IEP Development for Transition Age Students February 2008

IEP Development for Transition Age

Students

February 2008

Transition

Not an event

A process.2 WVDE OSP Transition

WVDE OSP Transition

Consider your personal journey

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How do weguide the development of the transition plan?

WHEN and HOW do we document secondarytransition services in the IEP?

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Adult agency involvementDocument the agency(s) to be invited to the next IEP

Document parent or adult student consent to invite the specified agency(s)

Review which agency(s) will be invited yearly

Permission for the agency to be invited in subsequent years is acceptable

IEP Documentation: Part III A7 WVDE OSP Transition


The IEP team must consider the following: Yes Strengths of the student Concerns of the parent Most recent evaluation results Academic, developmental and functional needs Need for assistive technology devices or services Communication needs of the student Revisions needed to address lack of progress

Additional considerations: (considerations must be documented in Part IV Present Levels Narrative)

Yes No N/A

For students with giftedness, will acceleration be a focus of gifted services, and if so, its effect on graduation.

For students whose behavior impedes his or her learning or that of others, consider the use of positive behavior interventions, supports and strategies to address the behavior.

For students with limited English proficiency, consider the language needs of the student.

For students with blindness or low vision, the IEP team will determine the need for instruction in braille and the use of braille.

For students ages 16 and older (or younger if appropriate), complete Part III B, Transition Planning page, prior to Present Levels.

For students ages 16 and older (or younger if appropriate), permission has been obtained to invite other agency representatives to the next IEP meeting.

Specify Agency(ies): Parent/Adult Student Consent:Date: Parent Initial _____ Student Initial _____


IEP ChecklistPostsecondary goalAnnual IEP goalsTransition servicesAdult agency involvementAge-appropriate assessmentCourse of study

www.nsttac.org


Age of MajorityAge 17 within the next 12 months:

Students and Parent are informed of the transfer of educational

rights that will occur on reaching age 18

http://wvde.state.wv.us/ose/ageofmajority.pdf

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Transition

Planning

Considerations



Age-appropriate assessmentPost secondary goals are based on age-appropriate transition assessments-clear linkage

Review of assessments noted on this part of the IEP are a cumulative (throughout high school) and coordinated measure for provision of transition services



Assess What?InterestsVocational aptitudesAcademic skillsLearning stylesWork readiness skillsIndependent living skillsPsychological/Cognitive skills



Academic AssessmentIndividual achievement measures for eligibility – reading, writing, mathematics, …

Statewide achievement measures

National achievement measuresAdult measures – TABE, GED


Academic Assessment



Psychological/SocialIntelligence/cognitive measures

Social skillsBehavior/Emotional measuresMedical measures


Psychological/Social


Interest AssessmentInterviewObservationStudent ratingsSimulated assessmentSituational assessmentWork samplesInternet inventories


Interest Assessment




Aptitude Assessment

Vocational aptitudesCertification measures – Career and Technical Education completers/End of Course Exams

Credentialing measures – Nationally administered and standardized evaluations


Aptitude Assessment


Work Readiness-Learning Styles

Generalizable skills – stamina, following a schedule, motor skills, basic academics, manual dexterity

Soft work skills – cooperative work, attendance, following orders,

Assistive technologyCommunication Skills


Work Readiness-Learning Styles

WorkKeysRating ScalesEnvironmental assessmentPersonality measuresCommunication assessmentCommunity work experience assessments and reports




Independent LivingPersonal carePersonal hygieneSafetyNutritionMobilityHome maintenance


Independent LivingTransition Planning InventoryTABEBriganceScales of Independent Behavior

ObservationsInterviews



Diploma Considerations

When do we make diploma decisions?

What do we consider when making diploma decisions?

What do parents and students need to know?

Who makes diploma decisions?


WVDE Policy 2510

Career cluster/pathwayGraduation requirementsCTE and Career concentrationsCollege credits-EDGE Individual Student Transition Plan





Postsecondary GoalsGoals must be measurableGoals are required for:

education or training andemployment,

Goals for independent living, as neededGoals occur after the graduation or exit

Question 1 IEP Checklist






Course of studyDesigned to improve the academic and functional achievement of the child to facilitate movement from school to post-school

Links with the present levels of performance

Aligns with and supports acquisition of the student’s postsecondary goals

Documented beginning at grade 847 WVDE OSP Transition


Transition ServicesCheck where annual IEP goals are needed that will reasonably enable the child to meet the postsecondary goals

Staff link postsecondary goals to needed annual IEP goals49 WVDE OSP Transition


Activities and Linkages Identify specific activities or linkages for

the course of the current IEP Activities or linkages are specific and

support progress toward meeting postsecondary goals

Lead party is specified Service noted is documented when

completed If an agency does not deliver agreed upon

services, the IEP team reconvenes to identify alternative strategies51 WVDE OSP Transition


Present Levels of Performance


Instructional SupportsHow do we determine appropriate instructional supports at the secondary level?

Which instructional supports are most needed at the secondary level?

What are our greatest instructional challenges?




Coordinated Services

Promote movement from school to postsecondary

settings of living, learning, and work


Documents

IEP Development for Transition Age Students February 2008