TRANSITION ASSESSMENTS

Introduction

Georgia requires that the first Transition Plan be completed before the student enters the ninth grade. Transition assessments to inform this process should begin in middle school and continue throughout the students’ high school career. It should be “an ongoing process of collecting data on the individual’s needs, preferences, and interests as they relate to the demands of current & future working, educational living and personal and social environments.” (Sitlington, Newbert & Lecoute, 1997)

Each transition planning team should include the student, parent, or any outside agency that can help the student reach the student’s measurable outcome goals along with the rest of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) planning team. These goals should be based on an individualized transition assessment process. This section of the website is dedicated to providing teachers, vocational rehabilitation counselor, administrators, and other service providers with the information, resources and planning materials needed to complete an effective “road map” to help the student successfully reach his/her measurable outcome goals after the completion of the student’s secondary career.

It must be noted that this resource tool (website) is not intended to be a comprehensive list of available resources.

Please contact us if you have additional resources for the” What Assessments Are Being Used Around the State?” (To post what you are using as others have, e-mail bnations@doe.k12.ga.us)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Guide (Click link to view guide)
   - National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center

• Each system should develop its own Transition Timeline. Click here for an example of a Transition Timeline (MS Word Document) 

• Assessment of Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Skills

• Career Development and Transition Assessment

• Vocational Assessment

• Academic and Behavioral Assessment

• Life Skills Assessments

• Other Future Planning

• Additional Online Assessments and Resources

• Why Use Assessments for Future Planning?
     - Making Effective Transition Plans

• What Assessments Are Being Used Around The State?

Sources on this website may be of help to you as you consider the transitional needs of your student. While these sources are provided to assist you in your search, it is your responsibility to investigate them to determine their value and appropriateness for your situation and needs. These sources are provided as a sample of available resources and are for informational purposes only.

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