Transition from Early Intervention (Part C) to Preschool Special Education (Part B) requires that eligible children have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) by their third birthday. Therefore, all families and children who leave EI/Part C service will participate in transition activities.

Transition from High School services are intended to prepare students to make the transition from the world of school to the world of adulthood. In planning what type of transition services a student needs to prepare for adulthood, the IEP team considers areas such as postsecondary education or vocational training, employment, independent living, and community participation.

• Look at information about the April 2010 Transition Leadership Conference in Columbus.

Below are lists of links about transition that you may find helpful.

Transition for Early Intervention to Preschool

• Transition - From Part C (Early Intervention) Services in Help Me Grow System (HMG) to Part B Services

Age Appropriate Transition Assessment

• Ohio Department of Education Includes:
  -Indicator 13 checklist
  -Quality indicators
  -Transition planning tool
  -Resources
  
• US Department of Education includes:
  -Current issues in transition
  -Linkages
  -Publications related to transition
  -IEP and transition planning
  -Dropout and graduation
  -Self-determination
  -Career guidance and exploration
  -Parent and professional collaboration
  -Parent link
  
• National Alliance for secondary education and transition includes:
  -Transitional toolkit for systems improvement
  -National standards and quality indicator
  
• U.S. Department of Labor, an extensive website that can be used to find the skills needs for most jobs. It includes:
  -Career exploration
  -Ability profiler
  -Work importance locator
  
• Ohio Career Information System: ODE Student centered individualized assessments. It includes:
  -Assessments
  -Resumes
  -Career cluster inventory
  -Articles
  -Job search
  -Keep that job
  -Paying for school
  -Emerging occupations
  
• AIR/ARC Self-Determination Assessment (student/parent/teacher version) contains:
  -Measurement of self-advocacy skills to determine student capacity and opportunity for self-determination
  
• Transition Coalition.org includes::
  -Sample questions for tranistion planning and assessment in employment/post secondary education/community  activities/personal and social
  -Free online training module on transition assessment
  
• OCALI.org:  Transition to adulthood guidelines for individuals with Autism spectrum Disorders
  -Legal issues and IEP requirements
  -Age appropriate transition assessments
  -School age programming
  -Employment
  -Postsecondary education
  -Community participation
  -Supported living
  
• Standardized Tests and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  This article describes the difficulties students with ASD face when taking standarized tests because of social, communication or sensory issues or because of ritualistic behaviors. A list of accommodations on taking tests is included.
  
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) Transition Assessment Guide
  Describes how to conduct and select instruments for a transition assessment. Gives examples of sample instruments for both informal and formal assessments and also includes links to pod casts and articles on transition assessment.
  
  Transition from High School
• Disability Resources Monthly (DRM)
• DO-IT Careers/K-12
• Guidance and Career Counselors' Toolkit
• National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance
• National Post-School Outcomes Center
• NICHCY Transition to Adulthood
• Ohio Longitudinal Study (Kent State University)
• Tips for Transition (Transition Coalition)
• Transition to College and Work