Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

TIEP, the Transition Plan -or the TransitionPortion of a 504 PlanAdulthood brings new needs, rights andopportunities. As a student grows to adulthood,his or her IEP could change significantly, and thetransition plan should play an ever-larger role in thisprocess.The transition plan will cover not only schooling butalso vocational training and living skills – in short,whatever the young person will need to make asuccessful transition to adult life. The transitionplan — whether a TIEP or a portion of a 504 plan —should spell out:• the high-school program the student needs and thetype of diploma the student is working towards• the student’s desired post-school outcome• the kind of work the student wants to do and cando with the right training, supports and services,and how he or she will prepare for that work• any job training the student will need,whether it will be in a formal classroom setting, inthe community, or both• post school adult living arrangements• functional vocational assessments, if needed• any life skills the student has yet to learn• services or assistive technology devices the studentwill need and which agencies can supply themIPE -the VocationalRehabilitationPlanThe IPE states the student’s employment goal and theservices the student will need to achieve it.It is important for a student with a disability and hisor her vocational rehabilitation counselor to choosean employment goal specific enough to make it clearwhich services are needed to reach it.The goal should not be, for example, health care.It should be a particular job in health care —nurse’s aide, records technician or surgeon. Insteadof business, the goal should be receptionist orcomptroller. Instead of law enforcement, it should besecurity guard, detective or prosecutor. The goal canalways be changed if it proves to be too much, toolittle or simply the wrong direction.With a specific goal, an IPE can then list in detailthe services that are needed and who will pay forthem. The services can include further education,transportation, mental-health therapy, medicaltreatment, technology and anything else necessaryfor the student to reach his or her goal. The IPE canalso specify responsibilities of the young person, suchas reporting progress to the counselor or regularattendance at classes.The plans are designed individually, and reflect eachperson’s vision and values.What Is The Purpose OfEach Education PlanEducation plans shouldbe detailed strategiesfor achieving the bestpossible adult lifeA transition plan hasthe same purpose butlooks ahead to theneeds, changes andpossibilities of adulthoodAn IPE, or employmentplan, focuses onpreparing for workas an adultAn Independent LivingPlan builds selfsufficiencyand theself-confidence neededto successfully enterthe adult world.13