Transition Planning Timeline (Checklist)

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Although our special needs children, as well as us as parents, need to learn to be comfortable with transitions in life, this PSN-created checklist talks about a student’s transition process from middle, to high school and beyond. The timeline of events is shown for ages 12 – 20 (age 14 is the year this is addressed in an IEP) that may need to be considered as your son/daughter moves towards high school graduation.

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Here, transition refers to the process of moving from a familiar system to one that is unknown. Of course, as we do with all things in our lives with a special needs child, we need to plan. This article talks specifically about how to help students move from school to work, or secondary education.

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