Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
1/17/2024 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Business/Action Items  
Type:
Info  
Subject:
18.3 Review and Potential Approval of Participation in a Transition Study for Students with Disabilities  
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
College and Career California State Standards (CCSS) Goal 1.1-1.5, 1.17, 1.22-1.23
California State Standards (CCSS) Goal 1.1-1.5, 1.17, 1.22-1.23
College and Career Access to College and Career Goal 1.12, 1.18, 1.19
Access to College and Career Goal 1.12, 1.18, 1.19
 
Policy:
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
Transitions Memorandum of Understanding.pdf
 
Summary:
The District has been invited to participate in the "Charting My Path for Future Success- Evaluation of Transition Programs; a study commissioned by the US Department of Education. This study which will be carried out by the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences will study the effects of robust transition planning on student outcomes.
Students will opt into the program and will participate by receiving one of three transition programs which may include self-determination instruction and mentorship.
Students will receive the services for up to two years during their last two years of high school, should they opt in.
Students who do not opt in will continue to receive the District's existing transition programmning through their regularly scheduled special education service providers and instructors.
 
Funding:
The program is fully funded and all staff and supplies will be at no cost to the District.  
Fiscal Impact:
NA  
Recommendation
Move to approve participation in the transition study as recommended by staff.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Wendi Aghily - Chief, Pupil Services and Special Education
Signed By:  
Dr. Adam Clark - Superintendent