APS & TrueNorth Parent Panel
About Transition Services
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Mission Statement
The Special Education Department at New Trier High School is committed to providing a community-based, functional, real world curriculum in the area of life skills and vocational education. Transition Services ensures each student builds a presence in their own community.
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Our Goal
New Trier Transition Services assist young adults in acquiring the skills necessary to live productive and fulfilling lives. We place an emphasis on a smooth transition from school to adulthood.
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Not a Typical School Day
To assist our young adults in making the transition to adulthood, care has been taken to create a schedule and environment that feels less like high school and more like an adult work or program environment.
CURRICULAR FOCUS AREAS:
Independent Living Skills
- To assist our young adults in making the transition to adulthood, care has been taken to create an individualized schedule that feels less like high school and more like an adult work environment. Instruction focuses on life skills such a meal planning and preparation, health and safety, public transportation skills, money management, recreation skills, and communication skills.
Vocational Training
- Vocational training is important to increase each student’s independence. Most job placements are in the community. Job coaches support student growth in work completion, work behavior, communication skills, following directions, problem solving, and much more.
Accessing the Community
- Students participate in community-based instruction to practice a variety of independent living skills. Students are in the community several times a week accessing a variety of settings.
Examples include:
- Public transportation training
- Grocery Shopping
- Field Trips
- Workouts at the YMCA
- Other Outings (e.g. Costco, Target, Library, bank)
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Student Benefits
- Increased Self-Esteem
- Improved Quality of Life
- Valuable Job Skills
- Increased Independence
- Caring friendships
- Increased Social Skills
- Budgeting and Money Management Skills
- Health & Safety Awareness and Skills
- Independent Travel Skills
- A Smooth Transition to Adulthood
Individualized Transition Planning
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Care is taken to assist families in making linkages to adult services to ensure the transition to adulthood can be as smooth as possible for our students.
Our Transition Coordinator and Case Managers are available for individual transition planning meetings and to assist students and their families in making essential linkages to adult services.
Transition Services Resources
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True North and APS Parent Panel: Navigating Illinois Disability Services and Supports.
Register and Join us at the link below!
Everyone is welcome to attend to ask additional questions, get more information on the presentation material or connect to other parents.
To review or rewatch the webinar please CLICK HERE
The Zoom link is below and will also be send the day before the event to all registered participants.
Registration is optional but recommended in order to receive any follow up materials.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://truenorth804.zoom.us/j/9561531149
Meeting ID: 956 153 1149
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TRANSITION PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
Transition Services Contact Information
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