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Region 5 Spring Institute April 7, 2011 Coconut Creek, FL

Region 5 Spring Institute April 7, 2011 Coconut Creek, FL. Presented By: Jordan T. Knab, Director University of South Florida St. Petersburg 529 1 st Street South, SVB 108 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 p (727) 873-4661 f (727) 873-4660. Regional Transition Representatives

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Region 5 Spring Institute April 7, 2011 Coconut Creek, FL

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  1. Region 5 Spring InstituteApril 7, 2011Coconut Creek, FL

  2. Presented By: Jordan T. Knab, Director University of South Florida St. Petersburg 529 1st Street South, SVB 108 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 p (727) 873-4661 f (727) 873-4660

  3. Regional Transition Representatives • Yellow: Lori Garcia (1) • Orange: Patrick Mulvihill (2) • Green: Heather Mack (3) • Blue: Federico Valadez (4) • Pink: Lisa Friedman-Chavez (5)

  4. Major Initiatives • Capacity Building • Interagency Collaboration • Transition Legislation & Policy • Student Development & Outcomes

  5. Capacity Building Regional Transition Representatives • Needs Assessment of Districts • Strategic Targeting of Priority Needs • Prioritizing Targeted Districts • Training, Technical Assistance & Resources • Preferred Method of Delivery • Seek to Address Challenges • District Mentoring Network

  6. Currently… • Professional Development Trainings specific to District Needs Assessment • Most requested areas of training/technical assistance include: • Transition Assessment • School Based Enterprise • Measurable Post Secondary Goals • 18 to 22 year old programs

  7. To date: • 65 Transition Needs Assessments have been conducted in districts across the state. A final report is currently being drafted. • Results are used for district planning and addressing Indicators 1,2,13, and 14

  8. Capacity Building cont. Collaboration with other Projects & Agencies • ArtThread & VSA • Florida DD Council, Inc. / Partners in Transition • Family Network on Disabilities • Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) • Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) • SEDNET • Florida Inclusion Network (FIN) • Department of Juvenile Justice

  9. Interagency Collaboration • Provide Support to State Secondary Transition Interagency Committee • input from stakeholders • RTRs lead 5 subcommittees • Collaborate in Related State Activities • Health Care Transition Task Force • Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury Transition Committee • Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. • Governor’s Commission on Disabilities • Support District Level Interagency Councils

  10. Collaborative Partnership • Governor’s Commission on Disabilities • Florida Department of Education • Pinellas County Schools • University of South Florida St. Petersburg • Project 10

  11. Project 10 STING RAY

  12. Students • Transitioning • Into the • Next • Generation • Recognizing • Alternatives for • Youth

  13. First STING RAY Class

  14. Major Components • The campus is the “classroom.” • STING RAY Room • FAPE 18-22 funding • Auditing of courses alongside degree seeking peers • Employment supports • Mentor model of natural supports • Independent living/residential • Advisory Committee

  15. Scholarship and Financial Aid

  16. The stages of career education, as describe by Wehman and Kregel (1997), reflect a progression beginning in the elementary and middle grades with career awareness and exploration, and movement toward career preparation and job placement in senior high through graduation. For students with disabilities age 18 through 22 participating in Project STING RAY, the two final stages of career education – career preparation and job placement – will be the foci.

  17. What do parents say? • “My child has become more responsible at home, cleaning up after himself and following through with my requests.” • “My daughter now talks about living independently someday.”

  18. “My son is more comfortable being out and about in public.” • “She is excited about coming to school.” • “He tells everyone ‘I go to USF!’”

  19. GOALS • Develop a Curriculum Framework that can be tailored to either a 2 year or 4 year setting, with an end goal of substantial, gainful employment and mastery of independent living skills.

  20. GOALS (cont.) • Develop a sustainable and replicable model that can be utilized anywhere across the state and with any existing postsecondary institution.

  21. HEOA 2008 • Funding in 2010 • National Coordinating Center and 28 IHE sites throughout the US • USF St. Petersburg as lead with UNF and Lynn as Consortium partners • Consortium will provide technical assistance as needed • Mini-grants will be awarded to sites for the provision of individual student supports

  22. Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education Transition Programs & Intellectual Disabilities

  23. Where do districts go from here? • Create a steering committee to move the agenda forward • Engage parents, community organizations, school districts, Vocational Rehabilitation, etc. • Talk with college/university leaders • Conduct a forum

  24. RESOURCES • www.arcjacksonville.org • www.thinkcollege.net • www.dms.myflorida.com/gcd • www.project10.info • www.transitiontocollege.net/percinfo.html • www.ndss.org

  25. Transition Legislation & Policy • Timely Information when Educators Need It and CAN Access It: A-Z Transition Library of Terms and Resources • “Transition Wheel”

  26. Student Development & Outcomes • Product Review, Revision & Updates • Support Pilot Activities using Best Practices. • Regional Meetings and Institutes will continue throughout 2011

  27. THANK YOU!727-873-4662www.project10.infojknab@mail.usf.edu • QUESTIONS? • CONCERNS / IDEAS?

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