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Section Two: Person-Centered Planning
Identifying Measurable Post-Secondary Goals
Once students have identified their future goals in the major life domains, they are ready to explore their post-high school choices. The secondary transition planning process should include measurable post-secondary goals for the required areas:
Education/Training: Goals in this category address education or training for a specific vocation or career. This may include a vocational training program, an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, job corps, a technical training program or college, a two-year college, and a four-year college or university. Goals in this area may also address training for independent living.
Employment: Goals in this category address paid employment (e.g., competitive, sheltered, integrated or supported), unpaid employment (volunteer, in a training capacity), and military service.
Independent Living: When appropriate, these goals address living independently, managing finances, utilizing transportation, and accessing adult services.
FYI
Students should be asked to identify their post-school goals with
increasing specificity each school year. They should be able to respond
more specifically because each year they will have learned more regarding themselves
and what the world might offer.
