Resources
External Resources
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Internal Resources
PDCM Handbook/ Roles & Responsibilities Guide
A fillable guide designed for schools, state vocational rehabilitation (VR), and county boards of developmental disabilities to clearly document each team member’s roles in the transition process. This tool helps ensure continuity of services and smooth collaboration, even when individual staff roles or assignments change.
A structured planning tool that helps transition professionals work backwards from a student’s employment goal. By identifying the final objective and deadline, then mapping smaller, actionable steps with intermediate timelines, this guide breaks the process into manageable stages. It provides a clear roadmap that keeps the team focused, organized, and aligned with the student’s ultimate outcome.
A practical tool that helps teams monitor alignment across the IEP, IPE, and ISP. By sharing copies of each agency’s planning documents, teams can check for consistency, identify overlapping services, and ensure that supports are coordinated rather than duplicated. This form fosters collaboration among schools, VR, and DD services so all team members are working toward common goals for the student’s transition success.
This document helps transition teams set clear, measurable goals that improve both student services and overall transition programming. It supports identifying student needs, planning targeted strategies for post-school success, and ensuring accountability through collaboration and data-driven decision making.