District 75 Office of Transition Services

Office of Transition Services Initiatives

IEP Tranining Materials

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The International Center for the Disabled YES Adolescent Skills Center

ICD’s YES Adolescent Skill’s Center is a supportive and comprehensive vocational and educational program with a unique focus on mental health that serves adolescents ages 16–21 with emotional and psychiatric conditions. By providing a full range of intensive educational and vocational programming simultaneous with mental health services, the YES Program has developed a proven track record of successfully transitioning adolescents and young adults into adult community living and the world of work.

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New IEP is coming soon...

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NCWD/Youth is your source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Our partners — experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development — strive to ensure you will be provided with the highest quality, most relevant information available.
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NICHCY is very pleased to offer you a wealth of information on disabilities! NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve the nation as a central source of information on:

disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
research-based information on effective educational practices.

Resource Links for Work-Based Learning in Secondary Special Education.
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Free Financial Curriculum for Educators
Whether you're a classroom teacher, a program director, or a college instructor, you understand the importance of a solid financial curriculum. Now, by using Hands on Banking—the free, fun, and engaging financial program from Wells Fargo—you can help students of any age build a brighter financial future.

The Hands on Banking online financial courses include free instructor guides with classroom lessons and activities that will help you guide students through real-life scenarios, group discussions, and other activities designed to teach valuable money management skills and help them take control of their finances. All without endorsements or commercials.

The Hands on Banking curriculum is designed for four age groups:

•Kids—4th and 5th grades
•Teens—6th through 8th grades
•Young Adults—ages 15 through 21
•Adults

Through Bank It:
•Learn how to make positive money choices—starting now.
•Become more comfortable with talking about and managing money.
•Discover how to avoid common money traps.
•Identify easy steps to reach their financial dreams.
•Find people and resources to support them in making money choices.
Audiences
•Parents
•Teenagers (grades 6 to 12)
•Volunteers (workshop leaders and community partners)
Benefits of Bank It
•Helps improve family communication about money by providing tools, ideas and encouragement for both parents and teens.
•Offers positive, empowering and practical guidance to help parents and teens make better money choices.
•Blends sound financial information, interactive learning and the 40 Developmental Assets that kids need to grow up successfully.
•Reaches parents and teens where they are most comfortable—in community-based settings.
•Introduces all 29 of the “National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education” from the Jump$tart Coalition for
Personal Financial Literacy.
•Equips youth workers, teachers, parent educators and other leaders to address financial literacy.
•Is easy, free, flexible and convenient to use.

Verizon Thinkfinity
Partnering with the most trusted names in education to bring you teaching and learning materials, as well as a community excited about education, just like you are.

NYACTS, a website designed to provide current information on New York State services and supports for individuals with autism. Autism is on the rise in New York State and around the country. It is estimated that more than 60,000 New York State residents have a diagnosis of autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and that the incidence of autism could reach 4 million Americans in the next decade. Press HERE for the website.

CareerOneStop is…
•Your source for employment information and inspiration
•The place to manage your career
•Your pathway to career success
•Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses and career professionals
•Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

For more information press HERE.

The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Blog Radio at MSCD Topic: Transition Planning

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ADVANCED MEDICAID Manual 2009

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Documents Needed When You Apply for Health Insurance

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The mission of the Health Care Transition Initiative at the University of Florida is to increase awareness of, gain knowledge about, and promote cooperative efforts to improve the process transitioning from child-centered (pediatric) to adult oriented health care. Our vision is to improve the transition process for all adolescents and young adults, although our current efforts focus on those with disabilities and special health care needs. For more information press HERE.

What is CUNY LEADS?
CUNY LEADS is a unique partnership between the City University of New York (CUNY) and Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), created to provide students with disabilities the skills to make realistic choices that will result in successful outcomes. Press HERE.

SPP Indicator #13 and the Self-Review Monitoring Process: Part 1 - Secondary Transition IEP Alignment

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Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market...press HERE to view more.

Governor Paterson Announces OMRDD to Become Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)

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Person Centered Planning Education Site

Person-centered planning involves the development of a "toolbox" of methods and resources that enable people with disability labels to choose their own pathways to success; the planners simply help them to figure out where they want to go and how best to get there. To read more and to obtain free online training, press HERE.

Questions and Answers on Secondary Transition

Introduction
"IDEA and its implementing regulations continue to address transition services for children with disabilities. Transition services may be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or a related service, if required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education." READ MORE...

