Transition Planning for Students with High Incidence Disabilities

Mazzotti, Valerie L., Rowe, Dawn A., Kelley, Kelly R., Test, David W., Fowler, Catherine H.,          
     Kohler, Paula D., and  Kortering, Larry J.  (2009). Linking transition assessment and
     postsecondary goals. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 42(2), 44-51.


     This particular article goes into great detail about the key elements of the transition process as it pertains to planning for middle school, secondary, and postsecondary education.  Some of this information was discussed in this weeks screencasts about postsecondary transition planning.  This article discusses the role of the transition planning, transition assessment as a guide for postsecondary goals, writing measurable postsecondary goals, aligning postsecondary goals with transition services, and  aligning annual IEP goals with transition services and postsecondary goals.  Our chapter reading discussed these topics however, this article gives much more detail about the process.  What I found most interesting was the information about meeting the requirements of indicator 13.  According to Kortering (2009)  "as outlined by IDEA 2004, the Office of Special Education Programs began requiring states to submit data on 20 indicators for Part B.  These were to ensure states were meeting the guidelines of  IDEA". (p.45)  The article gives a checklist for states to use for collecting their data.  There are eight items related to transition for students.  The checklist is a series of eight questions to be answered as a yes or no weather it is for education or training, employment, or independent living.  This indicator 13 checklist must also show evidence that the student was invited to the meeting.  There is an entire page devoted to what this checklist looks like.
     Also in this article is a graphic explaining the steps in the transition planning process as a flow chart.  This graphic was a great breakdown of how the transition planning looks. 
     I thought this was a great article considering the information we are currently discussing.  It will be a great resource as we plan our postsecondary plans for our upcoming project.