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Transition assessments guide informed transition planning and assist educators to:
Develop postsecondary goals that are both ambitious and attainable.
Align IEP goals and services with students’ aspirations.
Highlight the student’s preferences, interests, needs, and strengths.
Identify and coordinate needed transition services.
Design a purposeful middle/high school course of study.
Foster collaboration with transition partners.
Ensure goals are student-driven and culturally relevant.
Assessment results inform:
Postsecondary Goals (education/training, employment, independent living)
Annual IEP Goals
Transition Services
Course of Study
Outside Agency Connections/Transition Partner Collaboration)
Age of Majority Planning
With these results, the IEP team could then for example:
Create postsecondary goals around the student's areas of interest
Offer job shadows or youth apprenticeship opportunities
Provide accommodations needed to complete their experiences
Assist in developing a course of student that aligns with the students postsecondary goals
Collaborate with outside agencies to connect the student and family, as well as work with the school district to offer transition services
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Use the Transition Assessment Planning Form on page 9 within the NTACT: The Collaborative Assessment Guide as a starting point to gather student data and determine areas of assessment to consider.
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