Hello all,

I hope this Transition Tip finds everyone well.

*Please share our WISD Transition Family link with families: WISD Transition Services Webpage.

This link will keep our students and families informed of activities, opportunities, workshops, and

webinars going on not only at the WISD but in Washtenaw County.

*Also, I wanted to inform you about a new tab on our Transition webpage: Training and Professional Development.

*There are several important events that are geared towards students and their families which

are also beneficial to teachers, related staff and support staff when assisting families. Flyers are

further down on this Transition Tip.

** Peer to Peer: Washtenaw County's Special Education Inclusion Coffee Conversation

March 5, 2025, 8:15am-11:00am

**Transition Law Night with Joelle Gurnoe-Adams on March 13, 2025, 6:00-7:30pm

**Transition Services Parent and Student Workshop Meeting (featuring 20+

agencies/organizations) on May 15, 2025, 5:00-7:30pm

We have received a couple of inquiries regarding supplementary aids and services. One might ask what does supplementary aides and services have to do with transition. Well as our students work towards their postsecondary vision goals and annual goals many of our students require supplemental aides and services to assist them with attaining/reaching their goals. So, you ask what I need to know. The US Department of Education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states:

• 300.42 Supplementary aids and services. Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate in accordance with §§300.114 through 300.116.

A key point in this is that this is individualized. Please look at the guidance from the Michigan Department of Education: Special Education Department to assist the IEP team with making decisions for the use of supplementary aids and services for your students.

Resources:

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• https://wisd.zoom.us/j/99008912734?pwd=9GGUDbr0jOWNkX4SRVu5n0uKsVXaLk.1
• Meeting ID: 990 0891 2734
• Passcode: 669019

Don't forget our monthly Countywide Transition Coalition Meeting for Washtenaw County Transition District Designees, WISD teachers, consultants, and service providers is held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 9am-11am at the Teaching and Learning Center.

Transition Law Night Workshop with Joelle Gurnoe-Adams Attorney at Law

Join us for discussion on:

• A Household of One
• Assisted Decision Making
• Securing Government Benefits
• Supplementing Government Benefits
• Community & Government Agency Supports & More!

Dates:

• January 15, 2025 11am-1pm (virtually)
• March 18, 2025 1pm-3pm (at 1819 S. Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 in Seminar 1)

Register via the WISD Workshop Link on the WISD website under staff

Need some assistance writing compliant IEP and appropriate PLAAFP statements and goals? Here is a great opportunity for you to receive training on these topics.

Professional Development you can attend:

· Interactive IEP Training: How to write a compliant IEP

· Creating PLAAFPs and Measurable Goals/Objectives

START Project: Transforming Transition Together(T3)

Early Interest Form

Applications for Summer 2025 open January 2025.

This Tuesday’s Transition Tip is a review to some and introduction to others. It is important as special education providers/case managers that we create structured and detailed postsecondary transition plans for our students. The Washtenaw County Post-Secondary Transition Manual is a guide to assist special education staff with creating complaint post-secondary transition plans. This guide contains a table of contents to help locate information quickly. The manual also gives insight on how not only to build a complaint transition plan but a quality transition plan. It includes links, videos, and an appendix to assist. Please take the time to read and review the Washtenaw County Post-Secondary Transition Manual.

Washtenaw County Post-Secondary Transition Manual

The WISD Transition Services website has an assessment library with FREE electronic forms/materials. Check it out!

Also the WISD has a lending library of assessment and curricula resources using the WISD Destiny Library.

*When using student photos be sure to included photo release permissions.