TRANSITION SERVICE
8: The term transition services
is defined as a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability
that:
- Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, focused on improving the academic
and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s
movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education;
vocational education; integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing
and adult education; adult services; independent living or community participation;
- Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account their strengths, preferences,
and interests;
- Includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of
employment and other post-school adult living objectives and, when appropriate,
acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.
Source: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Public
Law No. 108-446, 20 U. S. C. 1400, H. R. 1350.
Retrieved from:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/tb-second-trans.pdf on June 7,
2006.
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.
