Transition Resources
Resources
- Fast Facts: Secondary Transition: Why it is important to plan early (PDF)
- Transition Practitioners’ Councils
Regional Transition Practitioners’ Councils meet bi-annually, in the Fall and Spring. They are facilitated by the Virginia Department of Education and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. - Local Transition Practitioners’ Councils
Across Virginia there are many local councils dedicated to improving transition for students with disabilities. These councils meet regularly and are involved in a variety of activities. For more information, visit the Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition
. - Personal Living and Finances (3120) course materials, used as a credit accommodation, are available through the CTE Resource Center. This course may be used in lieu of Economics and Personal Finance (6120) for eligible students.
Outside Resources
- Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
- Virginia DARS Policy and Procedure Manual – Transition Services
- Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center provides comprehensive medical, assistive technology and vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities to help them gain increased independence and employment.
- School to Work Transition Services (PDF)
- Shenandoah Valley Regional Program Transition Partnership
- Virginia DARS Policy and Procedure Manual – Transition Services
- Office of Career and Technical Education Services of the Virginia Department of Education
- Career and Technical Education Resource Center
- Competency Based Education includes information on Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills and All Aspects of Industry tasks and competencies that are required components of all CTE courses.
- The CTE libraryhas numerous resources addressing the needs of students with disabilities
- Competency Based Education
- Career and Technical Education Resource Center
- PEATC Parent Education Advocacy Training Center
- PEATC assists the families of children with disabilities through education, information and training and builds parent-professional partnerships to promote success in school and community life through:
- Information and assistance to families in understanding and negotiating the education and service systems for their children with disabilities;
- Training for families and professionals that model partnerships and encourage active learning; and
- Collaboration with and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, parent resource centersand community organizations.
- PEATC assists the families of children with disabilities through education, information and training and builds parent-professional partnerships to promote success in school and community life through:
- Virginia' s Community Services Boards provide mental health services to the residents of Virginia.
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Courses and Training
- Preparing Individuals with Disabilities for the Transition from High School to College and Work from VTAlumniNET at Virginia Tech
- Transition Programming for Individuals with Disabilities listed at the Electronic Campus of Virginia (courses vary by semester).
- Preparing Individuals with Disabilities for the Transition from High School to College and Work
- Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members (PDF) – Developed by The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, this guide provides concrete strategies that support interactions between people with disabilities and members of the community. There are work sheets to guide you through activities to develop a plan that connects people and builds relationships. While originally designed for agency staff, it is useful to parents, coordinators, teachers, and others.
- PowerUp WHAT WORKS – find evidence-based technology-enhanced practices in the content areas of reading, writing and math.
- The Special Education Guide is a go-to resource for mastering the terminology, procedures and best practices in special education.
- The Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG) identifies students’ strengths and needs, provides a written summary, and generates individualized annual transition goals matched to Common Core standards, which can all be copied and placed in the transition section of students’ IEPs.
The TAGG is an appropriate transition assessment for secondary-aged students with mild to moderate disabilities who plan to become employed and/or enrolled in further education after high school graduation.