From Start to Finish: Transition Services and Strategies for Hispanic Students and Their Families Drs. Corinna Villar Cole, Vickie J. Mitchell and Jaime Betancourt Durán Texas Transition Conference Houston, TX February 24, 2017

Intro Meeting the parent/guardians Transition Assessments in home language Communication to plan Having Accessible IEP Meetings Team implementation of the IEP From giving the parent a goal to giving the parents information and ideas to support student success Next Steps and Resources

Family involvement in transition assessment and planning is the key Introduction Family involvement in transition assessment and planning is the key Language and culture Acceptance Family involvement in transition assessment and planning is the key Language and culture Acceptance How do we know what families want? How aware are we of the goals they have for the child? What can we do to support families’ ability to engage in assessment and planning

Meeting the parent/guardians Where does the initial meeting happen? Goals for the initial meeting; expected outcomes Planning together for the future

Transition Assessments in home language Best practice Challenges Accommodations Translating materials Translators

Understanding the relationships Understanding roles Communication to plan Big ideas Understanding the relationships Understanding roles

Having Accessible IEP Meetings Time and Place Communication Agenda

Team implementation of the IEP Acting on roles Responsibilities Decision points

How do we move from here to there? From giving the parent a goal to giving the parents information and ideas to support student success What is needed/ideal? How close are we? How do we move from here to there?

Next Steps and Resources The Power of Partnership How to Stay Connected