{"id":8764,"date":"2013-01-24T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2019-07-22T14:01:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:01:50","slug":"we-need-a-transition-plan-with-hands-on-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/we-need-a-transition-plan-with-hands-on-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need a Transition Plan with &#8220;Hands-On&#8221; Experience"},"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=\"We%20Need%20a%20Transition%20Plan%20with%20%22Hands-On%22%20Experience\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>It&#8217;s now second semester of my son&#8217;s junior year and no attention has ever been paid to a Transition plan. The school has no vocational training, internships, or apprentice programs for any student.<\/p>\n<p>My son needs hands-on experience in his current school program. Shouldn&#8217;t the school provide these services?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-24663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/teen.boy_.backpack.work_.cr_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/teen.boy_.backpack.work_.cr_.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/teen.boy_.backpack.work_.cr_-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/teen.boy_.backpack.work_.cr_-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transition planning is an IEP team responsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a parent, you should attend IEP meetings as an active team member. As a parent, you play an important role in transition planning.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the team, you can help the other members identify measurable goals that your child wants to achieve. You can think &#8220;out of the box&#8221; to look for solutions to help your son.<\/p>\n<p>Your son needs &#8220;hands-on&#8221; experience?\u00a0 Like other services in the IEP, transition services should be based on your son&#8217;s needs, not what the school has available.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">What the Commentary Says about Transition Needs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is up to each child\u2019s IEP Team to determine the transition services that are needed to meet the unique transition needs of the child.&#8221; &#8211; The <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/comment\/46661-46688.reg.320-328.ieps.pdf\">Commentary in the Federal Register<\/a><\/span>, page 46668.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u2026if a child\u2019s IEP Team determines that a child\u2019s needs can best be met through participation in transitional programs on college campuses or in community-based settings, and includes such services on the child\u2019s IEP, funds provided under Part B of the Act may be used for this purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/comment\/46661-46688.reg.320-328.ieps.pdf\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/comment\/46661-46688.reg.320-328.ieps.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You need to learn what the law requires regarding transition.<\/p>\n<p>Do your homework about transition, then request an IEP meeting to review and revise the IEP based on your son&#8217;s transition needs.<\/p>\n<p>There is no time to waste.<\/p>\n<p>IDEA requires that the IEP Transition Services be in place by (before) your child\u2019s 16th birthday. Some states require it earlier than age 16.<\/p>\n<p>The law requires transition services to be \u201cresults-oriented\u201d to \u201cfacilitate the child\u2019s movement from school to post school activities . . .\u201d<br \/>\n(<span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/a><\/span>, start on page\u00a0 56 and 203)<span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We created a <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/trans.index.htm\">Transition<\/a><\/span> page on Wrightslaw with information, articles, resources, free pubs, caselaw, and more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/trans.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/trans.index.htm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will find a whole chapter on this topic in <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/a><\/span>, <strong>Chapter 9: Transition to Life After School<\/strong>. You will learn about transition assessments, transition goals, and transition services.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>State Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes state statutes may also provide guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Review your <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">tate statutes, guidelines, and special education regulations<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/seas.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s now second semester of my son&#8217;s junior year and no attention has ever been paid to a Transition plan. The school has no vocational training, internships, or apprentice programs <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/we-need-a-transition-plan-with-hands-on-experience\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24663,"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":[76],"tags":[79,1299,1041,1042],"class_list":["post-8764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transition","tag-iep-team-members","tag-ieps","tag-transition-planning","tag-transition-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764","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=8764"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24666,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions\/24666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}