Transitions? What are they?
Transition means the movement from high school to the next step. Transitions are designed to promote “involvement” between students, educators, families, employers and possibly other agencies with college, employment, and vocational training for life long successes. Transitional specialists begin working with high school juniors and seniors who are in a special education program. They assist in finding “involvement” for special education school leavers through a myriad of services such as job-search companies, employment training programs, colleges, occupational services, Regional Occupation Programs (ROP), Department of Rehabilitation, adult education, Job Corps, California Conservation Corps, and apprenticeships. Go to the "Career Resources" link to find useful information that I think will help you make your transition easier!
Transition to College......
By Joseph W. Madaus
and Stan F. Shaw
Many more students with learning disabilities are attending colleges and being successful according to a study written by Joseph Madaus and Stan Shaw. Numbers are up from 1978 through 1998. This is attributed to several factors including “ the impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Madaus and Shaw pg. 273). Due to the changes of transitional services associated IDEA 2004 students are being prepared by their case managers and families, for transition to post secondary education, beginning with goals established in their freshman year. These transitional goals outline course of study or classes students need to take to graduate AND what classes they will need to attend college. Students with disabilities who graduate from college exhibit similar employment rates and annual salaries compared to their counterparts without disabilities (National Center for Education Statistics, 2000).
