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Secondary Transition Resources
Secondary Transition
Gail Lott's Secondary Transition office hours have concluded for the 2022-2023 school year. Secondary Transition Office Hours will resume in the fall; please check back for more information.
Providing Secondary Transition Services During COVID
Our team has collected resources and tools specific to secondary transition that may be useful as you plan for students.
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Transition & COVID Resources
Work-Based Learning Technical Assistance Request
For Districts, BOCES, or Facility schools to request targeted technical assistance from CDE to expand work-based learning options for students with most significant needs.
TA Request Form
Technical Assistance (TA) Documents
Adult and Community Agencies
Important Ages and Milestones
Concurrent Enrollment
Grading and Transcripts
Graduation and Diplomas
Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
- TA: Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) (English) (PDF)
- TA: Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) (Spanish) (PDF)
School to Work Alliance Program
Student Count Requirements for 18-21 Year Old Students
- TA: Student Count Requirements for 18-21-Year-Old Students (English) (PDF)
- TA: Student Count Requirements for 18-21-Year-Old Students (Spanish) (PDF)
Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services
- TA: Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services (English) (PDF)
- TA: Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services (Spanish) (PDF)
Transition Services for 18-21-Year-Olds
- TA: Transition Services for 18-21-Year-Olds (English) (PDF)
- TA: Transition Services for 18-21-Year-Olds (Spanish) (PDF)
Transition Planning
Voting Rights and Responsibilities
Past Webinars and Conferences
Webinars
Enhancing Employment Outcomes with Assistive Technology
Human Trafficking: Transition Age Youth with Disabilities
NTACT Check and Connect - Update Progress (video)
Technical Soundness Check of Transition Action Plans - 1/15/20 (video)
Volunteering and Unpaid Work for People with Disabilities: Dos and Don'ts
Work-Based Learning for Students with Disabilities: Tools, Strategies, and Collaborating - a 3-Part Webinar Series
Transition Leadership Institute
- Transition Leadership Institute 2021 information and handouts.
- Transition Leadership Institute 2020 Information
- Transition Leadership Institute 2019 Information
Office Hours - Recorded October 7, 2020
Continuum and Toolkit
Transition Continuum
Handbooks and Publications
- Colorado Options: A handbook of post-secondary education services for students with disabilities, 8th Edition, 2014. (PDF)
- Cooperative Assessment Guidelines for School Practitioners - Colorado Department of Education & Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (PDF)
- Cooperative Services Handbook for Youth in Transition - Colorado Department of Education & Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (PDF)
Transition Assessments
Educators and families will find formal and informal assessments designed to support transition-aged youth as they work toward life experiences beyond high school. These resources include general assessments for educators, families, and students; assessments for post-secondary employment, college, and independent living; and assessments for health and medical concerns.
TransitionTN has developed this database to help you locate relevant tools to inform transition planning. They’ve already gathered more than 100 assessments, searchable by the transition domains they address, the areas in which they focus, the approaches they use, the disabilities for which they were designed, the languages in which they are available, the persons who complete them, and the cost. You are required to register for a free account in order to access the database. After you sign up, go to the resources tab and click on the assessment database.
Transition Action Plan (TAP) Training Resources
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) Tools and Technical Assistance
- NTACT Log-In Page
- Overview of NTACT (PPT)
- NTACT PowerPoint for Completing a Technically Sound Transition Plan (10-11-2017) (PDF)
Assistive Technology Resources
Websites
Educators
- DBTAC: Rocky Mountain ADA Center
- Division of Career Development and Transition
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
- O NET O*Net (. . .occupational guide to understanding the full scope of roles and skills needed for many careers and jobs)
- Office of Postsecondary Readiness
- Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- Peak Parent Center
- Transition Coalition
Families/Parents
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Job Tips
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
- O NET O*Net (. . .occupational guide to understanding the full scope of roles and skills needed for many careers and jobs)
- PACER National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
- Peak Parent Center
- Personal Assistance Services of Colorado (PASCO)
Principal Consultant / Secondary Transition Specialist
Email Gail Lott
Phone: (303) 501-0347
Principal Consultant / Inter-Agency Transition Liaison
Email Katie Oliver
Phone: (720) 413-4006
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