(3) To the extent appropriate, with the consent of the parents or a child who has reached the age of majority…the public agency must invite a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that children are invited to their IEP meetings whenever it is anticipated transition will be discussed. In the Charter SELPA IEP, the placement of transition goals prior to academic goals emphasizes the importance placed on transition planning driving each child’s IEP. The child’s course of study, agencies that may be involved in his/her transition from school to a quality adult life, and transition programs that may be of assistance in meeting his/her postsecondary goals, are indicated. Charter SELPA form D/M 68D – Transition Plan ( Appendix C ) is intended to document and consider what transition services and activities the child has previously received or in which the child has previously participated. Transition goals are intentionally written in the words of the child to emphasize the importance of making sure that these goals are goals that the child developed. These postsecondary goals must be based on age-appropriate transition assessments and they must be measurable. A child’s IEP must also include the transition services (including courses of study) needed to assist the child in reaching his/her goals, activities that lead to the attainment of each of the child’s postsecondary goals and how these activities will be measured and/or documented, and who is responsible for their completion. Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.520. (a) General. A State may provide that, when a child with a disability reaches the age of majority under State law that applies to all children (except for a child with a disability who has been determined to be incompetent under State law)— (1)(i) The public agency must provide any notice required by this part to both the child and the parents; and (ii) All rights accorded to parents under Part B of the Act transfer to the child; (2) All rights accorded to parents under Part B of the Act transfer to children who are incarcerated in an adult or juvenile, State or local correctional institutions; and (3) Whenever a State provides for the transfer of rights under this part pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, the agency must notify the child and the parents of the transfer of rights. (b) Special rule. A State must establish procedures for appointing the parent of a child with a disability, or, if the parent is not available, another appropriate individual, to represent the educational interests of the child throughout the period of the child’s eligibility under Part B of the Act if, under State law, a child who has reached the age of majority, but has not been determined to be incompetent, can be determined not to have the
Chapter 6 – Transition Services, Charter SELPA As of 10/17/2019 Steering Committee Review/Adoption
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