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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

Council for Exceptional Children Training: Arkansas Transition Services will collaborate with Division on

Career Development and Transition and KUDER to provide a pre-conference workshop at the Arkansas

Council for Exceptional Children conference to be held November 2008 on the KUDER Career Planning

System. Approximately forty teachers will attend to learn about the assessment tool. Arkansas Transition

Services will provide additional training on how to use the KUDER in the implementation of an effective

transition plan.

Collaboration with Arkansas Youth United: The northwest Arkansas Transition Consultant will collaborate

with Arkansas Youth United to provide Transition Fairs in northwest Arkansas. This group will participate

in the College Bound program and in the Arkansas Transition Summit to improve indicator outcomes.

College Camp at University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR): In collaboration with PEPNet, Arkansas

Transition Services will provide assistance in recruiting attendees of this four-day college camp for students

with hearing impairments. The camp provides attendees with a picture of life on a college campus. Students

will attend workshops and stay in dormitories. Arkansas Transition Services will present an interactive

workshop on self-determination. Arkansas Transition Services will collaborate with PEPNet again in July

2009.

Transitions Class: Getting the Job: This workshop will be developed in 2008-09 and presented for the first

time in the summer of 2009. Teachers who participate in the workshop will learn how to individualize their

transitions classes to meet students’ needs relative to post-school employment. Teachers will be provided

with a workbook and in-depth training and tools on how to recruit employers in their areas. The training

focuses on incorporating a community based program if the transition plan indicates that need.

LEA Consultation: Arkansas Transition Services consultants will provide upon request consultations to

districts throughout the state. These consultations consist of information sharing, file reviews, classroom set

up and general planning for the transition process. Some consultants will provide these services on a

monthly basis to ensure ongoing technical assistance.

You’re Hired! Employment for Youth with Disabilities: In April, 2009, “You’re Hired! Employment for

Youth with Disabilities,” will air on Arkansas’ PBS affiliate. This program was designed and funded by the

Employability Project, and Arkansas Transition Services participated by sharing information on transition

planning. In an effort to increase their knowledge and understanding of available services, the target

audience is parents and students. Copies of this program will be shared with districts throughout the state to

use in local training with students and parents.

Transition Orientation Nights for Parents: Ten Transition Orientation Nights for Parents will be held. These

events will present general information on the transition process and provide parents an opportunity to ask

questions and participate in the assessment process. Agency representatives will participate in some of these

events to provide information on their services.

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

annual meeting in May 2009 to continue work on the Arkansas state plan to improve indicator outcomes.

The Institute is sponsored by the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, National

Dropout Prevention Center and the National Post-School Outcomes Center.

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