{"id":5949,"date":"2011-11-21T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T15:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2017-11-30T12:55:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:55:51","slug":"osep-updates-q-and-a-on-secondary-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/osep-updates-q-and-a-on-secondary-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"OSEP Updates and Q &#038; A on Secondary Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"OSEP%20Updates%20and%20Q%20%26%20A%20on%20Secondary%20Transition\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Update: May 2017.<\/strong> <\/span>OSEP updated its guidance on identifying postsecondary goals in training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/osers\/transition\/products\/postsecondary-transition-guide-may-2017.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/osers\/transition\/products\/postsecondary-transition-guide-may-2017.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/transition.keypoints.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>This Transition Guide addresses the following topics to facilitate a seamless transition from school to post-school activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transition planning: opportunities and programs<\/li>\n<li>Transition services and requirements, as authorized by IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act<\/li>\n<li>Education and employment options for students and youth with disabilities after leaving secondary school<\/li>\n<li>Supporting decisions made by students and youth with disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This guide also includes real life examples, a sample flow chart of the transition process, and a glossary of key terms used in the transition process.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Update: Revised September 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/explore\/view\/p\/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,10,\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Q and A: Questions and Answers on Secondary Transition<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/explore\/view\/p\/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,10,\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/explore\/view\/p\/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,10,<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Q&amp;A document supersedes the Department\u2019s guidance of June, 2009.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The requirements for transition services are found in the regulations at 34 CFR \u00a7300.43 and 300.320(b).<\/li>\n<li>The requirements for the content of the IEP related to transition services are found in 34 CFR \u00a7300.320(b).<\/li>\n<li>The requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=2566\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summary of Performance (SOP)<\/span><\/a> are found in the regulations at 34 CFR \u00a7300.305(e)(3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are there activities at the Federal level to support secondary transition services?<\/p>\n<p>Must an IEP include measurable postsecondary goals in each of the areas of training, education, employment, and independent living skills?<\/p>\n<p>How can the SOP assist the VR Services program in the provision of transition services to eligible VR students with disabilities?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/idea.ed.gov\/explore\/view\/p\/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,10,\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Find answers to these questions and more &#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: May 2017. OSEP updated its guidance on identifying postsecondary goals in training, education, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living. A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/osep-updates-q-and-a-on-secondary-transition\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,76],"tags":[823,824,836,552,1313],"class_list":["post-5949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-education-regulations","category-transition","tag-osep-guidance-on-transition","tag-osep-q-and-a","tag-secondary-transition","tag-summary-of-performance","tag-transition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5949"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22484,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949\/revisions\/22484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}