Writing Powerful Transition IEPs
Training materials presented by Nancy Anderson, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
- "What's Next?" Common IEP Transition Planning Mistakes and How To Avoid Them, for PPT, click here.
- Self-Advocacy Resources, click here.
- Transition Resources, click here.
- Work is for Everyone: Questions for IEP Teams to Foster Work Opportunities for Youth, click here.
- Preparing for Life: Transition Planning Guide. Alabama State Department of Education (2010).
Training Q & A
- When a child turns 18 years old, are parents excluded from his IEP meetings?
- If I become my child's legal guardian when he turns 19 will I continue to have legal authority over my child's IEP?
- When does a child's eligibility for special education services end?
- What about the student who receives the Alabama Occupational Diploma (AOD) or the Certificate of Attendance (Certificate)?
- If a student turns 21 in the 1st or 2nd month of the school year, can she complete the entire school year and graduate in May?
- My child, 18 years old, wants to "walk" in graduation this year with her class. She’s getting an AOD. Can she still come back to school in the fall?
- When do we contact Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) or is it even the student's responsibility to get VR involved in transition?
- Do all annual goals have to attach to an academic goal (ALEX)?
- How do you write a goal not attached to ALEX?
- How often can a student be tested or evaluated for a specific learning disability (SLD)?
- What type of post-secondary education funding is available for students with disabilities?