Transcript Secondary Transition Within the Standards Aligned System

Secondary Transition Within the Standards
Aligned System: Laurel School District’s
Approach
Presenters
• Laurel School Team:
• Dr. Sandra Hennon, Superintendent
• Mrs. Susan Miller, Director of
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
• Mr. David Spalding, Special Education
Administrator
Presenters
• Laurel Partners:
• Mrs. Susan Black, MIU IV Program
Supervisor
• Mr. Jon Weatherby, MIU IV Transition
• Mr. Rick Boyle, PaTTAN Consultant
• Mr. Michael Stoehr, PaTTAN Transition
• Mrs. Diane Sobolewski, PaTTAN
Consultant
Introduction
• Laurel’s Vision of Transition (a rural
perspective)
• Concerns: With PSSA pressures,
transition seems to be taking a backseat
• Community-based transition instruction
was being cut back/eliminated
• Students were being placed in remedial
math and reading classes instead
Vision of Transition
• If math and reading scores are the only
things that “count”
• Let’s provide an intensive instructional
approach to math and reading
• Everything else is transition
• While we’re at it, let’s relate transition
activities to math and reading
assessment anchors too!
Laurel Demographics
• Demographics: Rural District on the
outskirts of New Castle (approximately
40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh)
• 1425 students K-12
• 101 Teachers (11.5 Special Education
Teachers & 10 Special Ed Aides)
• 2 Buildings located on our 100 Acre
Campus
– 5 Acre Lake
– Outdoor Learning Lab
– Stewardship Forest
Partnerships
• Leveraging of Resources
– IDEA, ACCESS, Partnerships, Grants,
Local Funds
– AmeriCorps/Service Learning
• View of our Indicators
– Graduation Rate: 95.65% to 99.7%
– Transition Planning
– 5 Year Follow Up Survey
Aligning Standards to Transition
Activities
• Laurel’s Unique Experience
Career and Work Standards
• Appropriate Transition – part of an entire
program
• Professional Development
• Instructional Program that is aligned to
Career and Work Standards
• Vocational Agricultural Program
• Dual Enrollment Program
• Co Curricular Activities
Curricular Activities
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Career Days/College Fairs
Student Portfolio/Graduation Project
Community Service (credits)
Vocational Programming
Job Shadowing
Employment Opportunities
Career Portfolio
Positive Behavior Support
Workplace Skills/Knowledge
Technology
Career Development Process
(Adapted from School to Work &Careers, 1996-1997)
Entry Level Employment
Advance Preparation
Preparation
Exploration
Investigation
Awareness
Career Development Process
(Adapted from School to Work &Careers, 1996-1997)
Entry Level Employment
Advance Preparation Ages 19-21
Preparation
Exploration
Investigation
Awareness
Ages 16-18
Ages 15-16
Ages 12-14
Career Development Process
(Adapted from School to Work &Careers, 1996-1997)
Entry Level Employment
Advance Preparation
Acquire skills and
training at community
sites
Preparation
Exploration
Investigation
Awareness
Complete interest inventories
with planned experiences in
top 3 areas
Visit and investigate a wide variety of
vocational opportunities in community
In the classroom and school’s neighborhood,
develop awareness of community resources
Career Development Process
(Adapted from School to Work &Careers, 1996-1997)
Entry Level
Employment
Advance
Preparation
Preparation
Exploration
Investigation
Awareness
A progression of activities
that can be
compressed or expanded
based on the anticipated
age of a student’s graduation,
previous vocational activities,
student skills, needs and the
student’s IEP.
Specialized Transition Activities
• Appropriate Transition Assessments
• IEP Development
– Student’s Course of Study
– Coordinated Services & Activities
– Measurable Post School Goals
– Measurable Annual Goals
• Progress Monitoring (academic, social
emotional learning, and career related)
What Works
• Collaborative Partnership with Local IU
• Strategies to keep students actively
engaged and successful in secondary
programs
– The Transitions Curriculum
– Community-Work Connections (real
world practice)
• Active Partnership with OVR
Vital Components
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Building Long-Term Relationships
Parent Involvement
Community Investment
Employers/Business recognition of belief
system
• Agency Support
Lessons Learned and Linkages
• Sustainability
• Creativity
• Celebration
Summary/Questions
• For additional information please contact:
• Sandra Hennon: [email protected]
• Susan Miller: [email protected]
• David Spalding: [email protected]