The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) represents an important opportunity to expand opportunities for every student to explore, choose, and follow career and technical education programs of study and career pathways to earn credentials of value. Perkins V includes specific supports for unique demographic groups, referred to in the law as special populations, …
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The Role of Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are disability-led organizations that provide a constellation of services, including youth transition services, to people with disabilities. The resources below offer insight into the role of CILs in transition services, and were developed by the Center for Transition and Career Innovation, with support from NTACT:C. Download the CIL Exemplar Brief Download the CILs and Transition …
Collaborative Assessment Guide for Transition Planning Services
Designed for practitioners, this toolkit provides comprehensive view of transition assessment as well as multiple resources to use.
Engaging with Families Training Module
Families are an important part of a student’s development. Traditional, non-traditional, biological, foster, or adoptive families provide vital support throughout students’ lives, including during the transition to adulthood. However, transition outcomes associated with traditional employment, postsecondary education, and independent living may not always align with the values that historically marginalized families consider most important. The goal of this module is …
Interagency Collaboration Training Module
Like all young adults, students with disabilities require support as they leave school and enter the adult world. For students with disabilities, there may be many agencies and organizations that provide supports and services. Oftentimes, these services can be confusing and overwhelming for families. That’s why interagency collaboration is a must! The purpose of this module is to give you …
State Team Planning Tool & Resources
A key technical assistance activity that we at NTACT:C provide is resources and support to states that are engaging in state-level interagency team planning. We have created a number of tools and resources state interagency teams can use to prepare for and participate in quality team planning. Below are a few resources team leads can use with their teams prior …
Research Review
We identify effective practices (eg)for instruction and service delivery for secondary students and out-of-school youth with disabilities. Our goal is to translate knowledge gained from research into resources that help practitioners use this information in their daily work to improve outcomes for young adults with disabilities. The content here is included so researchers and others can be confident that the …
State Team Celebration and Sharing of State Plans for 2022-23
This video contains a review of 28 states’ interagency strategic plans for secondary transition capacity building for 2022-23.
Self-Determination Presenter Guide
This presenter guide is a set of resources for conducting a 1-hour professional development on teaching self-determination to students with disabilities. We welcome your feedback on their use. The PowerPoint cannot be edited to maintain the accuracy of the resources. Facilitator notes for each slide are included and provide guidance on how to use the additional materials assembled here for …
2020 OSEP Part B Indicator Analysis
Each year, NTACT:C (and before that, NTACT) has analyzed and summarized the data for the IDEA Part B Indicators: 1 (Graduation Rate), 2 (Dropout Rate), 13 (Secondary Transition), and 14 (Post-School Outcomes). These analyses are combined with the data analyses and reports of the other IDEA Part B Indicators that are completed by other centers and entities (see the Table …