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These are five areas that should be discussed in a transition planning meeting. Under each area, there are questions, activities, and resources to help guide your discussion.

Guidance Questions

  • Who is aligning high school classes and schedules with career interests?
  • How are student experiences, assessments, & skills being used to develop realistic goals?
  • How are post-school applications, scholarships, and funding sources being investigated?
  • Who is coordinating referrals to agencies?
  • Who is coordinating services and supports for post-secondary education/training?

Activities

  • Assessment: formal and informal
  • Career Cluster Interest Inventory
  • Career Readiness Skills (Employability Skills)
  • Individual Education Program (IEP)
  • Personal Learning Plan (PLP)
  • Skill Inventories

Guidance Questions

  • Who is guiding the student?
  • How is job exploration coordinated with other plans for transition i.e.
    Personal Learning Plan, IEP, ISP, IPE?
  • Who needs to be at the table?
  • Who is accountable for the student plan/s?
  • How often is the student plan reviewed?
  • How is active student involvement facilitated?
  • How is parental involvement encouraged? Who is coordinating referrals to agencies?

Activities

  • Career Tours
  • ENGAGE - Career Education Curriculum
  • Guest Speakers
  • Job Observation
  • Nebraska Career Connections
  • NECareerTours.com (activity)

Guidance Questions

  • Who is supporting development of self-advocacy skills?
  • How does the student demonstrate decision-making skills & use of community resources?
  • What are the student’s plans to reach his/her goals?
  • How is independent living being considered?
  • Who is coordinating referrals and information with other agencies?
  • How does the student talk about his/her disability and needs for support?

Activities

  • Person-Centered Planning (PCP)
  • Student-led IEP

Guidance Questions

  • How are multiple plans for transition coordinated?
  • Who is in charge of creating opportunities for and supervising work-based learning?
  • How is information from the work experience being applied to the transition plan?
  • Have appropriate safeguards, regulations and standards been followed?
  • Who is coordinating referrals and information to agencies?

Activities

  • Business Tours
  • Career Exploration Searches
  • Entrepreneurship Experience
  • Guest Speakers
  • Job Observation
  • Service Learning

Guidance Questions

  • What the student’s career goals?
  • What steps need to be taken to reach those goals?
  • What supports and/or resources does the student need to reach his/her career goals?
  • What experiences are available to develop career readiness skills?
  • Who is coordinating career readiness training experiences with other agencies?
  • Who is providing training for career readiness skill development?
  • How does explicit instruction in career readiness skills happen for all students?

Activities

  • Assistive Technology
  • ENGAGE - Career Education Curriculum
  • Nebraska Career Connections
  • Service Learning