Key Secondary Transition Provisions

Explanation of key secondary provisions that lay the groundwork for quality transition planning.

Student Participation: Details of requirements for student involvement in development of the IEP.
Agency Participation: Description of requirements for agency participation in providing agreed-upon transition services contained in the IEP.
Postsecondary Goals: Description of requirements for inclusion in IEP of appropriate post-secondary goals based upon age appropriate transition assessments.
Secondary Transition Services: Description of transition services, including courses of study, to be included in the first IEP to be in effect when the student is 16.
Procedural Safeguards: Transfer of Rights: Description of procedural safeguard rights associated with IDEA which transfer to the student at the age of majority.
Summary of Performance: Description of the requirement for a Summary of Performance provided to students graduating from secondary school with a regular diploma, or leaving due to exceeding the age eligibility for a free appropriate public education.
Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (SOP): School districts may use the Summary of Performance as a tool to assist Vocational Rehabilitation in determining eligibility.