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Transition
Years
Transition:
Service vs. Location
Preparing students with
disabilities for the transition
from school to the adult world.
By age 16, every student will
have an Individualized
Transition Plan (ITP) along
with his/her Individualized
Education Plan (IEP).
Instruction for the ITP goals is
designed to support the
student’s transition from the
public school system to postsecondary adult life. This
instruction can occur in various
environments including
classroom, community, or both;
determined with input from
the entire IEP team (including
student, family, teacher(s) and
program specialist).
Protocol for Placement
in Transition
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 Review Transition
Brochure
 Case Manager
completes transition
questionnaire
 Review of
Records/Units
 Obtain input from a
transition teacher
 Parent/Adult student
completes transition
questionnaire
 Contact Program
Specialist to schedule a
team meeting
An Informational
Guide
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
Vanessa Buitrago
Supervisor, Special Education
For students with
disabilities from 18 to
22 years of age.
5735 47th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
Program Options
A. Staying in the current HS Setting
a. Redesign the program to
meet the student’s transition
goals.
b. Primary service on enclosed
campus
c. Work experience through
the WorkAbility program.
B. Community Transition Class
a. Majority of instruction
occurs in community
b. Program is likely to include
vocational training,
bus/light rail training,
independent living skills,
social and recreational skills,
and safety and abuse
awareness lessons.
C. Functional Transition Academic
Class
a. Functional Academics in
classroom setting
D. Transition Partnership Program
(TPP)
a. Based on referral &
application
b. Department of Rehabilitation
eligible
c. Student is anticipated to
receive a HS Diploma
Eligibility Criteria
For Program Options B and C
 Age 18+ by the start of the new
school year
 Attendance in Good Standing
 At least 2 out of 4 years of some
transition instruction in high school
 Review of Records/Units
 Anticipated Certificate of Completion,
not HS Diploma
 Input from IEP team and
authorization from Program
Specialist is needed for a change of
placement outside of the high school
setting
PREPARING FOR ADULT
TRANSITION
 Increase student’s opportunities
for independence at home and on
campus
 Increase student’s responsibilities
o Carrying backpack, wallet,
belongings
 Opportunities for self-advocacy
and choice making
 Provide work skill opportunities
on campus or at home
Community Transition
Class Locations
Burbank Adult Transition Class
3500 Florin Road, 95823
Based from a classroom just outside
of the main Burbank campus.
CSUS Adult Transition Class
6000 J Street, 95819
Based out of a portable building on
the CSUS campus; non-academic.
Duplex Adult Transition Class
2200 11th Avenue, 95818
Based out of a residential duplex
near Sacramento City College;
non-academic.
Johnson Adult Transition Class
6879 14th Avenue, 95820
Based from a classroom on the
Hiram Johnson campus.
Functional Academic
Transition Class
Burbank Adult Transition Class
3500 Florin Road, 95823
Held in a classroom just outside of
the main Burbank campus.
TPP
See your current high school for
information.