure out what you want for your future
OBJECTIVE: Work with your teacher and support team to tell them what you are good at, what you need help with, and what you like to help you succeed at work, at school, and with living goals.
Activities
Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses and know what you are good at
Recognize areas you need help in
Work with those around you to make connection and figure out what you want for your future
Objectives, activities, and resources focused on what students can do to take charge of future goals and make appropriate plans during and after high school
OBJECTIVE: With guidance from teachers and family members, attend transition fairs and meet with other middle and high school students to talk about future goals.
Activities
Go with your family to workshops about becoming an adult
Go to events with your family at school and in your community
Talk to older students who have met their goals after high school
Think of new things you would like to do and tell your parents and teachers when you want to do something on your own; also let them know if you need their help
Find a way that is best to talk with your teacher and family about your goals
OBJECTIVE: Work with your support team to create a plan that you understand and one that fits your future goals for jobs you want to try and which classes interest you.
Activities
Learn words about transition planning
Help write your life goals and ask for supports you need to make them happen
When you turn 14, you should be going to your IEP meetings to talk about what you need, like, and what classes you need to be taking to meet your goals
Talk to adult service providers about their services
Meet with new people who want to help you with your goals after high school
OBJECTIVE: Using strategies practiced with your teachers and family members, show others how you can problem solve, speak up for yourself, use good time management, and organizational skills.
Activities
Find ways to get things done even when they are difficult for you to do
Stay organized and think about how you spend your time
Talk with other people about problems in your life and how you try to solve them
Learn how to use technology to help you be more independent during school, work, or at home
Use appropriate manners and be nice to other people
OBJECTIVE: With help from your teacher and family, attend and lead your IEP meetings.
Activities
Go to your IEP meeting
In the IEP meeting and talk about what you like and want to do
Lead your IEP meetings
OBJECTIVE: With support from your family and teachers, talk about your strengths and weaknesses and what you truly need, in and out of the classroom, to be successful.
Activities
Ask for what you need
Know about your strengths and weaknesses
Make choices that make you comfortable
Make good choices and think about what happens to others with the choice you made
Think about what you do and how it affects you and those around you with the decisions made
Ask for input from general education teachers and administrators
Learn about student’s rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
OBJECTIVE: Work with your teachers and family to meet goals during and after high school for work, school, and living on your own in the community.
Activities
Break bigger goals into smaller ones
Make a long-term plan for school, work, and living in your community
Talk about plans/goals with your family about what you will do after you graduate
Look at your IEP goals to make sure they help you after high school
Decide with your family and teacher what kind of diploma you will get when you finish school
Ask questions each year about the diploma you are working towards
OBJECTIVE: With help as needed from your teacher and family, find a doctor and dentist, learn how to save money, and be sure you have ways to have a voice in your community.
Activities
Map out supports needed to achieve your goals after high school with support agencies
Learn how to visit doctors and dentists
Get a photo ID card
Learn about Social Security Income and saving money
Learn about Miranda Rights
Learn about what it means to be your own guardian after 18 and talk with your family about whether you might be your own guardian
Men sign up for Selective Service
Resources
OBJECTIVE: With help from your teacher and family, attend and lead your IEP meetings.
Activities
Go to your IEP meeting
Attend your IEP meetings and talk about what you like and want to do
Lead your IEP meetings
Make a plan to be independent
Help write your Summary of Performance (SOP) in your IEP
OBJECTIVE: With your teacher and family, role play and discuss how to get along with others and make decisions.
Activities
Make good choices and think about what happens to others with the choice you made
Use good behavior at home and with coworkers
Help your family and teachers make your daily schedule with what you would like to do
Manage your day to day schedule
OBJECTIVE: With support from your family and teachers, talk about your disability needs and what you truly need in and out of the classroom to be successful.
