- CCTS Transition Services Flowchart – This interactive IEP Transition Planning flowchart includes information on each part of transition IEP planning.
- Charting the Course for the Future – A Transition Toolkit – While this toolkit was developed by the Colorado Department of Education and some of the resources and information are specific to Colorado, there are also some great tools within this toolkit that can be useful for families in VA.
- Facilitating Transitions for Students with Disabilities from High School to Post-School Settings – This online training module provides information for counselors and other education professionals to assist high school students with disabilities in the transition from the school environment to a post-school setting. While it was designed for professionals, it includes great information for parents as well.
- Transition Services – Next Steps NH (nextsteps-nh.org) – This website provides easy-to-understand information about the transition process as well as various transition toolkits and examples of transition plans. While some of the information is New Hampshire specific, most of the information can be used by anyone.
- Life Skills Inventory – This independent living skills assessment tool covers 15 components of independent living to identify areas of growth potential and IEP goals.
- PEATC Life Skills Checklist
- Pictorial Student Interest Inventory – This is an easy-to-do picture interest inventory.
- Transition Assessment: Establishing a Foundation for Successful Transition into Adulthood – A guide by the Virginia Department of Education. Make sure to check out the resource links within this document.
- Transition Goals in the IEP – This document takes a closer look at the kind of information you might include in a student’s IEP as part of transition planning and includes examples.
- Transition IEP Case Examples
- Transition Planning: Where do I Start – This guide by the national PACER Center outlines the transition process in school.
- School Age Transition – This website from Champlain Valley New York, provides links to several transition assessments.
- Virginia Department of Education: Special Education – Transition Services for Students with Disabilities – Make sure to click on additional transition pages listed on the right side of this website to view additional resources.
- Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Critical Decision-making Points – This VDOE document helps guide families on decisions related to which diploma their child will receive, which test options they participate in, and the impact of those decisions.
- Virginia Parents’ Tip on Transition Planning – This document by VA’s Center on Transition Innovations quick tips for families going through the IEP Transition planning process.
- VA’s Education Wizard – The Virginia Education Wizard was created to help students understand more about themselves through career assessments, college and career advice, and resources.
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