Goal

• To effectively and meaningfully support student transition.

Key Actions

• Collect data from parents, school personnel and experts from the field on ways to better support student transition.
• Divide this component into four areas of focus that include: Pre-K / Kindergarten transition, Grade 7/8 transition, Grade 12 / Adult Life transition, Supporting daily transition.
• Schedule inservice with Learning Services Teachers, Work Experience Teachers, Work Experience Facilitators and Secondary Vice Principals to examine and revise practice with respect to work experience for students with complex needs
• Further develop partnerships with community service providers to support student transition.
• Schedule an annual event that brings together parents of incoming K students with complex needs, community service providers and school personnel to support the successful transition of students into the school district.
• Meaningfully integrate this component with the work being done on: strengthening the home-school partnership, celebrating the unique me, designing quality educational plans, keeping complex learners safe, nurturing social-emotional development and mental health, and enhancing professional skillset.

Indicators of Progress

• Collect pre and post data from parents and school personnel who are supporting a complex learner to determine if key actions have resulted in successful outcomes as they relate to supporting student transition.
• Use this information to meaningfully inform key actions for further development of this component in the 2018/2019 academic year.

NVSD44 Internal Resources

Transition Planning – Handbook for Students in Grades 10 to 12 with Special Needs
This document articulates the values and beliefs of the North Vancouver School District, working in collaboration with community agencies. It outlines a framework to support young people with complex special needs, in their transition from school to adult services. Click here to read the full document.