Transition Plan

2015-2016
Student:
Address:

Allison Meehan
407 S. Forest Rd.
New Lisbon, WI 53950
Phone:
608-555-5555
Date of Birth: 1/1/98
Age: 18
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender:
Female
Date of Transition Plan implementation:
Date of Transition Plan completion:

September 4, 2015
June 3, 2016

Transition Team and/or IEP Team Members:

Tia Svardahl-JH Special Education Teacher
Julie McLane-HS Special Education Teacher
Marie Vibrando-School psychologist
Jan Peebles-Regular education reading teacher
Student Strengths:
Allison is a friendly student that has many friends and interests outside
of school. She plays softball and goes to the gym. She loves to shop
and go to the movies with friends. Allison has good oral expression and
interpersonal skills. She consistently gets Bs and Cs in her high school
classes. Allison enjoys volunteering in her sisters school classroom.
Student Needs:
Allison has a specific learning disability in reading comprehension and
written expression. Allison also struggles with her organizational skills
and has trouble managing her time. Allison turns her assignments in
late and struggles to use her daily planner to track her homework. Her
parents are worried about her time management skills and that she
may struggle during college.

Long Term Goal:

Allison will work as an early childhood or kindergarten
teacher.
Steps:

Action Steps to Achieve the Goal:

Responsible Person

Allison will go to a 4 year

college
Allison will apply to teach early
childhood or kindergarten at an
elementary school near her
home town

Allison

Anticipated Date of
Completion
2020

Allison

2021-2022

Anticipated Barriers to Achieve each Goal:

1. Allison struggles with organizational skills and time management
and this could affect her ability to get her college degree.
2. Allison will need to actively apply for and complete online job
search for open positions in the districts she is interested.

Educational Goal or Vocational Goal:

After graduating from high school Allison will go to college.
Steps:

Action Steps to Achieve the Goal:

Responsible Person

Anticipated Date of
Completion
November 1, 2015

1. Allison will apply to 4 colleges Allison, her parents

during the 2015/2016 school
and school counselor
year
for assistance
2. Allison will take the college
Allison
October 1, 2015
entrance exam during 15/16
school year
3. Allison will meet with the
Allison
July 2016
university advisor to understand
what required courses she will
need to take over the next 4
years.
Anticipated Barriers to Achieve each Goal:
1. Allison will need to write essays for each college application and
will need a lot of assistance.

2. Allison may not pass the entrance exam the first time. She may
need to make several attempts.
3. Alison will need to set up this meeting. She struggles to keep
organized so this could be a barrier.

Community Living Goal:

Allison will live independently on campus with or without a
roommate.
Steps:

Action Steps to Achieve the Goal:

Responsible Person

1. Apply for on-campus housing

Allison with assistance

from parents, college
advisor

Anticipated Date of
Completion
June 2016

Anticipated Barriers to Achieve each Goal:

1. Allison would like to have her own room but most universities require
students to live on campus their 1st year and with a roommate.

Daily Living Goal:

Allison will fill out her daily planner to increase her

organizational skills and complete a daily living skills
inventory.
Steps:

Action Steps to Achieve the Goal:

Responsible Person

1. Take Casey Life Skills

Allison, teacher
Inventory to review where she is
at with DLS
2. Allison will consistently fill out Allison, teacher
her daily planner to increase her

Anticipated Date of
Completion
September 15, 2015
Ongoing
(Consistently complete

organizational skills and keep

track of homework and tasks.
The teacher will check at the
end of each day.

planner daily by 12/22/15)

Anticipated Barriers to Achieve each Goal:

1. Allison may miss the scheduled time of the inventory if she does
not place it in her daily planner.
2. Allison struggles to keep her planner updated on a daily basis.

Plan to develop student/parent knowledge of post-school

options. (List programs or school sponsored activities)
1. Provide parent with documentation packet and link from the
following website during IEP meeting.
Transition Action Guide for Post-School Planning
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/pdf_files/tag.pdf
A New Way of Thinking
http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/tran-newway-of-thinking.pdf
2. Student/parent will participate in several college campus tours
and college days put on by the school counselor to ensure
students have access to school contacts and information.
-UW-La Crosse and Western Tech College Campus Tour
November 15, 2015
-Fall College Days Round Up October 22, 2015
3. Follow up with student and parents to ensure they are reviewing
information or if they have any questions. Set up meeting date
for December to discuss student plans in detail.
Plan to participate in community experiences.
1. Allison will volunteer her time to help with the kindergarten
round up for the local school district. This will increase her
contact with local teachers and professionals that she can learn
from.
2. Allison will contact the local YMCA and sign up to volunteer once
per week.
3. Allison will participate in her youth summer camp program
fundraiser with her youth group.

Plan to develop workplace and/or vocational and/or

educational experiences
1. Allison will work in the elementary kindergarten classroom during
her senior year of HS directly helping students and engaging in
hands-on activities with students.
2. Allison will observe a pre-school or kindergarten teacher for 3 full
days during her senior year and write a 1 page reflection of her
experience.
3. Allison will work with special education teacher and school
counselor to ensure appropriate classes are taken to complete
her senior course work to enter college.
Plan to develop community connections to services.
1. Allison will continue to participate in her community softball
league.

Plan for transportation.

Allison has her drivers license and can transport herself to and from
volunteer experiences, work and school.
As an alternative, Allisons parents will transport as necessary or she
can take the public bus system available in her town.
List community and state support organizations or services.
Include contact information.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Employment services
Wisconsin Rapids Office
(715)422-5050 or (715)422-5055 (TDD)
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
Providing services for aging, disability, mental health or substance
abuse
Mauston Office Serving Juneau County
220 LaCrosse Street
Mauston, WI 53948
Local: 608-847-9371
Toll-Free: 877-794-2372
Hours: Monday Friday: 8am 4:30pm
Learning disabilities Association of Wisconsin

Membership based organization for the support of persons with

disabilities.
http://www.ldawisconsin.com/index.htm
info@LDAwisconsin.com
Disability Rights Wisconsin
http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/
Private non-profit organization that specializes in access to services
and opportunities through advocacy and legal expertise.
Madison
131 W. Wilson St, Suite 700
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-267-0214
Toll free: 800-928-8778
Statewide helpline on specific issues:
Disability Drug Benefit Helpline (Medicare part D): 800-926-4862
Disability Voting Rights Helpline: 800-928-8778