Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 500252" data-attributes="member: 3388">Buddy,While the federal mandate regarding transition goals has supposedly been enforced in my &quot;home&quot; state, in some towns, including the town where my difficult children attended schools, it was little more then lip service, words on a sheet of paper.&nbsp; The bill which passed in the House, sent to the Senate, (not sure of it's status now) would require additional training in transition services for all sped teachers and rehab counselors.&nbsp; They would have to obtain an Endorsement in Transition Services in order to be licensed.&nbsp; In the past, transition services didn't have to be provided during school hours and many teachers didn't have the training to focus on independent living skills, post secondary employment, social skills, etc... -&nbsp; All the components that are necessary for our difficult children to be successful in the &quot;real&quot; world.We had to go to hearing to fight for these services for difficult child 2.&nbsp; We were shocked that we didn't win the battle - difficult child 2 was given a few more crumbs then he received before the hearing, but in general, they were just that, crumbs, not enough of the pie...&nbsp; Sorry, I thought this bill had already become law.&nbsp; I guess I'm just a bit too hopeful...&nbsp; Anyway, at least the importance of the transition process is finally getting the attention it should have received years ago.I'm going to get off of my &quot;soapbox&quot; before I really get started.&nbsp; I could go on and on and on, etc..., etc..., etc.... about this topic.&nbsp;&nbsp; SFR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 500252, member: 3388"] Buddy, While the federal mandate regarding transition goals has supposedly been enforced in my "home" state, in some towns, including the town where my difficult children attended schools, it was little more then lip service, words on a sheet of paper. The bill which passed in the House, sent to the Senate, (not sure of it's status now) would require additional training in transition services for all sped teachers and rehab counselors. They would have to obtain an Endorsement in Transition Services in order to be licensed. In the past, transition services didn't have to be provided during school hours and many teachers didn't have the training to focus on independent living skills, post secondary employment, social skills, etc... - All the components that are necessary for our difficult children to be successful in the "real" world. We had to go to hearing to fight for these services for difficult child 2. We were shocked that we didn't win the battle - difficult child 2 was given a few more crumbs then he received before the hearing, but in general, they were just that, crumbs, not enough of the pie... Sorry, I thought this bill had already become law. I guess I'm just a bit too hopeful... Anyway, at least the importance of the transition process is finally getting the attention it should have received years ago. I'm going to get off of my "soapbox" before I really get started. I could go on and on and on, etc..., etc..., etc.... about this topic. SFR [/QUOTE]

Verification