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Key Component #2: Pathway to High School Graduation (Before the IEP)
Transition planning is essential for guiding a student’s journey from high school to post-secondary life. Review how educators can collaborate with students to craft a vision and explore future possibilities, laying the groundwork for developing the Individual Transition Plan (ITP).
Transition Activities Tracker
The Transition Activities Tracker supports educators in documenting and monitor the implementation of activities as outlined in the Individual Transition Plan (ITP).
Requisitos de Graduación del Estado de California: Consideraciones para Estudiantes con Discapacidades (Spanish Version of California State Graduation Requirements: Considerations for Students with Disabilities)
Este recurso describe las vías de acceso disponibles para estudiantes con discapacidad, independientemente de si son elegibles para las evaluaciones del Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) o los California Alternate Assessments (CAA). Para los estudiantes elegibles para las CAA, esta opción, también conocida como Alternative Pathway, ofrece una ruta de apoyo accesible para graduarse.
Strategies that WorkEnvisioning a Path to Graduation: Student Four Year Academic Plan
As part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process, Calexico USD received support from their System Improvement Leads (SIL) coach and participated in the SIL Graduation Network. Through this work Calexico USD discovered a highly effective strategy, the Student Four Year Academic Plan.
Graduation Rate Improvement Plan: Research Support and Resources
The Graduation Rate Improvement Plan: Research Support and Resources guide is designed to be an interactive tool that provides teams access to updated research relating to dropout prevention as well as direct access to evidence based practices, applicable tools, and examples from the field.
Strategies That Work: Removing Barriers to Graduation- Student-Centered Scheduling and On Track to Graduate Monitoring
As part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process, Anaheim UHSD set an ambitious goal of increasing this rate by 10% in two years. With support from their System Improvement Leads (SIL) coach, AUHSD discovered two highly effective strategies: a student-centered scheduling process and on-track-to-graduate monitoring to ensure students remain on track to graduate.
Strategies that work Empowering Every Student to Graduate: Student On-Track Self-Monitoring
Seven districts joined SIL’s Graduation Network as part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. Together, they set an ambitious goal: to increase the percentage of students with disabilities graduating with a diploma by 10% within two years. In the network, on-track-to-graduate monitoring quickly emerged as a leading contributor to increase graduation rates. One specific strategy connected to this driver—and found to be effective by network teams—was the ‘Am I On Track?’ student self-monitoring form.
Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Early Warning Systems for Graduation
A well implemented early warning system can help educators and others identify students at risk of dropping out and assign and monitor interventions to keep them on track for graduation. This guide describes and provides examples of early warning system implementation strategies in use across the country.
Empowering Every Student to Graduate: Student On-Track Self-Monitoring
Seven districts joined SIL’s Graduation Network as part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. Together, they set an ambitious goal: to increase the percentage of students with disabilities graduating with a diploma by 10% within two years. In the network, on-track-to-graduate monitoring quickly emerged as a leading contributor to increase graduation rates. One specific strategy connected to this driver—and found to be effective by network teams—was the ‘Am I On Track?’ student self-monitoring form.
Laying the Foundation for Graduation Success: Transition IEP Meetings
Seven districts joined SIL’s Graduation Network as part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. Together, they set an ambitious goal: to increase the percentage of students with disabilities graduating with a diploma by 10% within two years.
Envisioning a Path to Graduation: Student Four Year Academic Plan
As part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process, Calexico USD received support from their System Improvement Leads (SIL) coach and participated in the SIL Graduation Network. Through this work Calexico USD discovered a highly effective strategy, the Student Four Year Academic Plan
Strategies that Work Laying the Foundation for Graduation Success: Transition IEP Meetings
Seven districts joined SIL’s Graduation Network as part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. Together, they set an ambitious goal: to increase the percentage of students with disabilities graduating with a diploma by 10% within two years. With the IEP Process identified as a key driver, districts in the graduation network honed in on the IEP transition meetings as a leverage point for change. They identified that a key first step toward high school success is holding a transition IEP meeting before students enter high school— with high school staff present. This ensures that each student’s needs are addressed, graduation requirements are reviewed, and a 9th grade schedule is created to keep them on track.
Strategies that Work Supporting Graduation Success: Special and General Education Collaboration
Seven districts joined SIL’s Graduation Network as part of California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. Together, they set an ambitious goal: to increase the percentage of students with disabilities graduating with a diploma by 10% within two years. Many network teams noted a lack of productive collaboration between general education teachers and special education teachers as a limiting factor. Clarifying the process for initiating and maintaining positive collaboration, coupled with the use of a collaboration protocol, was tested in the network and proved to be successful.
SIP 2025 Conference - Alternative Pathway to a High School Diploma: How we have incorporated this new pathway in PUSD
A video from the Supporting Innovative Practices Conference 2025 - Alternative Pathway to a High School Diploma: How we have incorporated this new pathway in PUSD - Presented by Michelle Joy and Barbara Beaudoin, Poway Unified School District
Summary of Performance
Support meaningful transitions with the Summary of Performance (SOP)—a required IDEA document that helps educators summarize students’ strengths, needs, and postsecondary goals as they prepare for life after high school.
Transitions Planning: The Basics Guide
This Transition Planning: The Basics Guide for 2023 has a free download available. It can help LEAs & Students to obtain, "Successful Outcomes AND Meet Mandates. Help Students Prepare For Life After School. Write IEPs that meet the Legal Mandate. Implement IEPs using Best Practices. Advocate for themselves."
Quality Indicators of Exemplary Transition Program Needs Assessment (QI-2)
The Quality Indicators of Exemplary Transition Program Needs Assessment (QI-2) is designed to help determine the most critical needs within transition programs.
Guideposts for Success
“What do all youth need to make a successful transition to adulthood?” This is the central question that the Guideposts for Success is designed to answer. Two characteristics set the Guideposts for Success apart from other frameworks and resources pertaining to youth transition. First, it recognizes that youth in the transition-to-adulthood age group (defined as ages 12 to 25) benefit from many of the same opportunities, services, and supports, regardless of their disability status and other individual differences. Second, it explicitly identifies additional opportunities, services, and supports that may be required or beneficial for youth who have disabilities. In this way, the Guideposts for Success serves as a guiding resource for ensuring that all youth, including those with disabilities, have full access to high quality services in integrated settings to gain education, employment, and independent living.
Individual Transition Plans (ITPs)
This video explains what an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) is and how to create it.
SIP Transition Planning Collaboration Session Six (5/27/2020)
SIP webinar focused on transition planning and services for students withe disabilities.
Legal Mandates for Transition
SIP webinar focused on transition planning and services for students withe disabilities.
