Disability Coordination Office ACT - Negotiating the Maze

The following resources contain a wealth of information and advice about transition planning: 

Individual Learning Plan - Template (see Appendix 4)

Outline of Important Components

Transition Planning Case Studies (see Appendix 5)

We have included two case studies developed by the Ministry of Education, British Columbia, Canada attached as Appendix 5 to this resource.  The case studies illustrate how Individual Learning Plans (called Individual Education Plans in British Columbia) can be developed to meet the needs of two very different students.

The case studies are part of the 2001 publication "Career/Life Transitions for Students with Diverse Needs: A resource Guide for Schools" developed by the Special Programs Branch, Ministry of Education, British Columbia. This publication is available to download (680 KB PDF document) at
www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/moe_clt_resource_rb0144.pdf

These case studies are included with permission from the Province of British Columbia http://www.ipp.gov.bc.ca/.

ACT Resources

Additional information about the Individual Learning Plan process in the ACT is contained in the following documents:

• Individual Learning Plan Process - Guidelines for ACT Schools
  www.det.act.gov.au/services/pdf/final_ilp_book7.pdf 
  (172 KB PDF) ACT Department of Education and Training
• Individual Learning Plan - Guidelines for ACT schools - Support Document: Sample forms.
  www.det.act.gov.au/services/word/ACTGuidelinesSampleForms.doc
  (472 KB Word document) ACT Department of Education and Training.

Resources from other regions  

South Australia

South Australia's Department of Education and Children's Services has also developed a useful website resource about Individual Learning Plans (called Negotiated Education Plans in South Australia).
http://web.seru.sa.edu.au/Nep/contents/hom/frameset.html

The website includes a number of useful documents and templates. The document "Measuring the learning achievements of students with disabilities: Working Towards Goals" is particularly useful and can be accessed at
http://web.seru.sa.edu.au/Nep/contents/add/work_skills.doc
(51 KB Word document)

British Columbia, Canada

• Career/Life Transitions for Students with Diverse Needs: A resource Guide for Schools
  www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/moe_clt_resource_rb0144.pdf  
  (680KB PDF) (2001) Special Programs Branch, Ministry of Education, British Columbia
• Your Future Now: A Transition planning & Resource Guide for Youth with Special Needs and their Families
  www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/pdf/your_future_now.pdf
  (810 KB PDF) (2005) Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia
• Transition Planning for Youth with Special Needs: A Community Support Guide
  www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/spec_needs/pdf/support_guide.pdf
  (537 KB PDF) (2005) Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia

United States of America

• Transition Planning Workbook for Families & Students with Disabilities
  http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~jrjohnso/SFTEP/SFFP.html
  (2004) John R. Johnson, Department of Special Education, College of Education, San Diego State University.
  This is a student-family focused transition planning workbook by John R. Johnson. It includes a range of planning tools including a parent checklist and a worksheet to help determine goals and objectives.
• Working Together for Successful Transition: Washington State Adolescent Transition Resource Notebook
  http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/notebook/default.html
  (Revised June 2006) Washington State Department of Health/Children with Special Health Care Needs Program