Transition services are a coordinated set of activities designed to improve the academic and functional achievement of a student with a disability to facilitate the movement from school to post-secondary settings, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, and community participation. This website was developed for students, families, and staff to help plan for transition from high school to employment, further education, training and independent living. In Rhode Island, beginning at age 14, schools are required to invite students to participate in their annual Individual Education Program (IEP) planning meetings, including transition. The goal of this website is to ease and educate those participating in the transition process in a structured format. For more information or support, please contact your student’s teacher or Rachel Moree, Transition Specialist, at Rachel.Moree@ppsd.org.

Important Information and Resources for Families

Click on the links below to view important information and resources for families (the links will take you outside of ProvidenceSchools.org):
 

• • Benefits Planning Flyer

  • Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH)

  • Making the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities

  • ORS Student Transition Brochure

  • Rhode Island Career Pathways – Workforce On-Ramps

  • A Student and Parent Guide to Transition Opportunities in PPSD

  • Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) Transition Services

  • RIPIN

  • Rhode Island Department of Education Transition Website

  • Rhode Island Secondary Transition and Employment First Resources for Family Involvement

  • Transition Programs Available in PPSD

  • What Can You Do - The Campaign for Disability Employment

  • I’m Determined Resources for Families

  • Talk to Your Child About Postsecondary Education or Training: A Checklist for Parents

  • Getting Ready for Educational Opportunities After High School: Families Supporting Students for Success

  • Set a Postsecondary Education or Training Destination and Map a Course to Get There

  • Parent Primer on Career Exploration

  • I HAVE A QUESTION… What Parents and Caregivers Can Ask and Do to Help Children Thrive at School

  • Transition to Postsecondary Education or Training: What Parents Can Do Now

  • Employment and Employment Supports: A Guide to Ensuring Informed Choice for Individuals with Disabilities

  • LAZO

  • A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities. Revised May 2017

  • CCAP’s Learn to Earn – Employment, Training, and Education Programs

From RIDE: What Are Transition Services

Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that —

(1) Is designed to be within 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:

 postsecondary education,

vocational education,

 integrated employment (including supported employment),

continuing and adult education, adult services,

independent living, or

community participation;

(2) Is based on the individual child‘s needs, taking into account the child‘s strengths, preferences and interests; and

(3) Includes —

(i) Instruction;

(ii) Related services;

(iii) Community experiences;

(iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and

(v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of functional vocational evaluation.

Transition services for children with disabilities may be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or related services, if required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.  (RI Regulations 300.43)