through a grant by the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, (Kohler, 1993; Landmark, Ju, & Zhang, 2010; Noonan, Morningstar, & Gaumer, 2008) Interagency collaboration leads to more positive post-school outcomes, especially when students are linked with services prior to exiting high school. The process of schools partnering with outside agencies is called interagency collaboration and is the focus today on Part 4 of the Transition Planning Series for Teens with Special Needs. This includes the student’s disability related information, assessment or evaluation data, progress reports, personal or family information, and IEP records. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 31, 3, 132–143. This IRIS Center’s module defines and discusses the purpose of interagency collaboration and addresses the importance of partnering with agencies to improve outcomes for students with disabilities who are transitioning from high school. Dunphy, Donna L. (1998) Folio Paper One : Collaboration skills for educators ; folio paper two : Collaborative partnerships between home and school ; folio paper three : Interagency collaboration in transition planning. (prepared for NSTTAC by Valerie Mazzotti) As identified by Kohler's Taxonomy for Transition Programming, interagency collaboration is a primary component of "best practices" in secondary transition to promote positive post-school outcomes for students with disabilities (Kohler, 1993; Kohler, 1996). The providers who directly impact students’ successful transitions to adult life (e.g., vocational rehabilitation counselors, community rehabilitation providers, and centers for independent living personnel) are all crucial and work experience, collaboration efforts falter (Getzel, et al., 2015). Organizing and activating stakeholders for collaborative efforts that support students in transition. The Rehabilitation Act (1973) and its amendments (1992; 1998) parallel the mandates found in IDEA with similar emphasis on outcome-focused planning and collaboration. Interagency collaboration requires continuous interaction between school-based transition personnel and adult agency professionals, which involves a number of activities, such as transition planning, information sharing and communication, and combining multiple resources (Blalock et al., 2003; Mazzotti & Rowe, 2015; Oertle & Trach, 2007). Project CONNECT began in 1998 as a statewide transition initiative focused on improving interagency collaboration in transition planning at the community level … The toolkit has examples, articles, templates, and checklists. Abstract. Interagency collaboration practices facilitate the involvement of community businesses, organizations and agencies in transition education including interagency agreements that articulate roles, responsibilities, communications and other strategies to foster collaboration and enhance curriculum and program development. Interagency coordination and planning is one of the critical elements of transition planning. The IRIS Center Peabody College Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 iris@vanderbilt.edu. Noonan, Morningstar, & Erickson (2008) conducted a detailed review and analysis of state and local practices in 29 high performing school districts. Types of Collaborative Partnerships There are several types of collaborative partnerships that can occur for the purposes of transition planning (Noonan, 2014); all transition partnerships, however fall … Project Officer, Sarah Allen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This component involves the IEP team determining what community businesses, organizations, and agencies might be instrumental in supporting a student’s transition. Defining Interagency Collaboration •Interagency collaboration involves relationships among people in different roles and disciplines in schools, among schools, with human service agencies, and in communities. Identify two agencies the transition coordinator, along with Marie and her family, might collaborate with during the transition planning process. Interagency collaboration in Florida includes several initiatives related to the transition of youth with disabilities. 140 7th Avenue South, SVB 108 BACKGROUND: Interagency collaboration is one of the most highly recommended practices in transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities, but it is also one of the least empirically understood. Interagency collaboration practices facilitate involvement of community businesses, organizations, and agencies in transition education including interagency agreements that articulate roles, responsibilities, communications, and other strategies to foster collaboration … Interagency Collaboration The TAXONOMY for TRANSITION PROGRAMMING Kohler, P.D. What resources are available from other states regarding quality transition planning, graduation, dropout prevention, interagency collaboration, family engagement, or data-use for students with disabilities? The IRIS Center is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Grant #H325E170001. We use cookies to ensure that your visit to our Website is the best it can be. The contents of this Website do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Identify and describe the different levels of interagency collaboration; List key players on interagency teams; Compare the roles and responsibilities of key players; Evaluate the players on your own interagency team; Session 3: Strategies for Facilitating Interagency Teams. This component involves the IEP team determining what community businesses, organizations, and agencies might be instrumental in supporting a student’s transition. Researchers have found evidence that interagency collaboration is a factor related to post-school success and successful adult outcomes for youth (Finn & Kohler, 2009; Noonan, Morningstar & Erickson, 2008). Page 2: The Importance of Secondary Transition Planning, Page 3: Components of Secondary Transition, Page 8: Interagency Collaboration Resources, Page 9: References & Additional Resources, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Identifying a contact person within each agency, Serving as a liaison between each identified agency and the school, Inviting appropriate agency personnel to a student’s future IEP meeting as needed, Referring the student to the appropriate agencies, which will then determine the student’s eligibility for services, Sharing student information through established methods of communication. All rights reserved. Taxonomy for Transition Programming. (Test, 2012a). Interagency collaboration is a critical, legally required element of the transition planning process. From: Secondary Transition Promising Practice Domains Guide (2013, July). 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