Assess Procedures Transition

Prerequisite: Matriculation in a Special Education licensure program or consent of graduate program coordinator Assessment Procedures in Transition is an advanced three-credit graduate course that is designed to provide previously licensed students with an overview of transition assessment practice, methodologies and instruments used to assess learner capacity, achievement and progress, as well as system evaluation of the transition process for a school district, program or school. Assessment strategies include but are not restricted to, conducting, interpreting, and overseeing individualized formal and informal transition assessments to ascertain interests, strengths, preferences, aptitudes and needs related to competitive employment, education, training, and independent living; developing individualized appropriate measurable postsecondary goals, and annual Individualized Educational Program goals based on the individualized transition assessment results; and transition service delivery. Offered annually. This is the second of a four course sequence whereby qualified candidates will earn a Transition Specialist Endorsement from the DESE.