Resources

Join WiCoT!

Content Areas County Communities on Transition (CCoT)
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This flyer shares the Wisconsin Community on Transition (WiCoT) foundation, what's in it for members, and ways to get involved.

WiTransition App Sample PTP Student Report

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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PTP: Tips

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This TIP sheets gives helpful advice and links for PTP resources. Check out what's new!

Planificación de transición para familias – Transition Planning for Families – Spanish

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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El proceso de planificación de transición postsecundaria puede ser abrumador a menos que sepa qué agencias están disponibles para apoyar a su hijo, en dónde obtener la ayuda que necesita y tener un plan sólido de transición con la escuela de su hijo(a). Es importante comenzar a pensar y planificar la vida después de la escuela secundaria lo antes posible.¿Cómo se localiza agencias de servicio adultas?

Estudiantes de Wisconsin y graduados recientes – What’s Up Indicator 14 Brochure in Spanish

Content Areas Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes
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Puedes marcar la diferencia tan solo al participar en esta importante encuesta. ¡Tu participación es voluntaria y valiosa! Tu distrito te enviará una carta con la nformación sobre la encuesta. El verano después de que hayas salido de la escuela secundaria, un educador te llamará para hacerte preguntas. Responde a las preguntas y habrás hecho tu parte, ¡así de fácil!

Wisconsin Students and Recent Graduates What’s Up? – Indicator 14

Content Areas Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes
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A brochure developed to remind students with disabilities about the WI Indicator 14 survey.

Recommended Agency Questions for Families

Content Areas County Communities on Transition (CCoT), Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This document provides a list of questions for families to ask in general and of specific agencies.

Ley de Innovación y Oportunidades para la Fuerza Laboral – WIOA FAQ for Families – Spanish

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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¿Qué es la Ley de Innovación y Oportunidades para la Fuerza Laboral (WIOA por sus siglas en inglés)?WIOA es una ley federal aprobada en julio de 2014 que incluía nuevas responsabilidades para las escuelas y para la División de Rehabilitación Vocacional (DRV) sobre apoyar a los estudiantes y jóvenes con discapacidades en su transición de la escuela a la universidad y / o a un empleo integrado competitivo. WIOA tiene requisitos específicos para garantizar que los estudiantes con discapacidades reciban servicios de transición para ayudarlos a alcanzar sus metas después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria. Los requisitos de la WIOA para las escuelas entraron en vigencia en julio de 2016. Algunos de los requisitos de la DRV entraron en vigencia inmediatamente cuando se aprobó la ley y otros se implementaron en julio de 2016.

Servicios de transición y la Ley de Innovación y Oportunidades para la Fuerza Laboral – Transition Services for Families – Spanish

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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Este documento fue creado para que los miembros de la familia expliquen una nueva ley federal llamada Ley de Innovación y Oportunidades para la Fuerza Laboral (WIOA) y los servicios de transición relacionados provistos a los estudiantes por las escuelas y por la División de Rehabilitación Vocacional (DRV). Las familias son una parte importante del proceso de planificación de transición y esperamos que este documento sea útil para usted. Varias secciones incluyen enlaces que contienen información más detallada.

WIOA Frequently Asked Questions for Families

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This document lists several commonly asked questions regarding WIOA from the parent's perspective. Answers to these questions, as well as useful resource links are included.

WIOA and Transition Services for Families: College and Careers – That’s the Goal!

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This document was created for family members to explain a new federal law called the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the related transition services provided to students by schools and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). Families are an important part of the transition planning process and we hope this document is helpful to you. Several sections include links to more detailed information.

Effective Practice: Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP)

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This is a sample PTP using Effective Practice.

Dual Enrollment Options in Wisconsin

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 14 - Post School Outcomes
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This resources outlines the different types of dual enrollment opportunities. It provides definitions, as well as valuable links and contacts.

Transition Services and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This resource was created to help families, youth, educators and agencies as a guide to promote objective educational services for all students as preparation for College and Career readiness.

Sample PTP – Middle School – Sally

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This is a best practice sample Middle School PTP for schools to review.

Postsecondary Transition Plan and Students with Complex Support Needs

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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This is a wonderful handout with scenarios and sample PTPs for student with significant disabilities.

Tips for Using Career Clusters in the PTP

Content Areas Best Practices, Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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The Transition Improvement Grant has put together a tip sheet to assist specifically with utilizing Wisconsin Career Pathways and the Career Clusters within your PTP development. Check out this informative sheet to find examples of how to best align career clusters for transition planning!

Transition Planning for Families

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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The postsecondary transition planning process can feel overwhelming unless you know what agencies are available to support your child, where to get the help you need, and have a solid transition plan in place with your child’s school. It is important to begin to think and plan for life after high school as early as possible.

Guía para padres del Plan de Transición Post-secundaria (PTP) – Parent/Youth PTP Guide—SPANISH version

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan
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Translated into Spanish, this guide is to inform parents and youth of the new Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP). It describes the new PTP application, how parents and youth can participate in the new PTP during an IEP team meeting, and gives a list of resources.

A New Way of Thinking

Content Areas Indicator 13 - Postsecondary Transition Plan, Self Advocacy
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A New Way of Thinking is a guide for educators and students with disabilities. The purpose of the guide is to assist students to develop self‐accepting attitudes, combat negative thinking, and rediscover themselves.This guide will help students to better understand their disability, think positively about themselves, make choices related to their interests, gain self‐advocacy, and develop self‐determination skills— all of which helps create effective Transition Planning.