Transition Services are a planning process to increase the changes of success in adult life for a student with an IEP

What is Transition?

A coordinated set of activities designed thought an outcome-oriented process to promote movement from school to postsecondary education, training, and independent living.

It should include the following Four Domains:

• Training
• Education
• Employment
• Independent Living when appropriate

The school is responsible for coordinating activities that will help each special education student move into adult life, by:

• Identifying transition goals and developing a plan for the student to reach these goals
• Including information provided by the student and family
• Providing assessments of the student's abilities and current information from teachers
• Providing information about agencies available in the community
• Collaborating with agencies to support the student's post school goals

Transition Information...

• Begins no later than the first IEP when the student turns 16, and should be considered earlier if determined appropriate by the IEP Team ( IEPT)
• Postsecondary goals need to be updated annually
• Transition services should enable the student to reach his/her postsecondary goals
• Annual IEP goal(s) relate to the student's transition service needs, which take into account a student's strengths, preferences and interests