Summary of Performance:
Can It Really Improve Outcomes for Students?
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Catherine Burzio, Transition Coordinator, Parent
Educational Advocacy Training Center, Falls
Church, VA
• What parents need to know about
the SOP and opportunities for their
them
• Partners in Transition planning:
Students, families, school
personnel
Family Perspective
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Rebecca Cort, Deputy Commissioner, New
York State Education Department - VESID
 The value of work experiences during high
school; skill development and
documentation; developing the Individual
Plan for Employment (VR)
 What college faculty and staff need to know
to best support students with disabilities in
post-secondary education settings
State Education Agency
Perspective
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QUESTIONS
FOR
REBECCA (VR) OR
CATHERINE
(PARENT)
We should have time for 4 - 6
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Ed Amundson, Special Education Teacher,
C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, CA
• How special education teachers can help
students make the SOP an effective tool
as students take the next steps beyond
high school
• “The Big Picture” - the fit of SOP in the
Obama Administration’s Cradle-toCollege and Career Framework
High School Teacher Perspective
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Stacie Dojonovic, Transition Facilitator, Fox
Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh, PA
• The SOP development begins before the
student exits to be useful for partnering
with VR counselors.
• The SOP is a student-driven process
resulting in a document for helping
students understand their disability,
strengths, and what supports work best.
VR Counselor Perspective
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QUESTIONS
FOR ED
(LOCAL SCHOOL) AND
STACIE (VR
COUNSELOR)
We should have time for 4 - 6
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Steve Bigaj, Professor of Education;
Director, Graduate and Professional
Studies, Keene State College, Keene, NH
• Don’t Wait Until Senior Year: the SOP as
a feature of ongoing transition planning
• Important ideas for pre-service and inservice teacher education
College Faculty Perspective
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Jane Warner, Director, Disability Services,
Keene State College, Keene, NH
• Don’t forget to pack your SOP!
Connecting with College Disability
Services
• Advice for students and families
College Disability Services
Perspective
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 QUESTIONS
FOR STEVE
(HIGHER EDUCATION) OR
JANE (DISABILITY
SERVICES IN HIGHER
EDUCATION)
We should have time for 4 - 6
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Matthew Shapiro, Student,
Virginia Commonwealth University
• You’re on your own now! The
importance of how the SOP helps with
self-advocacy.
• What students need to have in hand
when they go to the college disability
services office
College Student Perspective
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QUESTIONS
FOR
MATHEW (STUDENT)
OR ANY OF THE
GROUP
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www.nsttac.org
◦ Summary of Performance Resource Page

www.sharedwork.org
• IDEA Partnership National Community of
Practice on Transition Summary of
Performance Practice Group
For More Information
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