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Assessing Secondary Special Educator Knowledge Related to Postsecondary Education Disability Laws for Purposes of Transition Planning for Disabled Students Who Are College Bound
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Alana Sejdic – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The IDEA mandates transition planning in Individualized Education Programs (IEP) for disabled students, who are now enrolling in postsecondary education programs at higher rates than ever before. Despite this, disabled students experience significantly worse post-school outcomes than their non-disabled peers. The purpose of this mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
The Emperor Has No Clothes: Improving the Quality and Compliance of ITPs
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Greene, Gary – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2018
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) requires that an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with disabilities, age 16 years and older, include age appropriate transition assessment results aligned with measurable postsecondary goals. This section of the IEP is typically known as an Individual Transition Plan…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Disabilities
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
This article presents questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 and the changes it has made with regard to local education agency (LEA) and the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. The author's answers to these questions are presented. In answering the general question--to what…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, School Districts, Federal Legislation
Transitioning to College. PEPNet Tipsheet
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Matchett, Mary Karol – PEPNet 2, 2000
Transitioning from high school to a postsecondary educational environment is exciting but challenging. There are new places, new faces, and new ways of doing things. Students now must advocate for themselves instead of having programs and services planned for them. These adjustments can at times be overwhelming. Minimize the challenges by planning…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment, Postsecondary Education
Working Together towards Successful Transition: School to Adult Life = Trabajando juntos hacia una transicion exitosa: De la escuela a la vida adulta.
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Avoke, Selete – 1998
This publication, in English and Spanish, is intended to assist in inclusion of transition from school to work components in the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for a student with a disability in middle school or high school. The guide begins with definitions of "transitions" and "success" and then offers vignettes of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Choice, Case Studies, College Bound Students
Use and Effectiveness of Formal Course and Career Planning Forms in Secondary Schools in the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District. Final Report.
Hollenbeck, Kevin; DebBurman, Noyna – 2000
Data from site visits, interviews and a survey of twelve high schools and one tech center in the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) were analyzed in order to evaluate the processes that are used for course and career planning. It was found that most students and parents have some knowledge of a general course planning form (called an…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Benchmarking, Career Education, Career Guidance