Handouts

Although the coordination of secondary transition services is essential to students’ success both during and post high school, administrators have a unique and complex role in coordinating those transition services for students with disabilities. This session will explore the role of the administrator when it comes to balancing how to manage compliance and exhibit leadership when it relates to transition services for students with disabilities. Areas that will be addressed include understanding students moving from entitlement of services while in school to eligibility of services when out of school, coordinating a continuum of transition services for students, exploring best practices when working with outside agencies, and overcoming barriers to effective transition programming for students with disabilities.

Presenter: Hillary Mangis, Paula Schmitt

Healthy Transitions is a program designed to empower adolescents and families through the process of medical transition. The goal of the program is to help educate adolescents and families on the core principles of medical transitions and to equip them with the tools necessary to transition well.

Presenter: Andrew McCormick

Charter School Facilitated Self-Assessment

Presenter: Patty Todd

School District Facilitated Self-Assessment

Presenter: Patty Todd

File Review

Presenter: Patty Todd

Surveys

Presenter: Patty Todd

Participants will study the phases for identifying students with disabilities who are off-track for graduation. The five phases include: 1) establishing a team and Early Warning System, 2) analyzing attendance, behavior, and course performance data, 3) identifying appropriate interventions, 4) developing an action plan, and 5) implementing an evaluation plan.

Presenter: Mike Minor

How can we support people and families to discover their vision for a “good life”? In this session, the presenters will discuss how Person-Centered Skills, from the Learning Community on Person-Centered Practices and the LifeCourse tools from the National Community Of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), work together to support people and families.

Presenter: Melissa Mecke, Lisa Meyer

This session provides an overview of the PA Medicaid HealthChoices (HC) program and the role the Special Needs Units play within the program. The presentation will focus on the Special Needs Units themselves and then the actual assistance the Units play in the transition of HC members into adult services and state programs.

Presenter: Katrina Becker, Eric Ulsh

Early Reach began as an outreach endeavor to increase student employment outcomes. It has since transformed into a vital component of OVR’s Pre-Employment Transition Services. Meet the Early Reach Coordinators and discover the possibilities for students by learning about the components of the Early Reach Transition curriculum and workshop services.

Presenter: Sarah Vogel