Post-Secondary Transition Planning: Preparing our Youth for Success
What is Post-Secondary Transition?
A coordinated set of activities designed through an outcome-oriented process to promote movement from school to postsecondary education, training, and independent living.
It must address the following three domains:
- Training/Education
- Employment
- Independent Living when an assessment identifies a need
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). Macomb County recommends the IEP Team begin incorporating transition components the year a student is turning 14.
- 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
Online Resources:
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
MDE B-13 Indicator At-A-Glance
MDE OSE Secondary Transition Resources
IRIS Center Secondary Transition Module
MDE OSE May 2024 Consent for Agency Clarification
MDE Inviting an Agency Training Video
Transition and Assistive Technology Considerations
Personal Curriculum MISD Guidance Manual
