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Family Guide: Understanding Transition Team Members’ Responsibilities

This guide provides an overview of the responsibilities of different members in the transition planning process for students with disabilities. It helps students and families navigate the transition process, identify participants and their responsibilities, and understand expectations based on their role in the IEP team.

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Family Guide: Understanding Transition Team Members’ Responsibilities

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  1. Family Guide: Understanding Transition Team Members’ Responsibilities This resource was originally developed in 2012 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Health Services.

  2. Acknowledgements • The following has been converted into a PowerPoint presentation format by NTACT from an original resource, “Seamless Collaboration With and For Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Employment and Adult Life”. The original resource was produced in 2012 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Health Services and is available: https://www.witig.org/wstidata/resources/tag_short_version_1345741649.pdf. • Updates by NTACT reflects use of language that might be used across all states.

  3. Purpose This document is intended to help students with disabilities and families: • Navigate the transition process • Identify participants in the transition planning process • Identify participants’ responsibilities • Identify expectations of others based on your role in the IEP team • Identify possible resources

  4. Considerations • Expectations are broad expectations. • Your local school district may have additional expectations • Check in with your child’s school for additional expectations • Feel free to add local expectations within the notes section

  5. Acronyms to Consider: • IEP = individualized education program • IPE = individualized plan for employment • ISP = individualized service plan • PCP = person-centered plans • VR = vocational rehabilitation • DHS = Department of Human Services • SoP = Summary of Performance • DD = developmental disability

  6. A Visual Guide for Students with Disabilities and Families

  7. Benefits of Collaboration

  8. Benefits of Collaboration

  9. Benefits of Collaboration

  10. Instructions • On the next slide: • Click on who you are in the IEP team • Once you click, a list of your specific responsibilities and expectations will be provided OR • Continue through the complete PowerPoint to view all transition team members’ responsibilities and expectations

  11. Click on Who You Are • Student • Parent/Guardian • Teacher or School Team Member • Related Service Providers • Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Representative • Healthcare Professionals • Adult Disability Services Agency Representative

  12. Student • What are my responsibilities preparing for my IEP meetings? • What are my responsibilities participating in my IEP meetings? • What are my responsibilities working towards my goals? • What can I expect my parent/guardian to do? • What can I expect my teacher or school team member to do? • What can I expect a related services providers to do? • What can I expect the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation representative to do? • What can I expect a healthcare professional to do? • What can I expect an adult disability services agency representatives to do? • What resources are available to help? Click here to go back to IEP team member page

  13. Student: Preparing for My IEP Meetings Click to go back to student list

  14. Student: Participating in My IEP Meetings Click to go back to student list

  15. Student: Working towards My IEP Goals Click to go back to student list

  16. Student: What Can I Expect My Parent/Guardian to Do? Click to go back to student list

  17. Student: What Can I Expect My Teacher or School Team Member to Do? Click to go back to student list

  18. Student: What Can I Expect a Related Service Provider to Do? Click to go back to student list

  19. Student: What Can I Expect Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Representative to Do? Click to go back to student list

  20. Student: What Can I Expect a Healthcare Professional to Do? Click to go back to student list

  21. Student: What can I Expect an Adult Disability Services Agency Representative to do? Click to go back to student list

  22. Student: What Resources are Available to Help? • https://promisewi.com/teens/ • https://www.imdetermined.org/youth/ • https://explore-work.com/ • https://www.careeronestop.org/ • https://www.secondarytransition.org/ • https://www.pattan.net/Graduation-Post-Secondary-Outcomes/Educational-Initiatives/Pennsylvania-Community-on-Transition/Pennsylvania-Youth-Leadership-Network-PYLN • https://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/ylf.htm • https://nyln.org/ Click to go back to student list

