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What is transition?

Transition is planning for a student’s life after graduation.

 

Transition addresses the life domains of:

  • Employment 
  • Post-secondary education and learning options 
  • Independent living skills 
  • Recreation/leisure activities 

 

Transition involves the student through interviews; inventories and having the student attend ARD/IEP meetings once he/she is 14.  A student’s IEP must address transition by age 14. 

    • Transition planning must begin on or before a students’ 14th birthday as mandated by state and federal policy. 
    • Brownfield ISD conducts transition inventories, check lists, and visual transitional plans to identify student’s strengths, preferences, interests, and needs.

    • When will the student graduate?  Students receiving special education services may stay in school until they are 21 if so desired.   
    • Under what plan will the student graduate? 
      • Foundation 
      • Foundation + Endorsement 
      • IEP Completion –age out 
    • Will the student attend college, a trade school, or community programs?  
    • Will the student work and what resources will be needed to support successful employment? 
    • What will the student do for recreation and social interaction? 
    • What financial and personal supports will be needed? 
    • What transportation services will the student need?  

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