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Transition Updates Information supporting quality & compliant transition practices in Oakland County March 25, 2014

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Michigan Legislature bans 'retarded,' 'retardation' from laws LANSING The words retarded and mental retardation will be officially banished from a wide variety of state laws after both the House and Senate gave final passage Thursday to a package of 15 bills commonly referred to as remove the word. All 15 bills eight House bills and seven from the Senate passed unanimously and will remove the words from laws dealing with criminal justice, criminal activity, the foster care system, mental health institutions, insurance claims, educational facilities and surrogate parenting. The less stigmatizing terms developmentally disabled or intellectually disabled will replace retarded and mental retardation in state laws. The recommendations came after the Michigan Mental Health and Wellness Commission released a report last month that called for less incendiary language in state law. Lois Arnold, president and CEO of Special Olympics in Michigan which supports the bills, said all but five states in the nation have removed the offending word from state law. Gov. Rick Snyder supports the bills and is expected to sign them when they hit his desk.

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March into Transition- Thank You! Southwest Thanks Mike Fletcher for hosting- the set up was great! North Wednesday 3/26 Southeast Thursday 3/27 Even Years? March into Transition Odd Years? Regional Transition Info Sessions (Guardianship, Benefit Planning, etc.)

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Congratulations Mallori! Mallori has been awarded the Pistons Game Changer award by the staff of the NE Campus and will receive her recognition tomorrow night, center court, at the Piston's half time!

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Congratulations Amanda! Amanda has been awarded the MSU Presidential award and will be recognized at the MSU President's Dinner, in April!

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Congratulations Michelle Rochester Sparkle Award Winner! Impacted hundreds of lives Countless stories of student successes Earns trust & thinks creatively Arranges accommodations Helps students discover & reach their dreams

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Hot Topics Course(s) of Study Measurable Post Secondary Goals (SPP 13) Consent to Invite SPP 13 & SPP 14 April 22 Career Focused Education & Special Education UPCOMING Events Learning Opportunities MI Alliance for Families Webinar Series PC Webinar Transition for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Youth webinar

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Course(s) of Study Description of courses leading to a diploma Student will follow the MI Merit Curriculum, college and career readiness, Career Technical Education, AP, online, Early College

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Course(s) of Study Description of courses leading to a diploma prior to the MI Merit Curriculum requirements

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Course(s) of Study Description of courses leading to a non-diploma/certificate Modified curriculum, WBL, daily living, post high, etc.

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B 13/SPP 13 Secondary Transition Percent of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals that are annually updated and based upon an age appropriate transition assessment, transition services, including courses of study, that will reasonably enable the student to meet those postsecondary goals, and annual IEP goals related to the students transition services needs. There also must be evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services are to be discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority. (20 U.S.C.1416(a)(3)(B))

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Post Secondary Goals Whats the practice in your district? Do you Answer the questions in a phrase, words, bullet points? Or Write the students post secondary vision as a goal statement?

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Measurable Post Secondary Goals www.nsttac.org

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Measurable Post Secondary Goals www.nsttac.org

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Formula for writing an annual goal that supports the postsecondary goal: After High School After Graduation Upon completion of high school or post high, student name will behavior/activity where/how

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Case name: Utica Cmty. Schs., 113 LRP 7453 (SEA MI 01/29/13). 113 LRP 7453 Ruling: Citing numerous defects in a high school senior's postsecondary transition plan, an ALJ determined that a Michigan district denied the student FAPE. The ALJ gave the district 30 days to reconvene the student's IEP team, including representatives from any community agencies that might provide or pay for transition services, and develop a transition plan with measurable goals. Summary: Noting that the transition plan developed for a high schooler with autism did not mention the results of transition assessments, failed to include measurable goals, and disregarded the student's clear need for adult-living services, an ALJ determined that the plan was "woefully inadequate." The ALJ ordered the district to reconvene the student's IEP team and develop an appropriate postsecondary transition plan.

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SPP 13: NO Changes for 2014 The Checklist is the Same! CIMS Workbook opens April 15 Contains the SPP 13 student list & data entry portal Transition Coordinator Contact (TCC) access to CIMS workbook April OCTA- review/training Webinar on April 1 st @ 10:30 List early ---YES!

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SPP 13: YES Changes for 2015 CONCEPT ONLY ----THIS IS NOT EXACT

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SPP 14 Post School Outcomes Cohort 1 Survey conducted by Wayne St. PontiacAvondale BloomfieldBrandon ClarkstonSouth Lyon Oak ParkClawson LamphereWaterford Pontiac AcademyBradford

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April 22 CFE & SE Breakfast & Dialogue Please talk with your director/secondary supervisors/department head or teacher consultant Districts with a system of support & those who do not Register OCTA meeting will be at OSTC-SE starting at 12:00

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Work Based Learning Survey Collaboration between districts to share job sites More time on sites to build stamina More help from agencies Limited options for students with physical disabilities Pupil Accounting

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2013 Transition Specialist In regards the new TC "certification" Think tank session on the 2013 CEC Transition Specialist guidance document Important aspects and where they thought there were gaps in the knowledge. Michigan Transition Projects would like to align our TC standards with CEC's so we were just getting some feedback. It is not happening right now.

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MI Alliance Webinar Series

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Personal Curriculum Webinar: PC Scenarios April 3, 201410:30-11:30 a.m. This months webinar will take participants through a set of scenarios pulled from real-life situations. These fictional case studies will allow individuals to look at a students story and talk through their need for a personal curriculum. Participants will be able to pose specific questions and weigh in on each scenario. Presenter: Rashell Bowerman Instructional Intervention Consultant Curriculum and Instruction Unit Office of Education Improvement & Innovation Michigan Department of Education Please go to http://personalcurriculum.ning.com/ for additional details and to register for the event.http://personalcurriculum.ning.com/ Please go to http://remc.adobeconnect.com/scenarios/to connect to the webinar on April 3rd. There is no phone number to call in on. Everything will be done through Adobe Connect with a webcam and microphone. Please contact Mary Head at headm1@michigan.gov if you have any questions.http://remc.adobeconnect.com/scenarios/headm1@michigan.gov

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Transition for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Youth (CLD) 3 Part Webinar Series Click on the link below or copy and paste it into your browser to access the February 27 CLD webinar. https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsd etect/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=vclass&psid=201 4-02- 27.0709.D.CED519E7B90A26B668E32961137 A25.vcr