Transition Services

Transition Planning is based upon:

• Student’s needs
• Student’s strengths
• Student’s preferences
• Student’s interests

Transition services include:

• Activities needed to assist the student in reaching post-secondary goals
• Courses of study

Who can participate in Transition planning?

• Student
• Parents or Guardians
• Special Educator
• Guidance Counselor
• CTE Teacher
• Vocational Evaluator
• Therapist
• Adult agency services providers
• Anyone who has a vested interest in the student’s post secondary activities

Transition Services provided in NNPS:

• Informal Transition Assessments
• Transition planning & attendance to IEP meetings
• Vocational Course Referrals
• Referral Source to local agencies
• Transition Data Collection
• Vocational Tours
  -- ARC of the VA Peninsula
  -- New Horizons Regional Education Center
  -- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center

Transition Programs in NNPS:

• ARC Supported Day Program
• ARC Transition Computer Program
• Career & Technical Education programs
• Career Evaluations
• Intercession Programs ( Basic Mechanics, Custodial Maintenance, & Salon Assistant)
• Job Coach (JC)
• Practical Assessment Exploratory System (PAES Lab)
• Work Awareness Training (WAT)
• Work Experience (WE)

Education options after High School

• Community Colleges
• Four-year Colleges
• On-the-Job Training
• Apprenticeships
• Military Service
• Adult Education
• Technical Schools
• Independent Living Skills

 

Web Resources

• VDOE: Transition Services for Students with Disabilities
• VDOE: Benefits Counseling
  
• ABLEDATA for Assistive Technology
• Center for Secondary Education Transition
• College success for students with disabilities
• Department of Health & Human Services
• Division on Career Development & Transition
• Institute for Community Inclusion
• Links and information on Self-Determination
• Peninsula Council for Workforce Development
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
• MORE WEB RESOURCES
  

Community Resources

ARC of the Virginia Peninsula (ARC-P)
(757) 896-8446

Community Services Board (CSB)
(757) 788-0300

Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)
(757) 865-4863

Eggleston Services
(757) 858-8011

Goodwill Industries of Hampton Roads
(757) 499-3824

Newport News Dept. of Human Services and Social Services
(757) 926-6300

Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority (NNRHA)
(757) 928-2620

Newport News Parks & Recreation
(757) 926-1400

New Horizons Regional Education Center (NHREC)
(757) 874-4444

Parent Educator Resource Center
(757) 591-4527

Peninsula Center for Independent Living (CIL)
(757) 827-0275

Peninsula Worklink One-Stop Career Center
(757) 865-5874

Smart-One, Inc.
(757) 833-6321

Youth Career Café
(757) 826-3804 (Newmarket)
(757) 249-2104 (Patrick Henry Mall)

 

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