This is another opinion on transitioning students with special needs. As a parent of a special needs child, transitions can be problematic. Using the processes in place and working with your child's case manager can ease the way for you - and your child! As always, please feel free to call or email either
Cherie Vannatter or Carol Melcher if you have questions or concerns.
Read on:
Like all other students in the school system, children with special needs go through major transitions as they enter preschool, kindergarten, middle school, high school, and graduation into adulthood.
For young people in special-education programs, however, these transitions aren't a simple step up to the next rung on the educational ladder. They involve a great deal of thought, planning, evaluating, researching, meeting, discussing, and sometimes arguing. Parents need to work with their school district's planning teams to make sure that these students have the services and supports required to make those transitions safe and successful.
http://specialchildren.about.com/od/specialeducation/a/transitioneipk.htm
