Transition Services
Transition Services
IDEA defines Transition Services as a coordinated set of activities for a person with a disability that —
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Is designed to be within a results-oriented process that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation.
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Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests.
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Includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school, adult living objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.
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Includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living skills.
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Includes transition services (including courses of study) needed to assist the child in reaching those goals.
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Begins no later than the first IEP to be in effect when the child is 16 and updated annually thereafter.
Transition Programs offered
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Work Place Readiness
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Community Work Experience
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Driver’s Permit Training
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Job Experience Training (Paid internship for high school students)