Day 38: Life After High School

Beginning at age 12, your child’s school district is supposed to conduct an inventory of your child’s vocational and post-secondary interests. By age 14, the district should begin developing transition goals, aligned with your child’s academic goals, aimed at promoting a solid foundation for higher education or vocational interests. As your child gets older, it becomes increasingly important for his or her academic skills to correspond with specific life skills. A strong transition plan will also engage community resources to support a smooth transition into post-secondary life.

As your child approaches his or her pre-teenage years, find out what your child is interested in pursuing after high school. Then, think critically about whether your child is on track to attain the practical skills necessary to live productively and independently. Which basic skills is your child lacking? Can your child communicate? Get dressed up in the morning? Send a text message? Travel on public transportation? Understand street signs? Complete a job application online? Count money? Operate an ATM machine or write a check? Even if your child is already in high school, it is not too late to obtain appropriate transition services before he or she exits at age 21.

The foundation of a strong transition plan includes comprehensive evaluations. To discuss your child’s transition planning needs, book a virtual consultation on my website, https://www.MSRLegal.ORG/Book-Your-Consultation. Follow @MSRLegalConsulting on Instagram as I post about the evolving landscape of education in the wake of Covid-19.

Stay safe, and stay healthy.

Oroma

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