Understanding Special Education Transition: Goals, Assessments, and Legal Considerations
Exploring the purpose of special education under IDEA 2004, the importance of individualized transition plans, post-secondary goals, the role of transition assessments, and legal implications from case law decisions relating to inadequate transition planning. Key topics include Transition 101, IEP goals, maximizing student participation, and the impact of court rulings on transition services.
- Special Education Transition
- IDEA 2004
- Transition Assessments
- Post-Secondary Goals
- Legal Considerations
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Hilldale Transition Mindy Lingo Belkis Choiseul-Praslin Training
Critical Question Critical Question What is the purpose of special education as defined by IDEA 2004?
The Purpose of SPED . . . a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet students unique needs and to prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living.
Agenda Agenda 1. Transition 101 2. Transition Assessments 3. Stepping Up Transition 1. Goals 4. Transition Curriculum 5. Case Study
What is Transition? Why is it important? Transition Transition 101 101 How does it help our students? Why does it need to be individualized?
Post Post- -Secondary and Annual Secondary and Annual Transition Goals Transition Goals IEPs must include postsecondary and annual transition goals Based upon age-appropriate transition assessments Related to training, education, employment, and independent living (when needed) Suggestion: Consider independent living is always needed unless data say otherwise
Transition & The Courts Transition & The Courts Prince, Plotner, & Yell (2014) examined district court findings and recommend Use multiple assessments across transition domains DO not solely use informal assessments This means at least one transition assessments need supporting validity evidence Maximize student participation in the transition planning process
Case Law Decision Case Law Decision Case involved inadequate transition assessments. Decision: Ruled in favor of the family. School needed to focus on meaningful non-academic goals to prepare students for post-school life. Massachusetts Bureau Of Special Education Appeals And Currently Under Appeal In Federal Court, Dracut Public Schools, BSEA #08- 5330, 15 MSER 78 (2009).
DCDT Transition DCDT Transition Standards Standards Use valid and reliable transition assessments Use assessments on an on-going basis Use assessments to identify student interests, skills, and needs Interpret results for students and families Involve students in transition planning
Transition Assessments
Strengths Needs Annual Education/Training Transition Goal Annual Employment Goal TAGG TAGG Using the TAGG to Identify: Transition Assessment Transition Assessment and and Goal Generator Goal Generator 11
TAGG.OU.EDU/TAGG TAGG.OU.EDU/TAGG
Assess non-academic skills associated with and predictive of post-school further education and employment Purpose Purpose To provide IEP team student strengths, needs, a written summary, and annual transition goals to facilitate writing I-13 compliant IEPs
TAGG Designed to Assess Secondary-aged students with IEPs who plan to be competitively employed and/or enrolled in further education after graduation Who? Who? Each TAGG set includes 3 versions Student Family Professional
TAGG TAGG An easy-to-use transition assessment based upon behaviors and experiences research has identified as associated with post-school employment and further education The TAGG assessment yields priority ranked annual transition goals and an overall strengths and needs profile. $3.00 per use
TAGG Web TAGG Web- -Generated Results Profile Results Profile Generated Graphic results by constructs Written summary Relative and greatest strengths Relative and greatest needs Annual transition goals Components may be copied and pasted into IEP
Annual Goals Need to Include Annual Goals Need to Include Condition involve the application of skills or knowledge and describe the materials and environment necessary for the goal to be completed. Behavior identifies the performance that is being monitored. Criterion how much, how often, or to what standards the behavior must occur
Write an Annual Transition Goal for Write an Annual Transition Goal for Adult Living Adult Living Given instruction in a transition class, I will explain what a security deposit is and identify three reasons landlords may keep all or a portion of the security deposit with 100% accuracy using a scoring rubric.
Assessments for Assessments for Secondary Education Post Post- -Secondary Education
Guide to Assessing College Guide to Assessing College Readiness Readiness Landmark College Assessment http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/INSTRC/Webinars/Coll ege-Readiness_Assessment.pdf Free Provides Assessment for Self-Advocacy to include in annual transition goals Five Domains Academic Skills Self-Understanding Self-Advocacy Executive Functioning Motivation and Confidence
Assessments for Assessments for Post- -Secondary Employment Secondary Employment Post We Will Cover: Career Clusters Results in Career Cluster Preferences My Next Move Interest Inventory Results in Holland s Career Categories
Career Clusters Career Clusters Career Tech uses career clusters to sort programs. http://www.careertech.org/sites/default/files/Student InterestSurvey-English.pdf Free
Madison Colleges On Madison College s On- -Line Career Clusters Assessment Clusters Assessment http://intranet.madisoncollege.edu/career- assess/ Line Career Free
Career One Stop Career One Stop Assessments & Videos Assessments & Videos http://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/Skilland AbilityVideos/skill-and-ability-videos.aspx Free
My Next Move My Next Move (Interest Inventory) (Interest Inventory) http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip Free
Pictorial Interest Inventory Pictorial Interest Inventory Color Photos presented 3 per page Count marks by type of jobs Eight entry-level or minimal training jobs Five or more jobs for each area Simple score sheet Cost: free Available at: https://www.cves.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/Pictoral_Interest_Inventory_template_SHEN.pdf
Illustrated Career Interest Illustrated Career Interest Inventory Inventory 6 career areas with interesting names Realistic: The Doer Investigative: The Thinker 6 jobs per each career area User checks preferred jobs under each area Summary identifies set of pictures enjoyed the most Free Available from: https://www.cves.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/PictureCareerInterest_Inventory.pdf
Scoring System Career Interest Inventory -- Pictorial Version
Annual Goals Need to Include Annual Goals Need to Include Condition involve the application of skills or knowledge and describe the materials and environment necessary for the goal to be completed. Behavior identifies the performance that is being monitored. Criterion how much, how often, or to what standards the behavior must occur
Write an Annual Transition Goal for Write an Annual Transition Goal for Adult Living Adult Living Given instruction in a transition class, I will explain what a security deposit is and identify three reasons landlords may keep all or a portion of the security deposit with 100% accuracy using a scoring rubric.