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has issued a revised Q&A document to provide States, State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), parents, and other stakeholders with information regarding the IDEA requirements relating to individualized education programs (IEPs), evaluations, and reevaluations. Questions and Answers on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) (revised June 2010) is available online at http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/iep-qa-2010.pdf or HERE.

A Struggle to Educate the Severely Disabled

"Donovan Forde was dozing when the teacher came around to his end of the table. Pale winter light filtered in through the grated classroom window, and the warm room filled softly with jazz. It fell to his teacher’s aide to wake him up from his mid-morning nap." NYTIMES [Read more... ]

"Most, if not all, professionals on the Multidisciplinary Team will be required to write a professional report summarizing their findings and making recommendations. Whether you have to write a report or just review various ones, it is essential that you understand the language that is used and the different sections found in most of them. This next section will present the most practical guidelines for writing a professional report, as well as the most common compenents of professional reports in special education." - READ MORE

The mission of the Transition to Independence Process (TIP) system is to assist young people with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties (EBD) in making a successful transition to adulthood with all young persons achieving, within their potential, their goals in the transition domains of education, employment, living situation, and community life.
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Continued Medicaid Eligibility (Section 1619(B))

One of the biggest concerns SSI beneficiaries have about going to work is the possibility of losing Medicaid coverage. Section 1619(b) of the Social Security Act provides some protection for these beneficiaries. To qualify for continuing Medicaid coverage, a person must:

Have been eligible for an SSI cash payment for at least 1 month;
Still meet the disability requirement; and
Still meet all other non-disability SSI requirements; and
Need Medicaid benefits to continue to work; and
Have gross earnings that are insufficient to replace SSI, Medicaid and publicly funded attendant care services.
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Ability to Benefit Testing (PG 6-0201)

Each school admitting students who do not possess at least a high school diploma or its equivalent shall certify to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such prospective students have been administered and passed an examination which has been approved by the commissioner to determine their ability to benefit from the chosen curriculum prior to admission to the curriculum or course of study.
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Guide to Understanding Supports and Services
Administered By NYS Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
(Waiver Services - pages 14-16)
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Explanation of the income and resources documentation requirements for Medicaid [Read more... ]

Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC)

"RSE-TASCs replace the former Special Education Training and Resource Network (SETRC), Transition Coordination Sites (TCSs) and regional Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) Centers and provide a new focus, charge and structure for special education technical assistance. We are confident that the new structure will be even more effective in special education school improvement in New York State." [READ MORE... ]
For locations press HERE.

New York State IDEA Part B State Performance Plan 2005-2010 - Revised April 2010
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Established in 1983, VCU-RRTC has grown into one of the largest Research and Training Centers in the United States. It serves as a Center of national excellence, providing resources for professionals, individuals with disabilities, and their representatives.
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Contemporary Guidance Services, Inc. (CGS)

CGS helps special education students transition smoothly and successfully from school to career by providing them with the training that leads to job opportunities and successful employment. CGS helps individuals with developmental disabilities enhance the quality of their lives via community-based work experience programs that maximize their self-determination and inclusion. CGS helps individuals with other disabilities receive career training and achieve their occupational goals of competitive employment. [Read more... ]

What Works? Transition Planning and Services from Jeff Trondsen on Vimeo.

The half-hour documentary Look, I'm in College! follows four New York City kids through an extraordinary time in their lives. Together with Pace University, its faculty, and students, Terence, Benny, Donald, and Rayquan achieved a small miracle in the world of higher education. All four young men are African-Americans between the ages of 18 and 20. All are NYC public school students from challenging socio-economic backgrounds.

And all are autistic.

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There are new requirements and documents for anyone wishing to replace a lost or missing resident card. [Read more... ]

Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program

Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development and Implementation [Read more... ]

On Saturday, March 13, the Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which would ask states to adopt college- and career-ready standards and reward schools for producing dramatic gains in student achievement. The proposal challenges the nation to embrace educational standards that would put America on a path to global leadership.

The blueprint provides incentives for states to adopt academic standards that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and create accountability systems that measure student growth toward meeting the goal that all children graduate and succeed in college.

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Safety First is a special hotline that was created by ACS for mandated reporters such as employees of City agencies, schools, nonprofit providers, hospitals and childcare providers. The hotline was set up to answer questions and address ongoing safety concerns related to open child protective investigations.[Read more... ]

Rescue One is based on the belief that the customers' needs are of the utmost importance. The entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of the business is from repeat customers and referrals.

