This section provides information to help with putting an effective transition process into place in your school or community. Included are how-to guides and checklists.
Career and Technical Skills Achievement Profile is a model Profile for students with disabilities who are pursuing an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Diploma. The Profile documents a student's attainment of career and technical knowledge and skills; work-related skills and certification or licenses and was jointly developed by the Offices of Curriculum and Instructional Support and Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID). (Please note: the profile should now be used for students aged 15-21.)
Transition
Tool Box provides a wide range of resources that the Transition Coordination Sites,
VESID’s primary providers of technical assistance around transition
issues, have found most helpful in assisting students, families, schools
and community agencies in developing and implementing effective transition
planning and services.
Sample IEP and Guidance Document, issued by the New York State Education Department, reflects new requirements and provides additional technical assistance to develop instructionally relevant and legally correct individualized education programs (IEP's)
Conducting a Level I Career Assessment a guide to implementing the Level 1 vocational assessment, including directions and forms.
NYSED Approved Work Based Learning Programs, describes work based learning programs approved by SED.
High School/High Tech Programs provides opportunities for youth with disabilities to explore careers in science, math and technology.
Labor & Education Law for Youth in the Work Place links to the web site describing legal requirements and limitations for working youth.
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) provides information about employment and youth with disabilities.
Self-Advocacy Synthesis Project, as funded by the Office of Special Education Programs and coordinated by the University of North Carolina Charlotte, provides information on exemplar programs around self advocacy and self determination issues for students with disabilities.