Transition Assessment Implementation Timeline
Students with Mild Disabilities
8th Grade (or less) / 9th Grade / 10th Grade / 11th Grade / 12th Grade +Adaptive Behavior
Does the student need an Independent Living Goal?
Casey Life Skills (www.caseylifeskills.org) free / Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3 or 4
Who / Student / Student / Student / Student / Student
Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member
Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator
Frequency / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting
Self-Determination Assessment
Does the student have SD needs?
ChoiceMaker SD Assessment
www.sopriswest.com (cost $14 for 25 copies) / Educator / Educator / Educator
AIR SD Assessment
http://education.ou.edu/zarrow (free) / Student AIR
Parent AIR / Student AIR
Parent AIR / Student AIR
Parent AIR / Student AIR
Parent AIR
Educator AIR / Student AIR
Parent AIR
Educator AIR
Frequency / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting
Students with Mild Disabilities and Highly Motivated and Independent Learner
8th Grade (or less) / 9th Grade / 10th Grade / 11th Grade / 12th Grade +Vocational Interests
Does the student have a vocational interest?
ACT Plan (8th Grade) / X
ACT Discover (10th Grade) / X
ONET Interest Profiler
(www.onetcenter.org)
Look on left under Products
- click on career exploration tools
- select Interest Profiler / X / X / X
Frequency / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP
Vocational Exploration
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm (full version) free
www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm (junior version) free
and/or
Job Videos (to watch videos about jobs)
http://acinet.org/acinet/videos.asp?id=27,&nodeid=27
and
Choosing Employment Goals (to job shadow or conduct dream job interviews)
www.sopriswest.com (cost $120.00) / X / X / X
X / X
X / X
X
Frequency / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP
Students with Mild Disabilities and Lacks Motivation
8th Grade (or less) / 9th Grade / 10th Grade / 11th Grade / 12th Grade +Vocational Interests
Does the student have a vocational interest?
Career Clusters
www.careerclusters.org (download in pdf format) free
and/or
www.ioscar.org (students complete on web) free / X / X / X / X / X
Frequency / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP
Vocational Exploration
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm (junior version) free
and/or
Job Videos (to watch videos about jobs) free
http://acinet.org/acinet/videos.asp?id=27,&nodeid=27
and/or
Choosing Employment Goals (to job shadow or conduct dream job interviews)
www.sopriswest.com (cost $120.00) / X / X / X / X / X
Frequency / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP / Prior to IEP
Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
14 years (or less) / 15 years / 16 years / 17 years / 18 years +Adaptive Behavior
Does the student need an Independent Living Goal?
Casey Life Skills (www.caseylifeskills.org) free / Level 1 / Level 1 / Level1 / Level 1 or 2 / Level 1 or 2
Who / Student / Student / Student / Student / Student
Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member
Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator
and/or
ESTR-III (www.estr.net) $20 for 10 assessments
Who / Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator / Educator
Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member / Family Member
Frequency / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting / Prior to IEP Meeting
14 years (or less) / 15 years / 16 years / 17 years / 18 years +
Vocational Interests
Does the student have a vocational interest?
Choose and Take Action www.sopris.com (cost $120)
Who / Student / Student / Student / Student / Student
Frequency / 1 x per month / 1 x per month / 1 x per month / 1 x per month / 1 x per month (if not placed for employment)