Activities
Make important choices, work with all types of people, and have high expectations for yourself
Know about your disability and needs
Ask for what you need
Find your voice and talk about what you truly want and not what others want for you
Talk about your strengths and needs for work and school with others
Make choices that make you comfortable
Talk to your teacher and families about what they think you can do and what you know you can do in regular classrooms and work settings
Resources
OBJECTIVE: With your teacher and family, research or try different job opportunities based on your work interests.
Activities
Think about why you want a job and how you want to work
Go see people who work in different settings that interest you
Get a job permit if needed
OBJECTIVE: With help from your support network, practice steps for getting a job such as writing resumes, filling out job applications, and practicing interview skills.
Activities
Making a resume, portfolio, or video resume so that you can use these when you apply for jobs
Practice interviewing for jobs
Go to job fairs to learn about jobs
Talk to Vocational Rehabilitation so they can help you get a good job
Find a summer job near home
Participate in a career awareness program or class
Interview an adult worker in a career field of interest
Draft resume, cover letters, and thank you notes for after interviews
Meet with high school guidance counselor to affirm vocational interests and align coursework to meet requirements
OBJECTIVE: With help from your teacher, family, and employers, learn work skills that are needed to do well on a job during and after school hours
Activities
With your teacher or families help, learn what makes you do your best at work
Go to work during school hours with your teacher as much as you can to learn good work skills
Make sure that copies of important documents for work (birth certificate, social security card, tax forms)
Get a real paid job in the community
Learn about ways to ask your boss and coworkers to help you on the job when you need it
Discuss potential plans for job shadowing and/or community-based training
OBJECTIVE: With your teachers and family, look up colleges on the internet and visit colleges to see which one best fits you.
Activities
If you want to go to college, make a list of the classes you want to take in middle school to prepare you for college
Use the computer to look up colleges and courses you would like to take
Go visit a college
Go to college fairs to learn about different college options
OBJECTIVE: With your teachers and family, keep looking up colleges on the internet and visit colleges to see which one best fits you.
Activities
Look at work and college websites to learn more about classes you might want to take, how much money you need, services you can get, where you will live, and how college students live
Learn about supports you can ask for in college
Go visit a college
Go to college fairs or college campuses to learn about different colleges
Connect with volunteer and community activities to increase your chances of being admitted to a college program
Tour post-secondary occupational training programs
Research college scholarship opportunities
OBJECTIVE: With help from your teacher and family, know big differences between high school and college.
Activities
Go with your teacher or family to learn about differences in college
Bring all documents that you need to college (recent psychological assessment, letters of reference, summary of performance)
Talk to your school guidance counselor about college
Practice advocating for yourself with accommodations and services
OBJECTIVE: In school and at home, learn skills needed for living as much as you can on your own.
Activities
Practice good social skills in your community
Learn about steps to look, smell, and feel good
Go to place in your community that interest you and what you’re good at
Volunteer in your community
Practice buying things in the community
Practice and learn about money, cooking, shopping, and housekeeping
Learn and practice public transportation and safety skills
Learn to operate a microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer
OBJECTIVE: In school and at home, learn skills needed for safely living and getting around your community as much as you can on your own.
Activities
Learn about personal relationships and how families are made
Be in charge of your health care needs by making appointments, filing, and taking medicines on your own
Look into driver’s education when the time is right and use local transportation systems such as the bus
While still in school, practice using a transportation plan you will do when you finish school
Take a CPR/First Aid class
Obtain a bank ATM card
Inquire about rates for utilities (phone, electricity, gas, water, cable)
Attend to grooming/hygiene needs independently
Schedule and keep appointments
Plan recreational outings at least once weekly
Keep and use a calendar, address book, and phone numbers
OBJECTIVE: With help from your support team, take time to explore housing options, as well as how you will pay for them and who will help you from the community
Activities
Register to vote
Go to community mapping meetings to help find community opportunities that will help after you graduate
Talk about where you want to live and how to pay for it
Start thinking about how you are going to pay for living on your own with a fixed income, think about getting on a waiting list for low income housing
Add your name to the waiting list for residential placements in the state
Begin to think about what kind of insurance you will receive after high school