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= Welcome to the PA Secondary Transition for Family Engagement Wiki = = =

 __Why Family Engagement is Important:__ ** Family members and caregivers have a great deal of knowledge and insight regarding their sons and daughters. They are usually the only one consistent person in the life of a youth or young adult. Family members and caregivers will also still be there after a student graduates from high school and moves on to fullfilling their post-secondary goals. As one parent put it "we are the transition coordinators for life". Therefore it is important for family members and caregivers to have a good understanding of and be actively engaged in the secondary transition process. This wiki provides information for educators and agency staff to engage families and caregivers in this process. For family members and caregivers viewing this page there are a number of resources provided to assist you in this process. ** __PEAL Center Webinar - Transition Planning - It Is Never To Early To Start - PowerPoint:__ 

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__Information for Educators:__ **The following are resources for educators regarding the important topic of parent engagement. Included in this section are: PDE Parent Involvement Brochure, a list of parent involvement activities, PDE Student Learner Profile form, an example of a parent communication log, the Pennsylvania Transition Health Care Checklist, and a parent transition handbook. All of these resources are provided as examples/templates to further engage family members.**

 __Information for Families and Caregivers:__ The following are resources for families and caregivers to assist them in being " the transition coordinator for life" for their sons and daughters. Included in this section are resources to assist with transition and IEP planning, sample transition parent surveys;the Pennsylvania Transition Health Care Checklist, and information regarding employment readiness.











__Family Secondary Transition Surveys__

__Employment Readiness Surveys__



__Parent Guide for Secondary IEP__



-  __Self-Determination Resources:__ The Researchers have found that young adults with disabilities who leave school with high levels of self-determination and postive self-esteem are more likely to be:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">employed, with greater job benefits than their less self-determined peers
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">satisfied with their lives
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">live independently, or with support, outside their family homes (Wehmeyer & Schwartz, 1997)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This section contains information and resources to assist youth/young adults and their families in the development of Self Determination skills.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">**__Developing Fully-Engaged Parent Resources:__**