TRANSITION SERVICES

Special Populations

Stacey Carroll

Facilitator | Special education scarroll@texanscan.org 469.850.7778

What are Transition Services?

The Transition Services Department provides transition planning and services to students with disabilities. Transition services is a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability

  • is designed to be a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child's movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;

  • is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child's strengths, preferences, and interests;

  • includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.