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A printable version of the Timeline is available in Timeline for Transition Planning

Contents

To Consider at Any Age

  • Is my child eligible for Supplemental Security Income Benefits(SSI)?
  • Is my child receiving service coordination services (case management) through the Medicaid Waiver?
  • Is my child involved with Recreation/leisure activities?
  • Are medical counseling needs being addressed?
  • Is my child increasing his or her responsibilities at home?
  • Has a determination been made about guardianship, if needed?
  • Is my child learning self-advocacy skills?

For additional preparation, see Family Preparation for Transition from the Gretchen Everhart School

By age 12

  • Begin to collect information on Waiver funding and possible services from the ODD (if eligible)
  • Begin to explore employment interests, aptitudes, and abilities
  • Continue to explore, assess, and teach self-help, ADL skills
  • Continue to develop communication and social skills
  • State photo ID may be obtained for child as young as 10
  • Begin Person-Centered Futures Planning


By age 14



By age 15

  • Set up Special Needs Trust
  • Open MH/MR case if not done already
  • Explore work, residential and leisure options
  • Assess and determine eligibility for adult services



By age 16

  • Identify employment interests and skills the student can use in a career
  • School assesses student in transition with focus on adult outcomes
  • IEP meeting must also include any involved agencies to discuss future
  • Include activities such as career exploration, job sampling
  • Begin to identify community services that provide job training placement and other community resources
  • Consider volunteer experiences
  • Discussion and writing of the criteria for graduation (either school district requirements or the completion of the IEP)
  • Begin to gather information regarding guardianship, health care proxy, and emancipation
  • Determine need for Financial Support; Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, state financial supplemental programs
  • Identify health care providers

Age 16-18

  • Examine social security benefits
  • Collect information about Residential or Independent Living services
  • Apply to OVR for services if appropriate
  • Transportation: use of public transportation, travel training, ride sharing, driver’s license training if appropriate.

Age 17-18

  • Parents address legal issues of guardianship, health care proxy and emancipation
  • Continue to update transition plan
  • Have student visit colleges/career training schools if appropriate

Age 18

  • Male students register with Selective Service
  • Register to vote by downloading an application at www.votepa.com or visit a local country voter registration office.
  • Parents review health insurance (private or Medicaid)
  • Apply or recertify for Social Security Benefits
  • Apply for financial support programs (Vocational Rehabilitation, independent living services, personal assistant services)

Age 18-21

  • Continue to review and update transition plan
  • Prepare resume and/or portfolio
  • Visit programs that may provide vocational or other services for the student after high school ends
  • A notice will be given one year before the child reaches the age of majority (21 years old in Pennsylvania) informing the student and parents of his/her IDEA rights, and that they will transfer from the adult to the child.
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