Supports the progress to the postsecondary goals
Based on student’s strengths, preferences, interests, and needs
Include activities and experiences that are coordinated with the IEP annual goals and classes, such as:
- Instruction
- Community experiences
- Employment skills

Transition services are based on the postsecondary goals and the transition assessments. These activities should be coordinated with the annual goals of the IEP and the classes they are taking to prepare for life after high school.

This may include instruction, such as reading, to help a student reach their postsecondary education and employment goals. Community experiences can be job exploration, job site training, banking, shopping, transportation, counseling, and recreation activities. Transition services might also include developing specific skills for employment such as a CPR certificate for a student interested in health care.

Examples of Transition Services

Enrolled in classes(s) to support postsecondary goals such as Computer Applications, Life Skills, SAT prep, First Aid/CPR.
Instruction and practice of self-advocacy skills, asking for help, requesting accommodations.
Instruction and practice of interviewing skills.
Instruction and practice in personal grooming, meal preparation, visual schedules use, navigating public transportation, budgeting, time management.

Learn More

To learn more about transition services, visit Module 4: Identify Transition Services.

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