Below you can see a video about transition planning and hear directly from families and professionals, in English or Spanish. Next Steps Video provided by The Family Infant Toddler Program/The Special Education Office Public Education Department of New Mexico.
Next Steps Video (34:40)
You can read families’ perspectives from families contained in the Beach Center’s Community of Practice. You can also learn about families’ experiences with transition planning by reading 4 family stories (1 story available in both Spanish and English) in which personal experiences are shared.
Many state departments of education have developed guides that merge families’ and professionals’ perspectives and offer advice on successful transitions. These booklets describe the steps you can take to plan the transition planning conference, participate within the conference, and follow-up after the conference.
Because policies vary from state to state, determine if your state or local program has specific guidelines that are different from the ones in these booklets.
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