Transition+Planning

The District is being monitored this year for indicator 13, transition planning. I have attached a One Note document of our process and what we need to work on. I will update it on a regular basis. Please review this on a regular basis. The following attachments for your reference and use. Great Links to Visit:

PA Transition Assessment Wikispace.

The Purpose of the Transition Assessment Resources Wiki site is to provide information and resources for youth and young adults, families/caregivers, educations staff, agency personnel, and other stakeholders regarding the importance of utilizing a variety of assessments in a planful and ongoing bases throughout the young person's middle and high school career.

PA Transition Assessment

Casey Life Skills is a free practice tool and framework for working with youth in foster care. It assesses independent living skills and provides results instantly. https://caseylifeskills.secure.force.com/clsa_homepage

Mapping Your Future is your free resource for career, college, financial aid, and money management information. Our goal is to help individuals achieve life-long success by empowering students, families, and schools with web-based information and services. []

The Youthhood Web site is a dynamic, curriculum-based tool that can help young adults plan for life after high school. It was designed by a talented group of staff at the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, which is located at the University of Minnesota. The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) helps organizations and people working with youth help young people like you move from high school to "whatever comes after high school" — whether it be college, technical school, community living, etc. Check out the NCSET Web site (opens in a new window) for more information.

Students can register under the district based on their grades. Just enter the grade code for your grade. 7th grade: brow0014 8th grade: brow0015
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The Transition Coalition organization mission is to online information, support, and professional development on topics related to the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities. []

The ME! Lessons for Teaching Self-Awareness and Self-Advocacy materials and activities teach students to understand their disability and abilities, rights and responsibilities, and self-advocacy skills. During the lessons each student develops a portfolio containing critical information and documents to help students transition from high school to postsecondary settings. The ME! Lessons include detailed lesson plans aligned with the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS), PowerPoint presentations, pencil paper activities, interactive group activities, performance assessments, and a research project. []

=Learning Style Inventory= To gain a better understanding of yourself as a learner, you need to evaluate the way you prefer to learn or process information. By doing so, you will be able to develop strategies which will enhance your learning potential. The following evaluation is a short, quick way of assessing your learning style. No studies have validated this inventory. Its main benefit is to get you to think about yourself, to consider learning alternatives; not to rigidly classify you. Answer each question honestly.

Learning Style Inventory = = =ARC Self-Determination Scale= Dr. Michael Wehmeyer and his colleagues developed and normed the ARC Self-Determination Scale to: (a) assess the self-determination strengths and weaknesses of adolescents with disabilities, (b) facilitate student involvement in educational planning and instruction to promote self-determination as an educational outcome, (c) develop self-determination goals and objectives, and (d) assess student self-determination skills for research purposes. After students complete the assessment, the ARC Scale yields a total self-determination and four sub-domain scores. The Scale administrator will need to use the ARC Procedural Guidelines to convert raw scores into norm sample percentile scores and the percentage of positive responses. The ARC Self-Determination Scale is available for you to use, free of charge (see below for permission letter). Download the Procedural Guidelines manual and ARC Scale by clicking on the links below.
 * Autonomy
 * Self-Regulation
 * Psychological Empowerment
 * Self-Realization
 * Total Self-Determination















DCIU Transition Council