The purpose of the Transition Program is to develop a new pattern of services for special education students during their last eighteen months of school. These new services will lead to the students becoming competitively employed or enrolled in a career-entry training program following their exit from high school. Students receive job placement and training services, job-related instruction, independent living skill training, and assistance with transition planning.

 

The Transiton Program is a year-round activity. There are at least three key service providers who will become a part of the Transition Program team and are responsible for the delivery of these year-round services. These service providers are:

• Teacher Coordinator
• Transition Specialist
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

In general, the responsibilities of the school (Teacher/Coordinator & Transition Specialist) include:

• Recruiting students
• Assessing students with the VR counselor
• Developing IEPs coordinated with IWRPs
• Teaching targeted competencies
• Developing job sites
• Supervising students on jobs
• Crisis intervention
• Independent Living Skill training
• Creating systems change

The responsibilities of the VR Counselor include:

• Providing program leadership
• Establishing student eligibility
• Developing IWRPs coordnated with IEPs
• Providing additional support services