How to Open Doors to Your Future

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How to Open Doors to Your Future
We can open the door to your future, but it is up
to you to walk through it.
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Transition Services at Campbellsport High School
The Doors are open if you chose to go in!
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Opening Doors to the Future Accomplished
through a continuum of transition services in 7th
12th gradeTransition Scope and Sequence
focuses on acquisition of knowledge and skills to
plan and make decisions for the future.
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Knowledge and Skills to Open Doors to the Future
is provided through a Chest of Tools.This
Chest of Tools empowers students to envision
and plan for their future.
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Contents of Chest of Tools
Knowledge of their Disability and how they best
learn Knowledge of Vocational Options Knowledge
of Community and Post Secondary Assistance
Ability to function as a member of
society Ability to Self Advocate Ability to find
a job Ability to keep a job
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The Chest of tools is kept in a Vocational
Portfolio the portfolio begins with a shell of
information that the students build and
personalize, so they have resource material and
personal examples to take when they leave high
school.
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Students need to self assess their strengths,
interests, and needs using formal and informal
assessments. Formal assessments used such as
the COPS-II
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Informal Assessments completed at least on an
annual basis assessing employment, post
secondary training, recreation/leisure, daily
living, adult living skills, and self advocacy
skills.Eq. Questions What strengths and
skills can you bring to a job?Have you
interviewed before?What type of accommodations
do you need for post secondary training?How will
you locate a place to live?Have you ever filed
an income tax form? Do you know how?
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Gathering of information and skills is
accomplished using a Transition Curriculum
Transition Curriculum provides 3 courses
Life Skills- Will be Offered in 8th grade
Employability Skills I- offered in 10th or 11th
grade Employability Skills II- offered in
11th or 12th grade
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Life Skills Units Why do I have a learning
disability? Who am I? What do I want to
do?What options and opportunities are available
to me?
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Employability I Units Getting to know
Myself Making career decisions and plan of
action Finding and applying for a job
Succeeding on the Job
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Employability II Units Self determination and
Self Advocacy Finding a Job Job Survival
Skills Independent Living
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All three courses emphasize getting to know
yourself and your options. Career research is
conducted through a variety of medium Videos
series - Enter Here and Real Life 101 Job
Shadows Career Interviews The Occupational
Handbook Other print resources
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Establish employment, post secondary school, and
personal goals
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Students review and follow transition flow charts
for each of the post secondary options.Students
use transition flow charts and teacher guidance
to develop their own plan of action.
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Links to the Community are developed and made in
all three coursesCommunity linkages developed
through Visits to Technical College Other
post secondary schools Career and Job Center
Places of Employment County Services Job Fair
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Community linkages are also developed through a
County Wide Transition Fair.The Fond du Lac
County TAC will host approximately 60 community
agencies and post secondary schools.Students
from Campbellsport High School along with
students from neighboring schools will be invited
to attend.
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Community linkages are stored in a community
resource guide. The guide provides agency
descriptions and contact and access information.
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Community linkages developed through internships
involve commitment between students, employers,
and the school. The internship allows
students to learn about a specific career area
and gain job related knowledge.
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Community linkages are also developed through
participation in School to Work Programs, Youth
Options, Volunteer Programs, and Teacher
Assistant programs.
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The transition curriculum stresses the
development of Self Determination and Self
Advocacy Skills Knowledge of disability
Knowledge of legal rights and responsibilities
Knowledge of employment, post secondary school
and personal goals Develop plan of action on
how to reach goals Develop communication skills
to express goals and needs with others Develop
independent living skills
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Oral Communication skills development Assist
with the development and presentation of IEP
Telephoning post secondary schools, employers,
and community agencies Interviewing
Personal meetingswith community agencies
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Written Communication skills development
Assists in the writing of their IEP
Resumes Cover Letters Job Applications
Thank You Letters
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Independent Living Skill Development Money
Management and Budgeting Housing
Transportation Credit and Loans Personal
Paperwork Medicine and Health
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Students collect documentation of their
disability Copy of last IEP Current
academic and psychological testing
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Students depart high school with a Chest of
Tools, which will open many doors.