Greetings all, Below is an announcement about the new Transition Center. I encourage you to check out their website http://www.nsttac.orgJane Falls
where among other resources they’ve put together a checklist for the SPP Indicator 13! We’ll soon link to their site from ours. Jane
Project Coordinator
1268 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1268
Phone: 541.346.0354
Fax: 541.346.0322
http://www.psocenter.org
Dear Colleagues,
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) recently established the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC), which began operating January 1, 2006 to help states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities. Under the direction of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and in partnership with the Special Education Programs at Western Michigan University and Appalachian State University, the NSTTAC will -
· Assist State Education Agencies with collecting data on Part B State Performance Plan Indicator 13 and using these data to improve transition services;
o Indicator 13: Percent of youth aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the child to meet the post-secondary goals. [20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B)]
· Generate knowledge that provides a foundation for states to improve transition services that enhance post-school outcomes;
· Build capacity of state and local educational agencies to implement effective transition education and services that improve post-school outcomes; and
· Disseminate information to state personnel, practitioners, researchers, parents, and students regarding effective transition education and services that improve post-school outcomes.
The NSTTAC will build on and continue much of the work on transition undertaken by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) headquartered at the University of Minnesota and scheduled to end October 31, 2006. This message is to inform you about the new center and also make you aware that both OSEP-funded technical assistance centers, NSTTAC and NCSET, will be working together during this period to ensure that the change in technical assistance provider causes minimal disruption to state and local transition-related activities. For more information about the new center, please visit NSTTAC’s web site at www.nsttac.org <http://www.nsttac.org/> . If you have additional questions, please contact Marlene Simon-Burroughs of my staff at 202-245-7525 or by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .
Your work is critically important for achieving the objectives of IDEA 2004. We look forward to working together as a community to improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Sincerely,
Troy R. Justesen
Acting Director
Office of Special Education Programs
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