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Update: September 2011. OSEP updated its guidance on identifying postsecondary goals in training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living.

Q and A: Questions and Answers on Secondary Transition http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,10,

This Q&A document supersedes the Department’s guidance of June, 2009.

• The requirements for transition services are found in the regulations at 34 CFR §300.43 and 300.320(b).
• The requirements for the content of the IEP related to transition services are found in 34 CFR §300.320(b).
• The requirements for the Summary of Performance (SOP) are found in the regulations at 34 CFR §300.305(e)(3).

Are there activities at the Federal level to support secondary transition services?

Must an IEP include measurable postsecondary goals in each of the areas of training, education, employment, and independent living skills?

How can the SOP assist the VR Services program in the provision of transition services to eligible VR students with disabilities?

Find answers to these questions and more …

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