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2010 Texas Transition Conference “What 18+ Transition Services are Like in Leander ISD” Kimberly Greer-18+ Transition Teacher Dana Burns- 18+ Transition Teacher Leander ISD- S.E.L.F Services Leander ISD- S.E.L.F Services [email protected] [email protected]

2010 Texas Transition Conference “ What 18+ Transition Services are Like in Leander ISD” Kimberly Greer-18+ Transition TeacherDana Burns- 18+ Transition

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Page 1: 2010 Texas Transition Conference “ What 18+ Transition Services are Like in Leander ISD” Kimberly Greer-18+ Transition TeacherDana Burns- 18+ Transition

2010 Texas Transition Conference“What 18+ Transition Services are Like in Leander ISD”

Kimberly Greer-18+ Transition Teacher Dana Burns- 18+ Transition Teacher

Leander ISD- S.E.L.F Services Leander ISD- S.E.L.F Services

[email protected] [email protected]

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S.E.L.F 10 & 20

Skills for Employment and Lifelong Fulfillment

S.E.L.F. transition services provides young adults, 18 to 22 years old, with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful transition into community and adult living.

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How we evolved?Steering Committee formed in

2001-2002Staffing & students-beginning to

present 01-02 1 student & Tracking Teacher & Transition

coordinators

02-03 3 students , 2 part time teachers & 1 rotating job coach

03-04 9 students, 2 part time teachers & 1 full time job coach

04-05    14 students, 1 teacher & 1 full time, 1 part time job coach

05-06    13 students, 1 teacher & 2 full time job coach

06-07    25 students, 1 teacher & 4 full time job coaches

07-08    28 students, 2 teachers & 4 full time job coaches(10 & 20)

08-09    29 students , 2 teachers & 6 full time job coaches(10 & 20)

09-10    19 students, 2 teachers & 6 full time job coaches (10 & 20)

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Type of StudentsDisabilities- MR, Autism, VI, LD,

ED, OHIDifference between the two

classes

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Daily ScheduleS.E.L.F 10

Monday 8-4:30 Adult Volunteer, Supported employment & Life Management Tuesday 9-11 Class time at ACC 11-4:30 Adult Volunteer & Supported employment & Life Management Wednesday 8-4:30 Adult Volunteer, Supported employment & Life Management Thursday 9-11 Class time at ACC 11-4:30 Adult Volunteer & Supported employment & Life Management Friday 8-11 Adult Volunteer, Supported employment & Life Management 11-2 Cooking Class 2-4:30 Adult Volunteer & Supported employment

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Daily ScheduleS.E.L.F 20 Monday

9-12 Leander Library

12-4 Adult Volunteer & Supported Employment Tuesday

9-12 YMCA

12-4 Adult volunteer & Supported employment Wednesday

9-12 Social Skills class-ACC

12-4 Adult volunteer & Supported employment Thursday

8-10 Adult Volunteer & Supported employment

10-2 Community Access Trip

2-4 Adult Volunteer & Supported employment Friday

9-12 Cooking class- ACC

12-4 Adult volunteer & Supported employment

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Assessments Adaptive Behavior Scale-Vineland

IIDecision Making MatrixHigh School Graduation

Readiness ProfileAnsell Casey Life Skills

AssessmentVocational Competencies

AssessmentEmployability Skills checklistBridgesMeca

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CurriculumCareer Choices- Developed by Academic Innovations

Practical Money Skills for Life www.practicalmoneyskills.com

411 on Disability Disclosure- Developed by TransCen, Inc.

http://www.transcen.org

Employability Skills: Job Success Through Social Skills- Developed by Richardson ISD in 2001

Health curriculum www.waisman.wisc.edu/wrc.pub.html

Job-Related Social Skills- Developed by exceptional Innovations

Autism & PDD Social Skills Series- LinguiSystems

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How we combined ServicesIt’s driven by student needsSchedulingUse of staff

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ObstaclesTransportation-community &

districtBudget-Who pays for what?Preparedness of studentsDistrict staff understanding-

trainingEmployment issues