  23. Parent/Guardian • What are my responsibilities to help my child prepare for his/her IEP? • What are my responsibilities to participate in my child’s IEP meeting? • What are my responsibilities to help my child achieve his/her goals? • What can I expect my child to do? • What can I expect the teacher or school team member to do? • What can I expect a related service providers to do? • What can I expect the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation representative to do? • What can I expect a healthcare professional to do? • What can I expect an adult disability services agency representatives to do? • What resources are available to help? Click here to go back to IEP team member page

  24. Parent/ Guardian: Helping my Child Prepare for his/her IEP Meeting Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  25. Parent/ Guardian: Participating in my Child’s IEP Meeting Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  26. Parent/ Guardian: Helping My Child Achieve His/Her Goals Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  27. Parent/Guardian: What Do I Expect My Child to Do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  28. Parent/Guardian: What Can I Expect the Teacher or School Member to Do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  29. Parent/Guardian: What Can I Expect a Related Service Provider to Do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  30. Parent/guardian: What can I expect a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Representative to do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  31. Parent/Guardian: What Can I Expect a Healthcare Professional to Do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  32. Parent/Guardian: What can I expect an Adult Disability Services Agency Representative to do? Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  33. Parent/Guardian: What Resources are Available to Help? • http://ngsd.org/ • https://www.imdetermined.org/parents/ • https://opendoorsnfp.org/ • https://www.pacer.org/ • https://www.parentcenterhub.org/ • https://www.parentcenterhub.org/age-of-majority-parentguide/ • A Guide to Developing Collaborative School-Community Business Partnerships Click here to go back to parent/guardian page

  34. Teacher or School Team Member • What are my responsibilities preparing for the student’s IEP meeting? • What are my responsibilities participating in the student’s IEP meeting? • What are my responsibilities helping the student work toward his/her goals? • What can I expect my student to do? • What can I expect my student’s parent/guardian to do? • What can I expect a related service provider to do? • What can I expect the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation representatives to do? • What can I expect a healthcare professional to do? • What can I expect an adult disability services agency representatives to do? • What resources are available to help me? Click here to go back to IEP team member page

  35. Teacher or School Team Member: Preparing for the Student’s IEP Meeting Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  36. Teacher or School Team Member: Participating in the Student’s IEP Meeting Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  37. Teacher or School Team Member: Helping the Student Work toward His/Her IEP Goals Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  38. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect the Student to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  39. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect a Parent/Guardian to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  40. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect a Related Service Provider to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  41. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Representative to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  42. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect a Healthcare Professional to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  43. Teacher or School Team Member: What Can I Expect an Adult Disability Services Agency Representative to Do? Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  44. Teacher or School Team Member: What Resources are Available to Help? • https://www.imdetermined.org/educators/ • NTACT’s research to practice lesson plan starters • NTACT’s Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit • NTACT’s Transition Fair Toolkit • Data tools for dropout prevention • Top NTACT resources for new special education teachers • Top NTACT resources for teachers • https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ • https://www.ocali.org/ • https://transitionta.org/tcds • https://transitioncoalition.org/blog/new-transition-coordinator/ Click here to go back to teacher or school team member page

  45. Related Service Providers • What are my responsibilities preparing for the student’s IEP meeting? • What are my responsibilities for participating in the student’s IEP meeting? • What are my responsibilities for helping the student achieve his/her goals? • What can I expect the student to do? • What can I expect the student’s parents and guardians to do? • What can I expect the teachers or school members to do? • What can I expect the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Representatives do? • What can I expect healthcare professionals to do? • What can I expect Adult Disability Services Agency Representatives do? • What resources are available to help? Click here to go back to IEP team member page

  46. Related Service Providers: Preparing for the Student’s IEP Meeting Click here to go back to the related service providers’ page

  47. Related Service Providers: Participating in the Student’s IEP Meeting Click here to go back to the related service providers’ page

  48. Related Service Providers: Helping the Student Achieve His/Her Goals Click here to go back to the related service providers’ page

  49. Related Service Provider: What Can I Expect the Student to Do? Click here to go back to the related service providers’ page

  50. Related Service Provider: What Can I Expect the Parent/Guardian to Do? Click here to go back to the related service providers’ page

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