EVIDENCE OF COORDINATION: INDEPENDENT LIVING

EXAMPLES (9.4a & 9.4b, 9.4e – 9.4n, 9.5c & 9.5d)

9.4a: The following examples of evidence of coordination support Lissette’s postsecondary education/training, employment, and independent living goal of “upon completion of high school, Lissette will successfully utilize public transportation, including the public bus and uptown trolley, by August 2007.”
Examples:

A consent form signed by Lissette’s mother, indicating that the LEA may contact the Vocational Rehabilitation office and the Down Syndrome Association (DSA)
An invitation to conference in the file for a rehabilitation counselor and a representative of the DSA

9.4b: Nonexamples:

Meeting notes from a meeting with the transition support teacher and vocational rehabilitation counselor documenting the routes and destinations in the community that meet ADA accessibility guidelines
Notes in a phone log documenting the phone conversation between the transition support teacher and the Down Syndrome Association of North Carolina on available curricula to teach travel training
A bus schedule from the transit authority attached to the IEP.
A signature from Lissette’s transition support teacher documenting that she will be responsible to provide all of the transition services associated with teaching Lissette to travel in the community independently

9.4c: The following examples of evidence of coordination support Jeremy’s postsecondary education/ training, employment, and independent living goals.
Examples:

A consent form signed by Jeremy’s grandmother, indicating that the LEA may contact the Vocational Rehabilitation office
An invitation to conference in the file for a rehabilitation counselor and an occupational therapist from VR

9.4d: Nonexamples:

A signature on the IEP from Jeremy’s mother documenting that she has helped Jeremy with sandwich making at home
A verbal statement from Jeremy indicating that he knows the steps in making a sandwich

9.4e: The following examples of evidence of coordination support Paulo’s postsecondary education/training, employment, and independent living goals.
Examples:

A consent form signed by Paulo’s guardian, indicating that the LEA may contact the YMCA
A consent form signed by Paulo’s guardian, indicating that the LEA may contact the state and local Vocational Rehabilitation offices
An invitation to conference in the file for a rehabilitation counselor
An invitation to conference in the file for a representative of inclusive programming from the YMCA

9.4f: Nonexamples:

A signature from Paulo and a representative from the YMCA documenting that Paulo requested the YMCA application
A statement from Paulo’s CBS (community based services) worker and Paulo documenting that they researched the Yellow Pages for the contact information for the local YMCA

9.4g-i: The following examples of evidence of coordination support Rolanda’s postsecondary education/ training, employment, and independent living goals.
Examples:

A consent form signed by Rolanda’s mother, indicating that the local education agency (LEA) may contact vocational rehabilitative(VR) services to make a referral for services
A consent form signed by Rolanda’s mother, indicating that the LEA may contact Social Security Administration (SSA) to schedule a meeting with the family regarding Rolanda’s benefits
A consent form signed by Rolanda’s mother, indicating that the LEA may contact Medicaid to coordinate referrals to outside agencies therapy referrals
An invitation to conference the VR agency representative
Notes on file from conversation between LEA physical therapy (PT) and private practice PT provider

9.4j: Nonexamples:

An invitation to conference to the VR agency representative
Notes from a phone call with outside PT provider by the LEA PT (without consent on file)

9.4k-m: The following examples of evidence of coordination support Kevin’s postsecondary education/ training, employment, and independent living goals.
Examples:

A consent form signed by Kevin’s mother, indicating that the local education agency (LEA) may contact vocational rehabilitative(VR) services to make a referral for services
A consent form signed by Kevin’s mother, indicating that the LEA may contact Social Security Administration (SSA) to schedule a meeting with the family regarding Kevin’s benefits
A consent form signed by Kevin’s mother, indicating that the LEA may contact Medicaid to coordinate referrals to outside agencies therapy referrals
An invitation to conference the VR agency representative
Notes on file from conversation between LEA physical therapy (PT) and private practice PT provider

9.4n: Nonexamples:

An invitation to conference to the VR agency representative
Notes from a phone call with outside PT provider by the LEA PT (without consent on file)

9.5c: The following examples of evidence of coordination support the postsecondary education, employment, & independent living goal of “the summer after leaving high school Stephanie will independently ride the bus each work day to her job with Marriot Food Services, where she will participate in classes each year, as offered by her employer, to advance her industrial kitchen skills.”
Examples:

A consent form signed by Stephanie, who is 20, indicating that the LEA may contact the four employment training centers in the county as well as the Vocational Rehabilitation office listed on the consent form
An invitation to conference in the file for a rehabilitation counselor from VR
An invitation to conference in the file for a representative from each of the four employment training centers

9.5d: Nonexample:

Indication on the IEP that Stephanie’s transition coordinator will arrange orientation visits for her with the agreement of the four employment training centers and the assistance of Stephanie’s assigned rehabilitation counselor

This document was produced under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Grant No. H326J050004. Marlene Simon-Burroughs served as the project officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or polices of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (2007) Indicator 13 Training Materials, Charlotte, NC, NSTTAC.