What is the long-term outcomes focus in transition planning?

What is the long-term outcomes focus in transition planning?

• A. Postsecondary education, employment, independent living goals; ensures services align with these outcomes.
• B. Short-term classroom behavior goals.
• C. Goals unrelated to post-school outcomes.
• D. Only about transportation.

Answer: (A)

Transition planning focuses on what the student will do after high school. The long-term outcomes look at postsecondary education, employment, and independent living, and the IEP is designed so the supports, coursework, and experiences that the student receives are aimed at achieving those goals. This means everything from course selections to work-based learning and community experiences is chosen to move toward college or other training, a chosen career, and living on one’s own. Short-term classroom behavior goals are important for day-to-day progress, but they don’t define the student’s life after graduation. Goals that aren’t tied to post-school outcomes miss the purpose of transition planning, and focusing only on transportation, while necessary, doesn’t capture the full set of skills and supports needed for independent living or lifelong success.

Transition planning focuses on what the student will do after high school. The long-term outcomes look at postsecondary education, employment, and independent living, and the IEP is designed so the supports, coursework, and experiences that the student receives are aimed at achieving those goals. This means everything from course selections to work-based learning and community experiences is chosen to move toward college or other training, a chosen career, and living on one’s own. Short-term classroom behavior goals are important for day-to-day progress, but they don’t define the student’s life after graduation. Goals that aren’t tied to post-school outcomes miss the purpose of transition planning, and focusing only on transportation, while necessary, doesn’t capture the full set of skills and supports needed for independent living or lifelong success.