Purpose/Function:

These post-secondary transition services are designed to assist students who are: both socially and behaviorally independent, identified with mild impairments, who have not received a diploma, and are on a course of study toward a Certificate of Completion, between the ages of 18-26 years old.

The function of the program is to promote the development of self-determination behavior through the acquisition of skills in the transition domains of post-secondary education, community participation, employment, and adult living.

Students who receive 85% skill acquisition based on program/community assessments will be exited from the program. Basic components will be instruction, transition services, and skill assessment in support of the four domains.

1. Instruction Services such as: choice making, decision making, problem solving, goal setting, self-advocacy and leadership, self-management and self-regulation, and self-awareness, personal finance, mobility training, independent responsibility and employability skills. Agency partnerships will be a critical feature to assist in meeting the program objectives.
     
2. Transition Services such as: job training, job shadowing, life skills, soft skills training, volunteer services, employment services, and vocational assessments.
     
3. Assessment Services such as: formal and informal transition assessments, interest inventories, adaptive behavior/daily living skills assessments, etc.

Frequency:

This program is operated year round, following the Lutz School for Work Experience calendar. The school hours will be on an alternate bell schedule.  Student must be 18 by September 1 to enter program. 

Referral Process:

1. Complete an online referral, housed in PowerSchool Special Programs.
      
2. If the referral is being made by a non-resident district, including an LEA/MISD Center Program, please send a copy of the referral to the Resident District.
      
3. For School-of-Choice (105-in-county) students in your district, you are the resident district, therefore no notification to any other district is required.
      
4. For School of Choice (105c out-of-county), a written cooperative agreement must be approved between the resident district, enrolling district, the resident ISD, and the Macomb ISD Assistant Superintendent of Special Education.

Catchment Areas:

There are two locations in the county where these services are located.

Exceptions:

1. STEP is designed for independent students.
2. Once goals are achieved individual students are to be exited from the education system.

Visitation Policy:

Referring LEA Director/Supervisor may contact Lutz School for Work Experience Administrator to discuss visitation.