Using Transition Assessment Results to Write Transition Plans Dr. Amber McConnell University of Oklahoma Zarrow Center Web: zarrowcenter.ou.edu
Dec 31, 2015
Using Transition Assessment Results to Write
Transition Plans
Dr. Amber McConnell
University of Oklahoma
Zarrow CenterWeb: zarrowcenter.ou.edu
Postsecondary Goals Students of transition age must have further
education and employment postsecondary goals Independent living optional
Students have input and write goals based on answers to three questions: Where do I want to live after completing high
school? What type of work do I want to do after
completing high school? How do I want to learn to do my job after
completing high school? Need to be updated annually
Postsecondary Goals
Three-Part Transition
Assessment Model
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Transition Assessment Model Components
1. Education/Training
2. Employment
3. Independent Living
Measurable Annual Goals
Annual goal must be measurable
A measurable goal includes the behavior or skill that can be measured at periodic intervals against some criterion of success.
Annual Goals Need to Include Condition
involve the application of skills or knowledge and describe the materials and environment necessary for the goal to be completed.
Behavior identifies the performance that is being monitored.
Criterion how much, how often, or to what standards the behavior must
occur Timeframe
usually specified in the number of weeks or a certain date for completion
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Education/Training Assessments
Part 1 of the 3-Part Transition Assessment Model
To create goals based on academics, functional academics, life centered
competencies or career/technical or agricultural training.
Guide to Assessing College Readiness Landmark College Assessment
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/INSTRC/Webinars/College-Readiness_Assessment.pdf
Read each item with student and discuss Provides Assessment for Self-Advocacy to include in
annual transition goals Five Domains
Academic Skills Self-Understanding Self-Advocacy Executive Functioning Motivation and Confidence
Transition Planning Inventory
ProEd
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
PLAN ACT SAT GED WorkKeys
Self-Advocacy Checklists
Self-Advocacy crucial self-determination concept Students speak and act on their own behalf
Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Skills Questionnaire Student form Parent form Teacher forms (A & B)
TAGG
An easy-to-use transition assessment based upon behaviors and experiences research has identified as associated with post-school employment and further education
Our TAGG assessment yields priority ranked annual transition goals and an overall strengths and needs profile.
TAGG Constructs
Strengths and Limitations
Disability Awareness Student Involvement
in the IEP Persistence
Goal setting and attainment
Interacting with Others
Employment Support Community
Write an Annual Transition Goal for Education / Training
Could you identify Strengths? Needs? Goals?
Instruction
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Development of Employment Assessments
Part 2 of the 3-Part Transition Assessment Model
To create goals based on occupational awareness, employment related knowledge and skills and specific career pathway knowledge and skills.
Employment Options
Individual Competitive Employment Individual Supported Employment Group Supported Employment At Home or Community-Based
Entrepreneurial Jobs
Career Clusters
Career Tech uses career clusters to sort programs.
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Vocational Interests for High Achieving Students With Mild
Disabilities
Group Interest Inventories ACT Explore ACT Plan
U.S. Dept of Labor O*NET www.onetcenter.org Interest profiler, ability profiler Look left under Products Select career exploration tools
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On-Line Free Interest Inventories Nebraska Career Connections
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Career Awareness & Exploration Watching
Video http://acinet.org/acinet/videos.asp?id=27,&nodeid=27 Provides numerous videos for students to watch
English or Spanish Job cluster and skill categories Horse Training Coast Guard Assistant Construction Workers
Annual goal must be measurable
A measurable goal includes the behavior or skill that can be measured at periodic intervals against some criterion of success.
Annual Goals Need to Include Condition
involve the application of skills or knowledge and describe the materials and environment necessary for the goal to be completed.
Behavior identifies the performance that is being monitored.
Criterion how much, how often, or to what standards the behavior must
occur Timeframe
usually specified in the number of weeks or a certain date for completion
Write an Annual Transition Goal for Employment
Employment
Functional Vocational Evaluation
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Independent Living Assessments
Part 3 of the 3-Part Transition Assessment Model
(Skills for self-determination, interpersonal interactions, communication, health/fitness
and knowledge needed to successfully participate in Adult Lifestyles and other Post
School Activities (e.g. skills needed to manage a household, maintain a budget and
other responsibilities of an adult.)
Life Skills Inventory 15 domains (money, hygiene, safety, etc) Four levels: basic, intermediate, advanced,
exceptional Must know 3 of 5 to advance from basic to
intermediate Must know the person or have family member
complete Cost: free Available
athttp://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ms/forms/10_267.pdf
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Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Form ESTR-J
Students with mild disabilities Parent (available in Spanish) and Teacher version Five Transition areas
ESTR-III Students with “more” disabilities Parent and Teacher version Five Transition areas
ESTR-S Students with severe/multiple impairments Parent and Teacher versions Employment, Rec/leisure, home living, community
participation, and adult life Estr.net (each costs about $2.00)
ESTR Automatic Scoring
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Casey Life Skills Web based and FREE!!! Spanish, French or English, with numerous
supplemental assessments Youth and caregiver formats Automatically scored and sent to you Can obtain class summaries Provides different levels of questions for
students across functioning levels www.caseylifeskills.org
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CLSA
Appropriate for all youth ages 14 to 21 regardless of living circumstances (i.e., in foster care, with bio-parents, in group homes or other places).
