Oklahoma Transition Institute

Moore Norman Technology Center

South Penn Campus

May 1-3, 2006

Summary of Team Planning:

Team Planning Tool for Student-Focused Planning and Student Development Practices

Team: Meridian

Team members: Mike Shuttie, Gina Ferman, Letha Bauter, Cindy Branscum, Jana Collins, Anne Belanus, Judy Stanton, Kim Dowdy, Tawanna Partridge, Nancy Moss, and Melisa D. Kifer

Focus #1: Student focused planning to create a seamless transition between secondary and post secondary options

Goal: Develop student-directed transition focused IEP’s

Specific Goal-Related Activities:

Survey to be distributed to middle and high school special education teachers regarding use of age appropriate, individualized transitional assessment material (including career, academic and self determination) and use of the information obtained as a tool in developing IEP’s

(Note: The responsible parties of Letha Bauter, Kim Dowdy, and Anne Belanus will send out the initial survey by August 2, 2006 with the goal of having all surveys returned by September 15, 2006.)

Outputs / Products

  1. List of assessments utilized in the community area
  2. Assessment schedule
  3. Age at which assessments are given

Expected Outcomes

  1. Increased student, teacher, family, service provider knowledge of students’ transition-related skills and / or behaviors
  2. Awareness of other tools available
  3. Knowledge of use of these tools to develop IEP goals

Potential Indicators

  1. Number of IEP’s with assessment information
  2. Number of tools utilized
  3. Number of students assessed and at what age

Data Sources

  1. Survey Data
  2. Assessment profile – report
  3. IEP documents

Focus #1: Student focused planning to create a seamless transition between secondary and post secondary options

Goal: Develop student-directed transition focused IEP’s

Specific Goal-Related Activities:

Regional meeting hosted by Meridian to provide venue to discuss results from the survey, share assessments available including career, academic and self determination

Anne Belanus to provide training on the topic of using assessment as a tool for developing readiness and skills for post secondary options

Inviting special education teachers, service providers, and key stakeholders within the community to the regional meeting.

(Note: The responsible parties are all Meridian team members and will be held around September 15, 2006.)

Outputs / Products

  1. Types of assessment available for use
  2. Post Evaluation on use of materials

Expected Outcomes

  1. Increase student, teacher, service provider knowledge of students’ transition related skills and behaviors.
  2. Increased number of student IEP’s with assessment related information used to guide goals needed for students’ post secondary goals

Potential Indicators

  1. Assessment utilized
  2. Number of students assessed
  3. Number of IEP’s with transition goals infused

Data Sources

  1. IEP information
  2. Post Evaluation from teachers

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