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Engaging Families
to Help Students
Transition into Post-
Secondary
OpportunitiesPresented by:
Terri McLaughlin, Transition Specialist
Margaret C. O’Hare, Project Director
Federation for Children with Special Needs
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INFORMING, EDUCATING, EMPOWERING FAMILIES617-236-7210 | www.fcsn.org | [email protected]
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Families play a powerful role in their children’s education!
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Today’s Outcomes
• Review research trends about families helping students during secondary transitions
• Explore how schools can partner with parents through whole school and special education processes
• Develop strategies for collaborating with community partners
• Identify ways that parents can support students through the transition process
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What do YOU believe about how families can help their
students plan for their future???
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Overall Findings from 40 Years of Research
When families are involved at home and at school…
children do better in school…
…schools are better at educating children.
AND
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Parent Family Involvement Engagement
Random Acts Systemic
Events-driven Student outcome-oriented
Add-on Integrated
No infrastructure Sustainable over time
Compliance Ownership and continuous improvement
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What are parents’
motivations for becoming involved?
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Factors Motivating Parental Engagement
in Their Child’s EducationPersonal Motivators
• Parental role: “Do I believe I’m supposed to be involved?”
• Sense of efficacy for helping the child to learn:
“Do I believe my involvement will make a difference for my
child?”
*Adapted from work of Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey
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Factors Motivating Parental Engagement in Their Child’s Education
Contextual Motivators• School climate:
“Is the school welcoming? Do people at school tell me they want me involved?”
• Invitation from teachers: “Does the teacher ask me to be involved? Does she
offer specific requests for my involvement?”
• Invitations from the student: “Does my child want or need my involvement?”
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Factors Motivating Parental Engagement
in Their Child’s EducationLife Context Variables
• Parents’ knowledge and skills: “What can I do to help? What do I like to do?”
• Parents’ time and energy:
“What can I reasonably choose to do considering all the
demands upon my time and energy?”
• Parents’ culture:
“What are appropriate roles for my involvement? What do I
think would be useful for me to do?”
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Why Families Get Involved
• Understand that they should be involved
• Feel capable of making a contribution
• Feel invited by the school and by their children
(Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler)
Family members are more likely to become involved when they:
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How do families become engaged in
helping their students envision post-secondary options?
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Cultural Differences
For students from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds, the issues regarding
the unique difference between school-based
individualist planning and family collective
decision-making should be recognized and
addressed prior to TRANSITION
planning meetings.
(Wehmeyer, 2007)
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• Leverage strengths among family members
• Build productive home-school relationships
• Go beyond typical school-based events
• Support mutual responsibility for education success
• Stress developmental readiness skills
Ready, Willing, and Able: A Developmental Approach to College Access and Success by Savitz-Romer, M., and Souffard, S.M.
Helping Families Support College & Career Readiness
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Identity Development• Building upon strengths, interests and preferences
• Understanding self in relation to others
• Dealing with identity conflicts
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Setting goals that set up success
Aiming high
Managing the motivational balancing act
Motivation & Goal Setting
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Self-Regulation Skills
• Focusing and maintaining attention
• Delaying gratification
• Planning and overcoming obstacles
• Reflecting on behaviors and impact on others
• Finding opportunities for practice
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Strategies to Engage Families
• Communicate with family members on an ongoing basis.
• Involve all families in post-secondary exploration activities.
• Help families connect and build networks.
• Facilitate family-youth discussions about post-secondary options.
• Organize student-led discussion and events.
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It’s MYPlan !
Start
Getting Ready
Making the TRANSITION Plan
Planning Ahead
Leaving School?
Moving On Employment
Local Colleges
Residential College
Training
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TRANSITION - PREPARATION FOR LIFE!
• School to community
• Exploration of: post-secondary vocational experiences employment opportunities housing transportation
• Each student’s BIG vision• Self advocacy & self determination• Skill based learning
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LIFE’sPUZZLE
EMPLOYMENT
INSTRUCTION
EDUCATION
RELATEDSERVICES
RECREATION
Social Skills& Networks
TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNITYLIVING
POSTSECONDARYEDUCATION
FUNCTIONALVOCATIONALEVALUATION
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COLLABORATION: Schools
How can families partner with: • Schools, especially in whole school initiatives
• Adult agencies
• Employers
• Higher education
• Other community partners
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To Partner Effectively withTheir School Districts
Families need and want to understand the TRANSITION planning process.
• What should I ask about ?
