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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

• Ninth Grade Academies: Arkansas Department of Career Education and P.O.I.S.E. will continue the

collaboration to implement 9th grade redesign statewide. A joint training to support Ninth Grade

Academies for dropout prevention will be established with funds being provided by Career

education for schools that volunteer to complete the training requirements.

• The P.O.I.S.E. program in partnership with the ADE-SEU will apply for a technical assistance grant

from the National Dropout Prevention Center.

Arkansas Transition Services will undertake the following in 2010-11:

Collaborations:

• Interagency Agreements with School Districts

• Partnership with the National Secondary Transition and Technical Assistance Center

• Division on Career Development and Transition of the Arkansas Department of Career Education

• College Camp at UALR in collaboration with PEPNet

• Arkansas Transition Services in partnership with the ADE-SEU will apply for a technical assistance

grant from the National Post-school Outcomes Center

ATS will provide the following training opportunities across the state.

• Person-Centered Planning Training

• Transition Toolkit Training

• Transitions Class - Getting Started

• Self-Advocacy Strategy Training

• Transitions Class - Integrating Ideas

• Transitions Class - Getting the Job

• TAKE OFF! (Transition Activities Keeping Effective Options First and Foremost)

Other ATS activities will include:

• Local Consults: ATS consultants will provide services upon request to districts within their regions.

• College Bound 2011: The annual event will be held June, 2011 at the University of Central Arkansas

(UCA) in Conway, AR.

• CASSP Teams: Arkansas Transition Services consultants will continue to participate on Child and

Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) teams.

• ATS will support Transition Orientation Nights for Parents.

• ATS will support Transition Fairs/Agency Fests.

• ATS will make presentations at State and National Meetings.

• Cadre meetings will be held at least twice a year to present team leaders with the latest information

and professional development.

• Secondary Transition State Planning Institute: Members of Arkansas Transition Services will attend

this annual meeting in May 2011 to continue work on the state plan to improve indicator outcomes.

• Arkansas Transition Summit: The fifth Transition Summit will be held October 11-13, 2010 and will

provide new and existing teams an opportunity to come together to focus on student centered

planning in an effort to improve post school outcomes for youth with IEPs. National speakers with

expertise in these areas will present general and breakout sessions.

• Transition Youth Conference: The annual Youth Conference will be held in Hope, AR in Oct. 2010.

• Transition Retreat: A Transition Retreat will be held with 5 districts to focus on age appropriate

transition assessments.

AR-LEARN: The Arkansas Local Education Agency Resource Network (AR-LEARN) continues to expand

its assistance to LEAs in meeting the challenges of providing quality special education services to address

the needs of students. Planned training includes:

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