Role in the Transition Process
Discover resources for a variety of the different roles in the transition process
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Youth and Family
Youth and Family have an important and unique role in the transition planning process. Review a number of resources that can assist in preparing for and participating in your transition to adult life.
Agency Navigation Tool
Learn a little about agencies you and your family may be interacting with during the transition to adulthood years. Includes fill-in spaces to keep track of information and local contacts.
Backwards Planning Tools
Use these tools to begin or continue making plans over time for a youth's desired adult outcomes. Planning with the youth is most effective when done with teachers, agency partners and others.
Evidence Based Practices
Learn about instructional methods and strategies that have research based evidence of being effective to teach transition-specific skills.
Evidence Based Predictors
The Predictors of Post School Success provide research-based strategies useful for educators and adult service professionals, to equip youth with the skills and resources needed for adult living and working in the community. Families and youth can gain information to share with Team members about possible programs and services to build community capacity and investment in serving transition youth. Multi agency Teams can plan for engaging youth in Predictor activities that begin while the youth is still in school and continue into adulthood.
Navigating Transition Planning for Youth on Place 3 and 4 on the Path to Community Employment Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn how to approach planning as a multi-agency team for the youth with complex needs.
Making My Way Through College
A useful guide for any student pursuing further education or training after high school.
Hitting the Open Road After High School
Review this booklet for ideas on determining options for youth after exiting school.
Charting the LifeCourse Tools
Charting the LifeCourse Transition to Adulthood
Watch this information packed webinar to learn about Charting the LifeCourse tools for transition planning from school to adult life.
Sample of Charting the LifeCourse Tools
Use this short document to enhance transition planning discussions about adult life goals and the supports that may needed to achieve a meaningful adult life.
OCALI Third Thursday Webinars
Transition Planning Tools
Discusses helpful tools for transition planning - from the time your child enter school to when he's ready to move on to adulthood
Employment First and the 8 Predictors of Transition Planning Success
Discusses how to identify and talk about the evidence-based practices that promote a transition outcome of integrated community employment.
Path from School to Employment Folder
This folder is a “conversation starter” with families and youth. It gives a broad overview of the possible steps, questions, services and decisions that need to be considered during the years of transition planning.
Order Pathway from School to Employment folders for free (including shipping). Choose ‘Transition Framework‘ folder from the Request Materials list.
Order Pathway from School to Employment Folder
Download Pathway from School to Employment Folder (PDF)
Watch an introductory video of Employment First Transition Framework Resource Tools
Profiles of Ohio’s Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Ohio’s Postsecondary programs deliver inclusive college experiences for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) that include internships, college classes, housing and social experiences that result in improved access to gainful employment.
Vocabulary Crosswalk
Families, youth, agencies and schools frequently use different terms to talk about the transition process. The same words can have different meanings and different words can mean the same thing. Clear communication is a priority in transition planning. The Vocabulary Crosswalk is a reference tool that explains similarities and differences in terms used across agencies.
Transition Team Professionals
Professionals from many agencies and organizations can participate in transition planning with a youth and family. Explore these agency-neutral resources to help support planning with multiple agency partners, families and youth.
Agency Navigation Tool
Contains basic information about a variety of agencies who may play a role in the youth's transition. Includes typable space to personalize contacts for local service providers
Backwards Planning Tools
Use these tools to begin or continue making plans over time for a youth's desired adult outcomes. Planning with the youth is most effective when done with teachers, agency partners and others.
Evidence Based Practices
Learn about instructional methods and strategies that have research based evidence of being effective to teach transition-specific skills.
Evidence Based Predictors
The Predictors of Post School Success provide research-based strategies useful for educators and adult service professionals, to equip youth with the skills and resources needed for adult living and working in the community. Families and youth can gain information to share with Team members about possible programs and services to build community capacity and investment in serving transition youth. Multi agency Teams can plan for engaging youth in Predictor activities that begin while the youth is still in school and continue into adulthood.
Collecting and Analyzing Youth Performance Data
Provides information and examples of basic methods for using observation to gather assessment data about youth performance.
What Works For Work
Materials and tools for professional development to improve practioners' knowledge and skill of how to teach and use evidence based practices.
Path to Community Employment Case Studies
Case Study examples of youth who acheive community employment through unique pathways.
Navigating Transition Planning for Youth on Place 3 and 4 on the Path to Community Employment Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn how to approach planning as a multi-agency team for the youth with complex needs.
