VCU-RRTC Center on Transition Innovations

Transition Across the Grade Span:
From Pre-K to Post-Grad

Grades

Grades 11-12 Skills

  • Actively participate in IEP meetings, and encourage your child to:
    • Lead part / all of IEP meeting
    • Set own goals (academic and transition) based on informed choices
    • Identify the next steps
  • Learn about the Age of Majority when a child turns 18 and becomes responsible for their own rights
  • Understand IEPs won't follow the student once they exit school services, either with a Standard Diploma, Advanced Standard Diploma, or age out of services
  • Discuss the opportunity to register to vote with your child when they turns 18
  • If you have a male adult child, remind them to register for Selective Service when they turn 18

  • In your child's IEP meetings, explore opportunities for:
    • Work-based learning experiences including internships and apprenticeships
    • Elective courses for deeper exploration
  • Support your child to complete college applications and / or finalize post-graduation plans

  • Support your child to:
    • Apply for services through the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) as appropriate
    • Find and keep a job
    • Update their resume
    • Practice transportation options of choice
    • Learn more about career supports available

  • Support your child to:
    • Determine eligibility for services as appropriate (for example, Social Security benefits, community-based waivers, or Community Services Board)
    • Create a transportation mobility plan to navigate the community independently
    • Obtain a driver's license
    • Identify and request accommodations at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for the Driver's Permit and Driver's License course
    • Continue to develop healthy relationships
    • Expand independence in daily living skills (meals, laundry, etc.)

This product was created by the Family Engagement Network (FEN), through a grant provided by the Virginia Department of Education and managed by the Center for Family Involvement at the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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