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Transition Tips for Students

It is time to begin the serious business of thinking about your Dreams, exploring your Options, expanding your Abilities, and answering your Questions as you prepare for your “transition” from school to adult life.

The people who make our laws felt it was very important for you and your teachers to work together to make sure that you get the help you need to be all that YOU CAN BE.

The law, I.D.E.A.* gives you specific rights to be involved in planning your educational program to prepare for work and independent living. From now on, it is especially important for you to be part of your IEP team that plans your “Individual Education Program.”

*I.D.E.A. - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a law about special education, student and parent rights

(Produced by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division - Jan. 1999. Designed and written by Joan Kilburn, SWITP parent consultant, and Judy Reichle, CDE/SED transition consultant.)

See the Transition Tacklebox for this and other useful information.

Please check other links to pages like Project Skills and YLF.

 


TSLP Programs

Catch the Wave
A day of university orientation for high school sophmores with disabilities who are considering post-secondary education.
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Project Skills
A paid work experience program for high school students with disabilities. The work experience can last from 50-250 hours, with no overtime allowed. Students are paid minimum wage.
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YLF
A unique career and leadership training program for high school juniors and seniors to learn more about self advocacy skills, disabilitiy awareness and more.
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Transition Tacklebox
Encouraging students with disabilties to continue education after high school.
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QuickBook of Transition Assessments
This guide will provide technical assistance to school districts and/or agencies that provide
special education or special education and related services to youth with disabilities.

Technical Assistance Guide for Transition in the IEP Links
This guide will provide technical assistance for IEP team committee members, especially special education teachers, in developing and writing transition IEP's utilizing the newly adopted South Dakota IEP transition pages.


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