Adaptive Special Education
KSDE Assessment 12
TRANSITION PLANNING ASSIGNMENT
Each student will develop a transition plan based on a current student that is on your caseload or
using one of the scenarios provided by the instructor. The transition plan must include the
following information: (a) anticipated post secondary goals for the student, (b) instruction
services needed, (c) community experiences needed, (d) development of employment and other
post-secondary adult living objectives, (e) acquisition of daily living skills, and (f) functional
vocational assessments.
Required Information
TRANSITION RUBRIC
INSUFFICIENT DEVELOPING
Information was
Information was
not included.
included, but the
(0 points)
information was
not complete,
was incorrect, or
was
unprofessional
in design.
(4 points)
ACCEPTABLE
Information was
included,
accurate, and
professional in
design.
(7 points)
EXCEPTIONAL
Information was
included,
accurate, and very
professional in
design.
Information could
be interpreted
without any
additional
information for
other
professionals or
family members.
(10 points)
The teacher
sequences,
implements, and
evaluates individual
student learning
objectives/outcomes;
As measured by:
__ Written postsecondary goal for the
student
__ Goal is written in
measurable terms
__ Goal addresses
transition from school
to post-secondary
experiences
__ Goal is realistic
The teacher
understands the
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demands of various
learning
environments related
to effective
instruction; The
teacher plans for and
uses instructional
programs and
practices that respond
to students’ cultural,
linguistic, gender,
and learning
differences;
As measured by:
__ Teacher clearly
provides a description
of the students
instructional program
with multiple
(various) learning
environments
__ Instruction is
appropriate based on
student strengths and
weaknesses
__ Instruction is
appropriate for
students culture
__Goal accounts for
students learning
differences and
linguistic needs
The teacher selects,
adapts, uses, and
evaluates
instructional
strategies and
materials based on
the characteristics of
students with
functional needs in
least restrictive
educational
environments and
community settings;
As measured by:
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__ Teacher provides
an appropriate
description of
community
experiences needed
and how they relate to
instructional materials
and strategies used in
the school
__ Community
experiences include
career and/or
employment
experiences needed
__ Community
experiences include
opportunities for
affective and social
development
__ Community
experiences included
a description of needs
(e.g., transportation)
for the child and how
their experiences
incorporate the least
restrictive
environment
The teacher
integrates affective,
social and career or
employment skills
with other curricula
appropriate for
students with
functional curriculum
needs;
As measured by:
__ Teacher provides
an appropriate
description of
employment and
other post-secondary
adult living needs and
experiences
__ Description
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includes career and/or
employment
experiences needed
__ Description
includes opportunities
for affective and
social development
The teacher describes
the acquisition of
daily living skills of
the student;
As measured by:
__ Teacher provides a
description of the
strengths and
weaknesses of the
child’s daily living
skills
__ Teacher provides a
comprehensive needs
list of the child’s
daily living skills
__ Teacher provides a
plan for teaching
needed daily living
skills
The teacher conducts
and uses task
analyses, discrepancy
analysis, ecological
inventories, and
informal assessments
to plan instruction;
As measured by:
__ Teacher provides a
list and description of
assessments (formal
and informal) to plan
for instruction and
vocational needs
__ Teacher provides a
list and description of
ecological inventories
to plan for instruction
and vocational needs
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__ Teacher provides a
description of task
analyses completed
and used with the
student
__ Teacher provides a
description of the
discrepancy analyses
completed and used
with the student
__ Teacher
summarizes each of
the
assessment/analyses
areas and how they
impact overall
instructional and
vocational planning
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