Thursday, 10/17/24

9:00 AM -

2:00 PM

Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse

Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a set of approaches to life-planning based on what a person considers most important. In an education setting, PCP involves specifying the opportunities, accommodations, and assistance that will give a student with disabilities the best chance of experiencing what is most important.

Participants in this learning session will become familiar with the LifeCourse tools and learn how to use them to support the development of the individualized education program (IEP) and support Transition Planning.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-068

SERC

Waterbury

Tuesday, 10/22/24

8:30 AM -

2:30 PM

Secondary Transition Planning at the Middle School Level

This new regulation requires middle school special education teachers to begin the transition planning process with their students. That process needs to include transition assessments, postsecondary goals, annual goals and objectives, and the provision of specific transition services needed for each transition-age student.

This is an in-person, full-day session.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-071

SERC

Waterbury

Tuesday, 12/17/24

Snow Date: Thursday, 12/19/24

8:30 AM -

2:30 PM

Building a Secondary Transition Assessment Toolkit – Session A

To write relevant goals supporting successful student outcomes, we need to develop a comprehensive assessment process. During this professional learning session, district teams will define and begin to create a comprehensive secondary transition assessment process by developing a secondary transition assessment toolkit.

This session requires registration by teams of 3-5 district representatives. It is recommended the team include transition coordinators/specialists, special education teachers (grades 6-12), and other staff responsible for writing transition goals. This will be a full day in-person session.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-063

SERC

Waterbury

Thursday, 1/9/25

Snow Date: Friday, 1/17/25

8:30 AM -

3:30 PM

MAPS/PATH Train the Trainer

MAPS (Making Action Plans) and PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope) are person‐centered planning options that bring together the significant people in a student's life to create a plan for an inclusive future in school, community, and life. Participants in this session will be introduced to the steps of each process and develop an understanding of how the information from MAPS/PATH session can support the development of the IEP and services provided. In addition, participants will become familiar with MAPS/PATH facilitation skills.

This session requires registration by teams of 2 to 4. Teams should bring hard copies of one student’s transition IEP. Please redact any personal student information. To keep training to one day, we ask that you bring your lunch.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-070

Goodwin College, Community Room, 1 Riverside Drive, East Hartford

Wednesday, 1/29/25

Snow Date: Thursday, 2/20/25

8:30 AM -

2:30 PM

Building a Secondary Transition Assessment Toolkit – Session B

To write relevant goals supporting successful student outcomes, we need to develop a comprehensive assessment process. During this professional learning session, district teams will define and begin to create a comprehensive secondary transition assessment process by developing a secondary transition assessment toolkit.

This session requires registration by teams of 3-5 district representatives. It is recommended the team include transition coordinators/specialists, special education teachers (grades 6-12), and other staff responsible for writing transition goals. This will be a full day in-person session.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-072

SERC

Waterbury

Thursday, 2/27/25

Snow Date: Tuesday, 3/4/25

8:30 AM -

2:30 PM

Moving Above and Beyond Compliance with Transition IEPs

Participants in this session will reflect on their district IEPs by: identifying compliance; emerging, progressing, and promising practice components, and; reviewing activities and resources to promote genuine access to, participation in, and progress in the general education curriculum and community-based settings while actively supporting the unique needs of a student. To support the unique needs of the individual student, participants will review how to make the transition process culturally relevant.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-065

SERC

Waterbury

Wednesday, 3/5/25

Snow Date: Friday, 3/7/25

9:00 AM -

2:00 PM

Person-Centered Planning (PCP): Implementation of LifeCourse

This interactive, hands-on session will take a deeper dive into Charting the LifeCourse. Participants in this session will develop an understanding for the various ways to utilize Charting the LifeCourse to support student outcomes and engage families; develop individualized meaningful transition experiences and services that remain relevant to, and reflective of, the student/family's social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds; and promote self-determination and self-advocacy to ensure the development of student voice.

To participate in this session, you must have attended "Person-Centered Planning: Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse."

Once you have registered for this new session, a new Canvas link with further details and resources for the course will be sent. To enhance participation and skill development with the LifeCourse tools, you will need to complete some of the tools with one of your transition-age students prior to attending the session.

Get registration information and use Activity Code: 25-20-074

SERC

Waterbury

Thursdays:

11/7/24

12/12/24

3/13/25

5/29/25

Click on Date(s) for Registration

All Meetings: 9:00 AM –

11:00 AM

Nov. 7^th:

9:00 AM –

1:00 PM

Connecticut Secondary Transition Community of Practice (CoP)

Mission Statement: The Connecticut Transition Community of Practice (CoP) will bring multiple stakeholders together to collaborate and share ongoing postsecondary transition information, resources, activities, and events in a centralized location that is accessible to all students, families, and statewide transition teams. The resources will assist students, families, and others in making informed decisions to achieve personal success including education, meaningful employment, self-sufficiency, and community access and involvement.

Registration flyers will be sent out on Canvas to the CoP membership list one month prior to the meeting, detailing the topic & presenters for each session.

All Meetings (except Nov. 7^th) will be virtual meetings held from 9:00- 11:00 a.m.

November 7^th will be in-person from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Click on Date(s) for Registration

Activity Code(s): 25-20-056, 25-20-057, 25-20-058, and 25-20-060

Online Event

(NOTE:

Nov. 7^th will be an In-Person Event - Goodwin College Auditorium, 1 Riverside Drive, East Hartford)