Transition IEP's
The Parent Information Center of Delaware
List of New Castle County High Schools
Transition IEPs
By state law, when a student with a developmental disability reaches age 13, it is time to begin school to work transition planning. From that age until graduation, you should be included in Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings to discuss post-high school dreams and plans or an Individualized Transition Plan (ITP). The ITP is an important part of the IEP.
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Your high school transition coordinator should attend and assist in writing the IEP/ ITP beginning at age 13. Your regular and special education teachers, vocational education staff, your assigned DDDS manager/supports coordinator, your parents and you should attend every IEP meeting. During the IEP:
- Confirm your year of graduation. Students with developmental disabilities are able to receive a free and appropriate education until age 21.
- Find out whether you will receive a high school diploma or a certificate of attendance. There is a difference. Most employers request a copy of the high school diploma.
- Be specific in writing goals for employment. You should tell the team what kind of work you enjoy and describe an ideal work setting and activities.
- Discuss and plan for transportation from home to work. Public transportation training needs and public transportation services for those with disabilities should be included in the transition plan. Request several on-site, community-based job explorations provided through your school district, local intermediate unit, or an adult services provider agency. This will help assess your work preferences and abilities.
- Request job-coaching services from local provider agencies to support you in work-study programs, usually offered during the final two years of high school.
- Ask about job-coaching services for summer employment to help you maintain work skills. This may be considered under the “extended school year” option.
- During the fall of your final year in high school, call your local Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) for assistance in preparing for and securing appropriate employment, community based work assessments, and job coaching services. Your DVR counselor will refer you to an adult services provider agency for many of these services.
- Explore post-high school education and training options, such as community colleges and vocational schools, with your parents, the IEP team, your supports coordinator from DDDS, and a vocational counselor from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Call those colleges or vocational schools to ask about supports offered by their office of disability services. What non-credit courses do they offer to students with developmental disabilities? What documentation of disability do they require?
Request information about adult services provider agencies and their programs' ability to meet your needs and interests. Contact information for provider agencies should be added to your IEP's "Linkages Page."
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The Parent Information Center of Delaware collaborates with the DE Dept. of Education, DE’s Div. on Career Development and Transition, High School/High Tech, Darrell Andrews Enterprises on two exciting and growing student empowerment projects:
- SOAR Groups and their counterpart, the Student Leadership Advisory Council
- SOAR Groups: Members of SOAR groups are students with and without disabilities who determine their own activities while embracing the values and beliefs of the SOAR model.
For more information about SOAR Groups, visit the Parent Information Center of Delaware's website at www.picofdel.org/connections.htm
New Castle
County Schools
State of Delaware: Department of Education
http://www.doe.k12.de.us/programs/specialed/transition.shtml
Here you will find information on the Transition-Driven IEP Process, Best and Effective Practices in Scholl to Work Transition for Youth with Disabilities, a Parent Transition Survey, and more.
Alexis I. DuPont High School
50 Hillside Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2626
Archmere Academy
3600 Philadelphia Pike
Claymont, DE 19703
(302) 798-6632
Brandywine High School
1400 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 479-1600
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts
100 North DuPont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 636-5330
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts
100 North duPont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2700
Caesar Rodney High School
239 Old North Road
Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934
(302) 697-2161
Charter School of Wilmington
100 North duPont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 651-2727
Christiana High School
190 Salem Church Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 454-2123
Commodore McDonough Program
1701 South Dupont Highway
St. Georges, DE 19733
(302) 832-6290
Community School (The)
1621 Telegraph Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 992-5589
Concord Christian Academy
2510 Marsh Road
Wilmington, DE 19810-1698
(302) 475-3247
Concord High School
2501 Ebright Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3951
Delaware Gratz Hebrew High School
101 Garden of Eden Road
Wilmington, DE 19803-0000
(302) 478-8100
DE Autistic Program
144 Brennen Drive
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 454-2202
Delaware Military Academy
112 Middleboro Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 998-0745
Delcastle H.S.
1417 Newport Road
Wilmington DE 19804
(302) 995-8053
Delcastle Technical High School
1417 Newport Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 995-8100
Dickinson (John) High School
1801 Milltown Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 992-5500
Douglas School
1800 Prospect Road
Wilmington, De 19805
(302) 429-4146
Douglass Alternative School
1800 Prospect Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 429-4145
Fairwinds Baptist Church School
801 Seymour Road
Bear, DE 19701-1121
(302) 328-7404
Glasgow High School
1901 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 454-2381
Harvest Christian Academy @ Wilmington
2205 W. Lancaster Avenue
Wilmington, DE
19805
(302) 652-2613
Heritage Christian Academy
1842 Otts Chapel Road
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 738-9287
Howard High School of Technology
401 East 12th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 571-5400
Leach (John G.) School
Landers Lane
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 429-4055
McKean (Thomas) High School
301 McKennan's Church Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 992-5520
Meadowood Program
55A South Meadowood Drive
Newark, DE 19711-6756
(302) 454-3400
Mount Pleasant High School
5201 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 762-7125
New Castle Baptist Academy
901 East Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720-4294
(302) 328-7026
Newark High School
750 East Delaware Avenue
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 454-2151
Padua Academy
905 North Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 421-3779
Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School
2575 Glasgow Avenue
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 834-0990
Red Lion Christan Academy
1400 Red Lion Road
Bear, DE 19701-1800
(302) 834-2526
Salesianum
1801 North Broom Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 654-2495
Sarah Pyle Academy
501 North Lombard Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 429-4158
St Elizabeth H.S
1500 Cedar Street
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 656-3369
St. Mark's High School
2501 Pike Creek Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 738-3300
Sterck (Margaret S.) Delaware School for the Deaf
620 East Chestnut Hill Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 454-2301
Tatnell School
1501 Barley Mill
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 998-2292
Tower Hill
2813 West 17th Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 657-8373
Towle Institute
PO Box 580
Hockessin, DE 19707-0580
(302) 234-4442
Ursuline Academy
1106 Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 658-7158
Wilmington Friends School
101 School Road
Wilmington, DE 19803-4537
(302) 576-2900
Wilmington Christian School
825 Loveville Road
Hockessin, DE 19707-9508
(302) 239-2121
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