During the course of the four years that the students are in high school, they will be tasked with completing seventeen activities designed to prepare them for life beyond high school. These activities will be administered in the Study Skills class when possible. If the student does not have a Study Skills class, they will be pulled out of class 3-4 times per year to work on Transition Activities.

Freshman Year
This is a year designed to learn about you.

Activity 1: All About Me
Activity 2: Learn about your IEP
Activity 3: Achieveworks Learning and Productivity
Activity 4: Begin building a resume
Activity 5: Career Interest Profiler

Sophomore Year
This year the student will continue to learn about themselves and the process for planning for their future.

Activity 6: Complete the "Game Plan" survey
Activity 7: Career Cluster Finder
Activity 8: Update your resume
Activity 9: Post-secondary education worksheet
Activity 10: Achieveworks Personality
Activity 11: Achieveworks Intelligence

Junior Year
The goal for this year is to further the student's understanding of the difference between high school and post-secondary education.

Activity 12: Achieveworks Skills
Activity 13: Continue to update your resume
Activity 14: Post-secondary understanding assignment
Activity 15: Colleges I am thinking about
Activity 16: Complete College Recommendation Brag Sheet

Senior Year
The goal for this year is to execute the game plan for after high school.

Activity 17: Complete post-high school survey.

For those students that are not intending to attend college right after high school, there are other support services available:

The Division of Vocational Rehab (DVRS) helps provide opportunities for career development for people with disabilities.

The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) assures the opportunity for individuals with developmental disabilities to receive quality services and supports, participate meaningfully in their communities and exercise their right to make choices.

DDD Quick Guide for Families - this document has been updated and provides condensed, easy to understand information from the policy manuals for both of the Division's Medicaid waiver programs, the Supports Program and Community Care Program.

Millburn Township Public Schools

Special Education High School Transition Services

Transition Activities Description

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