Capacity Building Institute (CBI) 2025

Capacity Building Institute (CBI)

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NTACT:C 2025 Capacity Building Institute (CBI)!

Thanks for attending the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative’s (NTACT:C) 2025 Capacity Building Institute (CBI).

Student, Youth/Family Voices

Youth Engagement Now: Fresh Tools & Strategies to Power Meaningful Connections

Family-School Partnerships Equal Better Outcomes for Youth

SSA Benefits and Work Incentives for Students/Youth with disabilities

Creative Connections: Engaging Families in Different Ways

Person-Driven Planning

Wisconsin's Transition Improvement Grant (TIG): Improving Graduation Outcomes

Tribal VR: Transition Services and Collaboration Between Schools

General Session & Working Lunch - Cultivating Success: Growing Pathways to Graduation and Career Readiness

Collaborative Service Delivery

Growing Connections: Resource Mapping for Collaborative Service Delivery

Virginia’s Collaborative Path to Secondary-Transition Success

Growing Opportunities for Centers for Independent Living

Giving Supported Decision-Making Roots in Collaboration

Collaborating for Change: WiCoT, CCoT, and CTIP in Action

Partnering for Impact: Engaging Stakeholders in Secondary Transition

Improving Interagency Collaboration: Kentucky’s Story

CTE

Connecting Secondary to Postsecondary through Career and Technical Education

Multiple Themes

Reframing Data Sharing: Making Education and VR Data Available

Cultivating Success: Back to Basics for Thriving Transitions

AI and Ethics: Navigating the Spectrum of the Good, Bad, and Beyond

Growing Transition Expertise: Collaborative Approaches to Preparation

The Power of Community: Leveraging Community Strengths to Support Resilience

Quality Indicators for State Systems of PD: A Starting Point for Growth

Are We There Yet? Evaluating Five Years of Post School-Outcomes (PSO)

More about the Event:

State teams dug in to interagency state strategic planning to:

  • increase knowledge of effective transition-focused practices;
  • use relevant transition data to reflect on current practices;
  • update or develop interagency strategic plans;
  • foster youth engagement and leadership; and
  • develop new, and strengthen existing, partnerships with other states and entities.

Notable Sessions!

  • State-to-State Speed Networking sessions
  • CONNECT sessions
  • Viewing and discussing Samuel and Dan Habib's latest film The Ride Ahead
  • YETI's session on actively engaging youth
  • RSA Commissioner, Danté Q. Allen, OSEP Director, Valerie C. Williams, YETI, and audience engagement

Questions about the NTACT:C 2024 CBI?   Ask in the Comments section below or Contact Us!

NTACT:C 2025 Capacity Building Institute (CBI)!

May 6 - 8, 2025 | Charlotte, NC

Thanks for joining us! May in Charlotte was a perfect match for our theme of collective growth and rejuvenation!

State teams dug in to interagency state strategic planning to:

  • increase knowledge of effective transition-focused practices;
  • use relevant transition data to reflect on current practices;
  • update or develop interagency strategic plans;
  • foster youth engagement and leadership; and
  • develop new, and strengthen existing, partnerships with other states and entities.

Notable Sessions!

  • State-to-State Speed Networking sessions
  • CONNECT sessions
  • Viewing and discussing Samuel and Dan Habib's latest film The Ride Ahead
  • YETI's session on actively engaging youth
  • RSA Commissioner, Danté Q. Allen, OSEP Director, Valerie C. Williams, YETI, and audience engagement

Cultivating growth & harvesting the blooms!

We are glad you're here! So, let's dig in to......

  • increase knowledge of effective secondary transition-focused practices
  • use relevant secondary transition data to reflect on current practices
  • update or develop interagency strategic plans
  • foster youth engagement and leadership, and
  • develop new, and strengthen existing, partnerships with other states and entities.

PREPARE YOUR STATE TEAM

Make sure your team is prepared for the NTACT:C 2025 CBI!  Find planning tools, videos, and much more. We will be adding more resources this spring, so bookmark that page.

May in Charlotte is a perfect match for our theme of cultivating growth and harvesting the blooms!

State teams will dig in to interagency state strategic planning to:

  • increase knowledge of effective secondary transition-focused practices
  • use relevant secondary transition data to reflect on current practices
  • update or develop interagency strategic plans
  • foster youth engagement and leadership, and
  • develop new, and strengthen existing, partnerships with other states and entities.

Don't miss these exciting opportunities!

  • topically-focused Table Talks with state-to-state networking
  • 22 concurrent content sessions from your state and national colleagues
  • YETI-led general sessions and state panels
  • a Garden Party featuring demonstrations, resources, and more networking opportunities
  • four interagency state team strategic planning times

Strategic Planning Tool

Take advantage of our State Planning Tools and make the most out of collaboration!
Strategic Planning Tool

State Team Room Assignment

Check here for details on your Team Room for meetings!
State Team Room Assignment

State Team Room Assignment

Check here for details on your Team Room for meetings!
State Team Room Assignment
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CBI 2025 Agenda-at-a-Glance

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Full Agenda Details

2025 CBI Program (PDF)
Facilitator State Room List (PDF)

Tuesday
Time Strand Location Activity
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Midway Registration Open
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Lakeview Facilitator Preparation
8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Various locations available Informal networking & state team prep meetings - optional/ non-facilitated
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Lakeshore 4 Quality Indicators for Professional Development Meeting (With Piloting States - Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Utah)
8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Burnham, Olmstead, or Keynes Focus Groups by Invitation
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM University Ballroom A-E General Session & Working Brunch - Rooted in Leadership: Cultivating Youth Engagement for Thriving Communities
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Lakeview BREAK
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (8) - Round 1
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM BREAK
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM Interagency State Team Strategic Planning I
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM BREAK
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Lakeview Facilitator Debrief
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Garden Party
Dinner on your own
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Burnham Focus Group by Invitation
Wednesday
Time Strand Location Activity
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Midway Registration Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM University Ballroom A-E Morning Bloom: Reflections, Raffles and What’s Ahead - General Session
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM BREAK
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions (8) - Round 2
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Interagency State Team Strategic Planning II
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM University Ballroom A-E General Session & Working Lunch - Cultivating Success: Growing Pathways to Graduation and Career Readiness
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM BREAK
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Topically-Focused Table Talks - State Networking
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Interagency State Team Strategic Planning III
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Lakeview Facilitator Debrief
Dinner on your own
Thursday
Time Strand Location Activity
Breakfast on your own
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM University Ballroom A-E Harvesting our Impact: Celebrating Growth and Seeding the Future - General Session
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM BREAK
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Concurrent Sessions (6) - Round 3
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM BREAK
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Interagency State Team Strategic Planning IV
12:30 PM - 12:30 PM ADJOURN
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Student, Youth, Parent & Family Voices/Content

Diverse Perspectives / Equity and Inclusion Regarding Specific Cultures

Collaborative Service Delivery During the Current Climate Including Recovery and Retention

CTE, Career Pathways, and Provision of Work-Based Learning Experiences for Underrepresented and All Students with Disabilities

Multiple Themes

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Student, youth, parent, and family voices / content
Holistic, person-driven planning/ provision of vocational rehabilitation, secondary education, and dropout services
Collaborative service delivery including recovery and retention
CTE, career pathways, and provision of work-based learning experiences for all students with disabilities
Federal Partner Engagement
Multiple Themes