1. Transition Assessment: Part of the Academic Framework Making Futures Happen Google Zarrow Center to download the PowerPoint and Assessment Lists

2. Dale Matusevich – Delaware Department of Education – dale.Matusevich@doe.k12.de.us John McNaught – Virginia Department of Education T/TAC @ JMU - mcnaugjt@jmu.edu Stacie Dojonovic – Fox Chapel School District, Pittsburgh, PA - stacie_Dojonovic@fcasd.edu Jim Martin – University of Oklahoma - jemartin@ou.edu Jane Razeghi – Executive Director, DCDT- jrazeghi@gmu.edu dale.Matusevich@doe.k12.de.usmcnaugjt@jmu.edu stacie_Dojonovic@fcasd.edujemartin@ou.edujrazeghi@gmu.edu

3. Questions Assessments Help Answer 1.Where do I want to learn after leaving high school? What do I need to learn now to make this happen? 2.Where do I want to work after leaving high school? What do I need to learn now to make this happen? 3.Where do I want to live after leaving high school? What do I need to learn now to make this happen?

6. Postsecondary Goal Fluff Scale Freshman SeniorSophomoreJunior Firm Match Needed (Little to No Fluff) Match Not as Important (Fluff OK) Amount of Fluff HIGH SCHOOL YEARS

7. Need To ArrangeTransition Assessment Guide by Outcome Category Students Who Want to Enroll in College and Work Part-Time Students Who Want to Go into Full-Time Employment with On-The-Job Training Students Who Want to go into Supported Employment or Entrepreneurial Job Arrange Guide by Functional Outcome and Not by Disability or Skill Level

8. Need Transition Assessment Guide by Grade/Age and Post-School Outcome 1415161718192021 Independent Living Assessment Career Interest Assessment Vocational Skills Assessment Post-Secondary Education Assessment Self-Determination Assessment Post-School Outcome Category

9. Need Transition Assessment Guide by Grade/Age and Post-School Outcome 1415161718192021 Independent Living Assessment Life Skills Inventory ESTR-J Employment Skills Assessment EITA Employability Skills Assessment Employment With On-The-Job Training and Live At Home XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

10. Need Transition Assessment Guide by Grade/Age and Post-School Outcome 1415161718192021 Career Interest Career Clusters On-line Interest Inventory ACT Plan & Explore Self-Directed Search O-Net Employment and Live At Home XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

11. Need Transition Assessment Guide by Grade/Age and Post-School Outcome 1415161718192021 Self-Determination TAGG AIR ARC Employment and Live At Home XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

12. State Perspective Can Lead to Local Perspective Change Knowledge of administrators Delaware survey Results Driven Accountability What Delaware did State Transition Cadre Analyzing the data Self-Assessments

13. What supports do you receive for transition assessment from your SEA? Your district? Your School? What do you need?

14. Youth Perspective Self-Determination – Disability Awareness – Strength awareness – Involvement in IEP – Goal Setting & Action Plan – Dreams vs. Goals Exposure

15. What are the barriers to increased student involvement in transition assessment?

16. We need to develop an assessment plan with our students. – Why do we not include independent living assessment for all students? – What do I know about this student that would be helpful in developing postsecondary outcomes? – What information do I need to know about this individual to determine postsecondary outcomes? – What methods will provide this information? – How will the assessment data be collected and used in the IEP process? (Career Portfolio Example)

17. Post School Goals Transition Services Annual IEP Goals Transition Assessment How do you administer age-appropriate assessments during the school day? Embedded within General Ed. Classroom ?

18. Steps To Prioritize Behaviors For Annual Transition Goals 1.Use quality transition assessments – Built using pivotal behaviors associated with post-school education and/or employment – Built using behaviors predictive of post-school education and/or employment – Results support with at least basic validity evidence 2.Identify pivotal behaviors associated with or predictive of post-school further education and employment 3.Build annual transition goals with pivotal and more direct behaviors to facilitate attainment of postsecondary goals 4.Reference annual transition goals to common core or state specific standards

19. What is being done to identify pivotal or predictive behavior needs to build annual transition goals? How are annual goals referenced to common core or other state standards?

20. Additional Questions? How do you determine what types of transition assessments to use and how to use them? (What tools/procedures are you using?) Are you satisfied with your knowledge and the training you have received on transition assessment? What additional information/training would help you with transition assessments?