Comprehensive with 113 assessment items categorized within eight areas for skills, knowledge and awareness. Youth can complete one area at a time or finish the whole assessment in approximately 30-40 minute
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Younger Youth
Youth Assessment Level I (elementary ages) This 33-item assessment is appropriate for younger
youth ages 8-9 or any young person with reading and/or developmental challenges. Youth can self-report on communication, daily living, home life, self-care, and work and study skills.
Youth Assessment Level II (middle school ages) With 49 items, this assessment is for youth ages 10-
13. Like Youth Level I, it may be useful for young people with reading and/or developmental challenges. It assesses areas in communication, daily living, self-care, social relationships, and work and study skills
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Independent Living Assessments Personal Preference Indicators
Informal and free Life Skills Inventory
Informal and free http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ms/forms/10_267.pdf
Independent Living Skills Assessment (and others) https://sites.google.com/a/apps.edina.k12.mn.us/
odin-b-portfolio/independent-living-skills
Personal Preference Indicators
Interview format Family members, friends, professionals who
know student well Designed for students with significant support
needs Likes, dislikes, social indicators, choices Health, body clock, future Personal Preference Indicators Cost: free
Life Skills Inventory 15 domains (money, hygiene, safety, etc) Four levels: basic, intermediate, advanced,
exceptional Must know 3 of 5 to advance from basic to
intermediate Must know the person or have family member
complete Cost: free Available
athttp://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ms/forms/10_267.pdf
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Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Form ESTR-J
Students with mild disabilities Parent (available in Spanish) and Teacher version Five Transition areas
ESTR-III Students with “more” disabilities Parent and Teacher version Five Transition areas
ESTR-S Students with severe/multiple impairments Parent and Teacher versions Employment, Rec/leisure, home living, community
participation, and adult life Estr.net (each costs about $2.00)
Annual goal must be measurable
A measurable goal includes the behavior or skill that can be measured at periodic intervals against some criterion of success.
Annual Goals Need to Include Condition
involve the application of skills or knowledge and describe the materials and environment necessary for the goal to be completed.
Behavior identifies the performance that is being monitored.
Criterion how much, how often, or to what standards the behavior must
occur Timeframe
usually specified in the number of weeks or a certain date for completion
Write an Annual Transition Goal for Independent Living
Daily Living Skills
Related Services
Community Experiences
Interagency Linkages
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Transition Rulings and Decisions
Travis Pace v. the Bogalusa City School Board (2001)
Parents allege the school district did not invite other agencies to the transition planning meeting
The district documented contact with state and local agencies, yet scheduling conflicts arose
SCHEDULING CONFLICTS MAY PRECLUDE ATTENDANCE BY AGENCIES, HOWEVER, SCHOOL MUST DOCUMENT THE CONTACT AND AGREED UPON SERVICES, AND PARENTS MUST BE NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE SERVICES
Caribou School Department (2001)
The student was not invited to the transition meeting
The transition plan stated “Graduation” as the postsecondary goal for the student
“TRANSITION PLANNING MUST BE MORE THAN GRADUATION.” The student was awarded college tuition, incidental costs of college attendance, and tutoring services.
Sherri High et al v. Exeter Township School District The student’s postsecondary education goal
was to attend college The plan included 32 opportunities for transition
counseling, transition assessment, job shadowing and internship, assistance with college testing, and career fair attendance.
The student did not complete college While the district helped the student identify
her desire to attend college, the district was not required to ensure she was successful in this pursuit.
Student with a Disability, 51 IDELR 89 (N.Y. SEA 2008) Parents filed due process, alleging that the district failed to
provide an appropriate transition plan. The transition plan contained “attend a postsecondary
institution for a Master of Science degree, live independently, and be competitively employed.”
The school argued the academic goals were linked to the post-school goal to attend college with math and writing goals.
The transition plan was deemed appropriate. Transition services should relate to the student’s post-school goals and annual goals must be linked to that goal.
Lancaster Independent School District (1998) Transition services were offered in the last semester of
high school Parents stated, “It was unreasonable to expect a
student operating on a sixth grade level, in his strongest subject, to take the SAT or know how to start a cosmetology business.”
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS ORDERED TO PROVIDE THE RECOMMENDED COUNSELING SERVICES AND TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE WHICH ADDITIONAL TRANSITION SERVICES WERE NEEDED.
San Diego Unified School District, 2002 A parent of an 18 year-old with Down Syndrome
alleged an inappropriate reading program was a barrier to the student’s post-school employment.
The school district focused on learning sight words in the community and first-grade books
HEARING OFFICER RULED THAT NO ONE TAUGHT THE STUDENT THE READING SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING, INCLUDING “JOB APPLICATION, JOB DESCRIPTION, MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION, BUS SCHEDULES, MAPS, STORE PRICES, AND FOOD LABELS.” THE DISTRICT PAID FOR A 1-YEAR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM.
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Amber McConnell, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma
Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment
338 Cate Center Drive, Room 190
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: 405-325-8951
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: zarrowcenter.ou.edu
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