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A dropout prevention and intervention procedure developed to encourage middle school and high school-aged students at risk for dropping out to remain engaged in school and on track to graduate.

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Using Working at Gaining Employment Skills (WAGES) to teach social and occupational skills.

Self-DeterminationSelf-determination is important to student and youth success in and after school. It is a research-based predictor of positive outcomes for individuals with disabilities (Mazzotti et al., 2021). It has been a primary focus of interventions and supports in adult services, special education, and vocational rehabilitation for decades. The “skills, knowledge, and beliefs needed to engage in goal-directed behaviors based ...

Student/Youth Level DataThis subtopic identifies information and resources focused on collecting and using data to inform instructional decisions as well as individualized plans for students and youth. Using multiple quality sources of data helps student/youth-serving personnel make decisions related to the selection of effective practices and programs that lead to improved achievement. Data may provide an objective perspective on services, ...

Data Collection & UseWhether you are planning instruction or services from individual skill and preference assessments or making funding decisions based on large program outcomes, collecting, analyzing, and using data are critical pieces of doing good work. Data-driven decision-making is important to quality services. Find tools and support to collect, analyze, and use data relevant to secondary students and youth ...

Diversity, Equity & InclusionThere is a growing acknowledgement that culturally responsive and sustaining practices, including asset-based, play a role in improving post-school outcomes for students and youth with disabilities. School dropout, out-of-school suspension, health and mental health conditions, poverty, and incarceration are among the factors represented at higher rates by the diverse group of historically marginalized students and youth with ...

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Community Engagement and Independent LivingTransition and pre-ETS services should be provided in the community and in the most integrated and least restrictive setting possible. To accomplish this, collaborative partnerships must be developed with community supports, including schools, community rehabilitation providers, local agencies and services providers, VR, and employers. Use these resources to develop and maintain relationships with community systems that ...

Youth EngagementYouth participation in planning, engaging, and assessing transition services empowers them, increases their self-determination, and gives them the skills and self-confidence needed for success in learning, working, and living. The resources in this section are for students and youth as they prepare for adult living. There are also resources for the professionals and family members who serve as allies ...