• When should I ask about it ?
• Whom should I ask about TRANSITION?
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Community Based Planning Strategies…
While In High School or After Senior Year
* INDEPENDENT LIVING *
HEALTH & WELLNESS / FITNESS
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT / ADULT MEDICAL CARE
TECHNOLOGY DEVICES / SOCIAL NETWORKS
NUTRITION / MEAL PLANNING / FOOD SHOPPING
COOKING / HOME AND PERSONAL SAFETY
FRIENDS / RELATIONSHIPS
* EMPLOYMENT *
JOB CARVING / JOB COACH / MENTOR
CAREER EXPLORATION / JOB DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE PAID COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT
REAL WORK - REAL PAY / NATURAL SUPPORTS
ONE STOP CAREER CENTERS / MRC
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS
COMPETITIVE WAGES
* COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION *
COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTEERING
TRAVEL TRAINING / LEISURE ACTIVITIES
VOTING / CULTURE / RELIGION / SOCIAL NETWORKS
SELF ADVOCACY / MENTORING / CITIZENSHIP
RECREATION in the COMMUNITY
CHARITY EVENTS
* EDUCATION *
COLLEGE / COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INSTRUCTIONAL COACH / STUDY HELP
ICE - Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment - DESE
TECHNICAL SCHOOL / SKILLS TRAINING
ADULT EDUCATION / CONTINUING ED MUSIC
ART / DRAMA CLASSES
TRANSITION PROGRAMS
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To Support Their Children Through
the TRANSITION Process
Families Want To Understand:
• The unique differences in the IEP process during the TRANSITION years
• The federal law IDEA and state special education laws around TRANSITION
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COLLABORATION: Adult Agencies
Chapter 688 referral process vs. ELIGIBILITY
• Department of Developmental Services - DDS
• Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission - MRC
• Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health - DMH
• Massachusetts Commission of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing - MCDHH
• Massachusetts Commission for the Blind - MCB
• Department of Children and Families - DCF
• Department of Youth Services - DYS
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COLLABORATION: Employers• Identify services, agencies, and disability programs available in your
community. Start early especially around the issues of guardianship, supported employment and long-term living arrangements
• Job shadowing programs which may exist in your own community: local cable station, veterinary technicians, library, local hospital/nursing facilities
• When possible, introduce activities that will help find or lead to future employment: using computers, using a bank account, creating menus
• Interviewing people that have jobs in which the student might be interested
• Going to an actual workplace for a tour
• Getting a job and trying it out
• Community service
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Great Websites for Youth Career & Job Exploration• www.careerideasforkids.com/kid's.htm Career Ideas for Kids helps students
uncover their special interests and abilities.
• www.Youthhood.org is a web-based program designed for students and adults in an interactive format around issues of post-secondary education, careers, and independent living.
• www.Mynextmove.org is a youth-friendly website developed by the Department of Labor to assist youth with career exploration, job expectations, and assists with appropriate high school or post-secondary course selection.
• http://www.onetonline.org/ O*Net OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals and students.
• https://masscis.intocareers.org Massachusetts Career Information System provides occupational and educational information to help people make better-informed career and school choices.
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(c) Feb. 2009 belongs to Andrew Sinclair- use with permission
ICE Partnership Program• Dual enrollment/early admit opportunity for
students,18-22, with significant disabilities
• Grant-funded from the MA Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education in partnership with the Dept. of Higher Education and the Institute for Community Inclusion
• Supported by the MA Legislators
COLLABORATION: Higher Education
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• Adult Agencies
• Multicultural community based organizations and groups
• City/town boards local government, Commission for Citizens with Disabilities
• Employers and Work focused groups i.e. Regional Employment Board, Workforce Investment Board, Career Center, job fairs
• Transportation systems, local para transit, Easter Seals Project Action
• Independent Living Centers
• Federation for Children with Special Needs, ICI
COLLABORATION: Community Partners
Support families to make the link to community partners who can play an important role in the child’s life after high school
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Support Networks ….
• Leverage the support networks around your community
• Support comes from everywhere…. parents, teachers, agencies, community organizations, friends, mentors & others
• Given time, and lots of help along the way, a child can carve their own path, make their own way… and dreams can come true
• Thanks to your dedication and hard work, a child can reach the sky
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Any Questions???
Thank YouTerri McLaughlin, Transition Specialist
(617) 399-8336
Margaret C. O’Hare, Project Director
(617) 399-8344