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Gracejoy Hauser District Transition Information Assignment Due June 11th, 2011


 * 1. Names of your district transition contacts:**

Leigh Austin leigh.austin@ocps.net
 * ESE Director**

Cannon Cameron cannon.cameron@ocps.net
 * Program Specialist**

Margie Mickelson marjorie.mickelson@ocps.net
 * Transition Support Teacher**

Paul Odham paul.odham@ocps.net
 * Transition Support Teacher**

Lajuana Raines lajuana.raines@ocps.net
 * Transition Support Teacher**

Amaryllis Benejan amaryllis.benejan@ocps.net
 * Administrative Assistant**


 * 2. Contact Information for District Supports:**

445 West Amelia St. Orlando, FL 32801
 * website:** www.ocps.net/cs/ese/support/transition/Pages/default.aspx
 * phone**: 407-317-3493
 * address**: Orange County Public Schools


 * 3. Types of Transition Supports:**


 * Transition Services offered through Orange County Include:**


 * Community Based Instruction** - which teaches functional skills to students in their natural environment.


 * Dual Enrollment** - which is when students take technical classes at a Career Technical Education Center while working on their academic courses at their home high school.


 * Transition to Work Classrooms** - post-high school classes for students to help them make the connection between high school and post secondary adult life.


 * Agency Collaboration** - this is when different agencies are invited to the Transition IEP meeting to discuss possibilities for students.


 * Community Based Vocational Educatio**n - this is when a student is provided with vocational education and training in community work settings.


 * Career Placement -** this course is designed to enable students with disabilities to use their knowledge and skills to identify career options, access community resources, and apply work-related behaviors.


 * High School High Tech** - this provides students with career explorations in more technical areas such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.


 * Self-Determination Curriculum** - this program assists students in making their own choices, setting their own goals, managing their own lives, and making well-advised decisions.


 * 4. Website for Teacher Supports:**

The website has various links that teachers can use for support that provide information in regards to transition.

www.ocps.net/cs/ese/support/transition/Pages/Links.aspx

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 * Website for Educators:**


 * 5. Website for Parent, Guardian, and/or Agency Supports:**

www.ocps.net/cs/ese/support/transition/Pages/Parentspage.aspx


 * 6. How I Gathered this Information**:

This information was gathered from the Orange County Public Schools website, Transition Services Section: @https://www.ocps.net/cs/ese/support/transition/Pages/default.aspx