Multi Agency Transition Planning Materials
Guidance for multi agency teams for systematically planning to conduct Transition Assessment and Transition Planning
Vocabulary Crosswalk
Families, youth, agencies and schools frequently use different terms to talk about the transition process. The same words can have different meanings and different words can mean the same thing. Clear communication is a priority in transition planning. The Vocabulary Crosswalk is a reference tool that explains similarities and differences in terms used across agencies.
Benefits Planning Information
Working in the community can allow youth to earn their own money, increase independence and create more opportunties for the life they desire.Considering employment may bring questions about how working might impact benefits. Gain information to use in making decisions about work and benefits that are based on facts to discuss with youth and families.
Charting the LifeCourse Transition to Adulthood
Use this short document to enhance transition planning discussions about adult life goals and the supports that may needed to achieve a meaningful adult life.
Charting the LifeCourse Webinar
Watch this information packed webinar to learn about Charting the LifeCourse tools for transition planning from school to adult life.
Profiles of Ohio’s Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Ohio’s Postsecondary programs deliver inclusive college experiences for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) that include internships, college classes, housing and social experiences that result in improved access to gainful employment.
Path from School to Employment Folder
This folder is a “conversation starter” with families and youth. It gives a broad overview of the possible steps, questions, services and decisions that need to be considered during the years of transition planning.
Watch an introductory video of Employment First Transition Framework Resource Tools
Ohio Department of Education - Postsecondary and Workforce Development for Students with Disabilities website.
Includes a variety of documents pertaining to postsecondary transition requirements and resources.
Postsecondary and Workforce Development for Students with Disabilities website.
School and Agency Administrators
Administrators influence and support transition planning practices and processes for many youth, families and colleagues. Consider resources and information relevant to the broad role of the school and agency administrator.
Strategic Planning Guide
Developed to assist local Multi Agency Teams to become more effective in serving transition youth across agencies. Provides tools and examples to support cross-agency collaboration.
Employment First Founding Statute and Administrative Rule
The legal requirments and rules for employment services for people with developmental disabiliites.
Ohio Department of Education and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Ohio Transition Support Partnership (OTSP)
Fact Sheet about ODE and OOD transition partnership
Transition Planning and Educational Requirements for IEP
Review rules and policies guiding the requirements for transition youth prior to graduation from high school.
Collecting and Analyzing Youth Performance Data
Provides information and examples of basic methods for using observation to gather assessment data about youth performance.
What Works For Work
Materials and tools for professional development to improve practioners' knowledge and skill of how to teach and use evidence based practices.
Path to Community Employment Case Studies
Case Study examples of youth who acheive community employment through unique pathways.
Pre-employment Transition Services
Learn about the Pre-Employment Transition Services for students through Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities.
Taskforce Common Principles
Review the practices that the Ohio Employment First Taskforce agencies use a to create a coordinated state effort to assist people with disabilities to achieve employment.
Taskforce Transition Vision Plan
The Ohio Employment First Taskforce uses a transition vision plan that focuses on increasing community employment outcomes for youth with disabilities and is based on the Transition Vision Core Principles.
State of Ohio Transition Vision Core Principles
- Competitive, Integrated employment is the expectation for all youth with disabilities
- Transition planning for youth requires multi-agency collaboration
- Early dialogue with individuals and families is critical to ensuring employment outcomes
- There are multiple pathways to employment
- Person-centered planning is key to the development of effective services and supports for transition-age youth
Vocabulary Crosswalk
Families, youth, agencies and schools frequently use different terms to talk about the transition process. The same words can have different meanings and different words can mean the same thing. Clear communication is a priority in transition planning. The Vocabulary Crosswalk is a reference tool that explains similarities and differences in terms used across agencies.
Community Investment in Transition Youth with Disabilities Tool
A self-assessment tool for prioritizing an agency or school's needs to improve readiness and capacity to serve youth in transition to community improvement.
Community Investment in Transition Youth with Disabilities Tool (PDF)
Community Investment Tool Guidance Document
A companion to the Community Investment Tool, this document provides some additional guidance and examples of how a team might proceed through the document.
Evidence Based Predictors
The Predictors of Post School Success provide research-based strategies useful for educators and adult service professionals, to equip youth with the skills and resources needed for adult living and working in the community. Families and youth can gain information to share with Team members about possible programs and services to build community capacity and investment in serving transition youth. Multi agency Teams can plan for engaging youth in Predictor activities that begin while the youth is still in school and continue into adulthood.
Path from School to Employment Folder
This folder is a “conversation starter” with families and youth. It gives a broad overview of the possible steps, questions, services and decisions that need to be considered during the years of transition planning.
Watch an introductory video of Employment First Transition Framework Resource Tools
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