Location:
40 Exchange Place
New York, NY 10005

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Beth Mount is a national consultant working with programs throughout the United States to support others to see capacities in people with disabilities. Her groundbreaking work related to Personal Futures Planning promotes the positive futures and images of people with disabilities throughout the world, and consequently demonstrates that all of us count and all of us fit somewhere. In 1981, she founded her consulting organization, Graphic Futures, to establish transformational innovation projects that create new options for people through personal, organizational, and policy change. [Read more... ]

Pure Vision Arts (PVA) is Manhattan's first specialized art studio and exhibition space for artists with developmental disabilities. PVA provides studio space, art materials, exhibition opportunities, and career development for beginning, emerging, and established artists. PVA also serves as a resource and consultation center for artists, educators, art collectors, and curators.
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Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, & Training (START-UP / USA) is a partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University and Griffin-Hammis and Associates, LLC. START-UP / USA is funded by a cooperative agreement #E-9-4-6-011 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Congress designated the cooperative agreement funds to ODEP for the further development of self-employment as an employment outcome for individuals with disabilities. ODEP's mission is to provide national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC Metro) is a support, education, and advocacy organization for the mental health community.
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QBI, The Training Institute, Inc.

QBI, The Training Institute, or QBITTI for short, is a NYC based Vocational Training School that trains Telecom, Fiber Optic, and Photocopier Techs as well as Plumbers, Electricians and Construction workers. [Read more... ]

Free online library of K-12 multimedia resources, read more.

The Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers (the ALLIANCE) is an innovative partnership of one national and six regional parent technical assistance centers, each funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). [for Free Handouts Press Here... ]

The mission of PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.

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The Disability Law Lowdown Project is a set of podcasts that provide up-to-date information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related disability laws. You can listen to the podcasts, or read the transcripts, right here on the website or you can download them to your MP3 player and listen at your convenience. Current ASL Video Podcast Show: Especially for Teens
For information on Video Podcasts (for students who need accommodations) press HERE.


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This website is for youth with developmental disabilities ages 14-25 years, family caregivers, service coordinators, and health care providers.

HealthyTransitionsNY.org teaches skills and provides tools for care coordination, keeping a health summary, and setting priorities during the transition process. It features video vignettes that demonstrate health transition skills and interactive tools that foster self determination and collaboration.

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SAVE THESE DATES

What Works in Regional Transition Leadership?
Presenter: David Brewer

One key purpose of secondary education is to prepare youth for what comes after graduation, be it getting a job, living independently, or going off to college. Youth with disabilities may need additional support in order to successfully navigate from school to adult environments. Fortunately, there are many community agencies, businesses and organizations that may want to help with this process. How can schools and community members work together toward a common goal -- assisting individual young people with disabilities live, learn and earn as adults?

Monday, March 8, 2010, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Register for What Works in Regional Transitional Leadership?


What Works in Transition to Adulthood?
Presenter: Arun Karpur

The Transition Services Model study explores the relationship between the programmatic elements and the short-term transition outcomes of employment and VR referrals for youth with disabilities. This mixed method approach is informed by a survey of Model Transition Programs in the NY State. The findings of our analysis establish an empirical basis for effective transition program elements.

Friday March 12, 2010, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Register for What Works in Transition to Adulthood?


What do VR Counselors think about Transition?
Presenter: Sukyeong Pi

Among several promising factors to successful employment outcomes of youth with disabilities, collaboration between high schools and the state VR agency is considered as crucial. This webinar presents results of our online survey on VR counselors’ perspectives on a transition program designed to increase collaboration between high schools and VR agency and relevant factors and promising strategies to successful employment outcomes. Potential best practice approaches are also discussed.

Monday March 22, 2010, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Register for What do VR Counselors Think about Transition?

NCSET launched its youth Web site, Youthhood.org, in the Spring of 2005. The Youthhood Web site is a dynamic, curriculum-based tool that can help young adults plan for life after high school. Although the site addresses youth directly, it is intended to be used as a curriculum within a classroom, community program, or in any setting where adults are working with youth to set goals and plan for the future. The Youthhood includes informational content, interactive activities, an online magazine, and a wealth of other opportunities for youth to connect what's important to them to their learning experiences. [READ MORE... ]