The purpose of the Transition Outcomes Project is to assist local schools in meeting IDEA's transition service requirements. The Project uses a data-driven model to evaluate the effectiveness of providing and delivering transition services to students and families through the IEP process. The overall goal of the Transition Outcomes Project is to improve graduation rates and post-school outcomes of students with disabilities.
The Pennsylvania Community on Transition has announced its 2008 annual conference "Building Leadership to Promote Successful Outcomes." The conference will be held on July 23-25, 2008, at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel, in State College, PA. For more information, visit their website at:http://www.sharedwork.org/patransition. You can also download the conference brochure.
Check out Project Search in Cincinnati: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/p/search/ Call for Papers: The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, Arizona Department of Economic Security/Rehabilitation Services Administration/Vocational Rehabilitation, and it's co-sponsors are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal for Arizona's Eighth Annual Transition Conference, titled "Transforming Visions to Realities." The conference is scheduled for September 22-23, 2008, at the Radisson Fort McDowell Reosrt in Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, Arizona. The submission deadline is March 28, 2008. For additional information, please contact Cynthia Bryant at (602)542-3004, email
, or William McQueary at (602)364-0642, email
The Rehabilitation Services Administration's (RSA's) 2006 National Employment Conference, Employment and Disability: Transition Into High-Demand Industries, in partnership with the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), took place Aug. 21-23, 2006. The conference brought together business leaders, representatives of public vocational rehabilitation agencies and other stakeholders with an interest in the transition and employment of students and young adults with disabilities. The conference featured interactive training, successful programs in high-growth industry careers, and effective strategies for achieving successful post-school outcomes for youths and young adults with disabilities.
Materials from the 2006 National Employment Conference are available from: http://www.gwu.edu/~rrcep/NEC/index.html. On August 14, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released the official regulations for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004). As a result, the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) has created a document designed to provide a quick reference to regulations, comments, and discussions related to secondary transition, which is now available at www.nsttac.org.The document was compiled by NSTTAC with assistance from Ms. Kathy Eversole, Upper Cumberland Special Education Cooperative, Kentucky Department of Education.
