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1Division of Public Schools (PreK -12) Florida Department of Education
Florida Education: The Next GenerationDRAFT
March 13, 2008Version 1.0
Building Capacity and Restructuring Building Capacity and Restructuring Transition Services in FloridaTransition Services in Florida
Sheila Gritz, Program Specialist Sheila Gritz, Program Specialist Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student ServicesBureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Florida Department of EducationFlorida Department of EducationDr. Eric J. Smith, CommissionerDr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner
Jordan Knab, DirectorJordan Knab, DirectorProject 10: Transition Education NetworkProject 10: Transition Education NetworkUniversity of South Florida St. PetersburgUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg
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Topics Addressed
• Restructuring transition in Florida• Building a statewide network• Conducting a statewide needs assessment• Impacting secondary transition indicators• Website clearinghouse• Effective communication• Interagency collaboration and planning
through statewide committee
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BEESS Secondary Transition
• Legal responsibility for secondary transition under IDEA
• Responsibility for State Performance Plan (SPP) and the Annual Performance Report (APR) indicators
• Development of and guidance on State Board of Education rules, policies, and procedures related to students with disabilities
• Oversight– Program Specialist for Transition - technical
assistance and support to districts – Discretionary projects– State Secondary Transition Interagency Committee,
formerly Transition Steering Committee
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Reconfiguring Transition Services
• CDT: Career Development and Transition Project, UF
Interagency Collaboration, Project CONNECT
Training and TA Products
• TIP: Transition to Independence Project, USF Tampa
Focus on EBDSchool-Based
Enterprise/Behavioral Plans
Mental Health
Project 10: Transition Education Network
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Restructuring Interagency Collaboration
• Previously advisory to the University of Florida Career Development and Transition project
• OSEP grant required formation of Transition Steering Committee
• Goal to structure state level team of all stakeholders
• Requested support from NSTTAC, Paula Kohler to assist in restructuring TSC •Grounded in Transition Taxonomy and
Model for Extending Transition Research
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State Secondary Transition Interagency Committee
• Role – to share transition information and to facilitate collaboration and use of resources
• Stakeholders– education, – agencies, – community-based organizations, – students with disabilities,– family members/caregivers
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State Secondary Transition Interagency Committee
• Conducted Resource Mapping• Structured committee
– Meet twice a year – Includes subcommittees
• Data• Dropout • Employment• Family involvement• Postsecondary education
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Using Transition Indicators to Improve What We Do
Post-School Outcomes~Indicator 14~
Postsecondary education and/or training
Employment Independent living
Dropping Out~Indicator 2~
Why? Appropriate programs? Address student and family
needs?
Graduation~Indicator 1~
Expectations and standards? Various pathways available? Linkage to post-school
environments?
What’s the Quality of Our IEPs?
~Indicator 13~ Measurable post-school and annual
goals Transition-related assessments Course of study, services, and
activities Coordination of services
Not so good?
Good?
Why? Why Not?Why? Why Not?
Paula Kohler, Welcome to Getting the GIST, February 2008
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GIST Development
• Preliminary conceptualization August/September 2007• Presentation at Administrators’ Management Meeting
September 2007• Workgroup members identified• Contracted with Dr. Paula Kohler, National Secondary
Transition Technical Assistance Center, to facilitate initial development and workgroup meetings
• Workgroup meetings held February, May, July, August 2008
• Presentation at Administrators’ Management Meeting September 2008
• Final workgroup meeting held February 2009
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GIST Conceptual Framework
• Three-phased conceptual mapping process (The Concept System) for GIST Model – Identify, structure, rate and evaluate
characteristics• Final conceptualization includes
characteristics and priority ratings• Content detail and structures move from
conceptualization to implementation
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Content Workgroups
• Fundamental Principles– Core Beliefs, Vision, and Mission
• Designing, Implementing ,and Sustaining– Design and Development– Implementation and Sustainability
• Features and Tools– Features that Promote Accessibility and Flexibility– Tools to Facilitate Use and Application of
Information
• Users and Content– Target Audience and Intended Users– Content
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BEESS
Project 10 SSTIC
State Secondary Transition Infrastructure
State Secondary Transition Interagency
Committee
State support for capacity building
Project 10: Transition Education Network
District support for capacity building
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
SEA responsibility and oversight
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Jordan Knab, Ed.S., Project DirectorUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg
529 1st Street South, SVB 108St. Petersburg, FL 33701
p (727) 873-4661f (727) 873-4660
www.project10.info
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Project 10: Transition Education Network
Regional Transition Representatives:
Yellow: Lori Garcia (1) Orange: Patrick Mulvihill (2) Green: Heather Mack (3) Blue: Federico Valadez (4)Pink: Lisa Friedman-Chavez (5)
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ESE Classroom District Level Transition Directed Hiring Practices Initiative (HPI) Agency Experience: APD, VR, Mental Health District Training with Partners in Transition Postsecondary Education, Community College
& University
Staff Experience
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Initiatives
• Capacity Building
• Interagency Collaboration
• Transition Legislation & Policy
• Student Development & Outcomes
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Capacity Building
• Regional Transition Representatives• Collaboration with other Projects &
Agencies• Training & Technical Assistance• Product Development• District Mentoring Network • Research-Supported Activities
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Interagency Collaboration
• Provide Support to State Transition Steering Committee
• Collaborate in Related State Activities
• Support District Level Interagency Councils
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Transition Legislation & Policy
• Ongoing Electronic Communications
– Transition Listserv
– “Transition Wheel”
– Timely Information when Educators Need It and CAN Access It: A-Z Transition Library
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Student Development & Outcomes
• Product Review, Revision & Update
• Support Pilot Activities using Best Practices
• Regional Institutes Focused on Transition Indicators
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Currently, of 67 school districts…
• 65 Project 10 School District Transition Needs Assessments
• 59 Transition Needs Assessment Follow Ups
• 55 Districts have written plans for training and technical assistance
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Information Collected
• Strengths• Challenges• Technical Assistance/Training Needs• Health Care• Professional Development Opportunities• National Technical Assistance • Florida Agencies and Programs• Florida Discretionary Projects and
Resources• Florida Department of Education
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Putting It All Together
Results are shown on the Florida Map…
• Strengths are in green
• Challenges are in red
• Technical Assistance/Training Needs & Resources are in blue
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Putting It All Together
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Currently…
• Professional Development Trainings specific to District Needs Assessment
• Most requested areas of training/technical assistance include:– Transition Assessment– School Based Enterprise– Measurable Postsecondary Goals– 18 to 22 year old programs
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Model for Extending Transition Research
Effective Transition Practices
Increase Capacity to Implement Effective Transition Practices
Facilitate Implementation of Effective Transition
Practices
Data-Based Decision Making
Professional Development
Policy Analysis and
Change
Technical Assistance
Paula Kohler, Welcome to Getting the GIST, February 2008
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More Thoughts on Secondary Transition
• I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had time to make it shorter.
Blaise Pascal
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Contact Information
• Sheila Gritz, Program Specialist for TransitionFlorida Department of EducationBureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services [email protected](850) 245-0478
• Jordan Knab, DirectorProject 10: Transition Education NetworkUniversity of South Florida St. [email protected](727) 873-4661
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Florida Education: The Next GenerationDRAFT
March 13, 2008Version 1.0
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