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CTAE/OEC Statewide Task Force
• Created to address issues and questions in the field and to determine what most needed to be accomplished
• Membership included local principals and superintendents, CTPD superintendents, city special needs directors, special needs coordinators, career development and assessment specialists, ODE CTAE and OEC directors, ODE CTAE and OEC associate and assistant directers
Outcome
• Critical issues and needs identified
• Most frequent questions answered and posted on ODE website
• Four (4) committees established
Four Committees
• Improving the IEP Process• Developing a Better Communication
Process• Providing Teacher Pre-service and
Professional Development Training• Enhancing Career Development and
Career Assessment
Results of Committee Work
• 4 Committee Reports with 4-5 key goals and action plans for each goal
• Second Statewide Committee meeting in December with full reports from each committee
• Final goals established from that meeting
Preview of Issues
• Professional Development
• Communication between Career Centers and Associate Schools
• Use of IACP as central component
Preview of Issues
• Detailed assistance on IEP development
• Better communication and cooperation within ODE
• Better Transition Services including career assessment and development
How This Will Help the Field
• Professional Development on administrative and teacher level related to best practice for students with disabilities
• Clear guidance documents for IEP and transition services
• Better communication between school districts and career centers
• And much more as committees present and final decisions are made
Postsecondary Transition
An Important Component of The Individualized Education
Program (IEP)
Required for all SWD at age 14 (in Ohio) or earlier if appropriate
The Purpose of IDEA“To ensure that all children with
disabilities have available to them a freeappropriate public education that
emphasizes special education andrelated services designed to meet theirunique needs and prepare them for
further education, employment, andindependent living…”
State Performance Plan Links
• Increased Graduation Rates for Students with Disabilities (I-1)
• Reduction of Dropouts (I-2)
• Increased Quality and Effectiveness of the Transition Component (I-13)
• Increased Postsecondary Success for Students with Disabilities (I-14)
Required Components
Appropriate Measurable Goals in
1. Education and Training
2. Integrated Employment
3. Independent Living Skills
(Where appropriate)
4. Services to support the goals
Transition ServicesFocused On
• Post-school Results• Improving academic & functional
achievement• Movement to post-school activities• Needs, strengths, preferences, and
interests of the student• Services needed to assist the child in
reaching the postsecondary goals
May Include
• Instruction (this may be specialized instruction, i.e., special education)
• Related Services (ORSC, MRDD, etc)• Community Experiences (work, job
shadowing, volunteering, etc.• Post-school Adult Living Objectives• Acquisition of Daily Living Skills if
appropriate
District Accountability1. Is there a plan – EMIS, yes or no?
2. Does it include measurable goals?
3. Does it include services needed to assist in realizing those goals?
4. Districts are NOT responsible for the realization of specific postsecondary goals
5. Districts ARE responsible for providing the specified services
6. And for inviting outside service agencies.
Must Be Based On
Age Appropriate Transition Assessments Related to
• Training and education
• Employment
• Independent Living Skills, where appropriate
• http://www.nsttac.org/
Summary of Performance• Not part of the IEP process• Required by federal law for all SWD
who will graduate, or “age out” in the current school year
• A summary of academic achievement and functional performance
• Provides guidance in meeting postsecondary goals
• [See handout]
Current Practice
• Does not address all the federal requirements
• Is confusing to students, parents, educators
• Is interpreted in different ways in different districts – inconsistent use
View the Current Form
The Annotated Form• Refers to all three federal
requirements• Translates the “vision’ into
realizable goals• Includes support services• Refers to Age Appropriate
Transition Assessments
View the Annotated Form
Supporting Resources• http://www.nsttac.org/
• Age Appropriate Transition Assessment guide – short version
• NSTTAC Transition Guide – long version
• Indicator 13 Checklist (A & B)
• Indicator 13 Checklist for Training
• Plus many more valuable resources
Questions – Comments
John Magee
Office For Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
614-728-1115