Person-Centered Planning
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An approach to planning that puts the individual with a disability at the center of all decisions about their life. In transition planning, this means the student's own goals, dreams, preferences, and strengths drive the plan — not just test scores or school expectations.
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The section of the IEP that addresses a student's goals and services for life after high school. The plan must include measurable post-secondary goals related to training, education, employment, and (where appropriate) independent living. It must also include the transition services needed to reach those goals.
The ability of a person to make choices and decisions about their own life. In special education, self-determination skills include self-advocacy, goal-setting, decision-making, and self-awareness. Teaching these skills is a critical part of transition planning to help students succeed independently after school.
An IEP meeting in which the student takes an active role in presenting their strengths, needs, goals, and preferences. Some students run the entire meeting. Student-led IEPs build self-advocacy and self-determination skills and help ensure the student's voice is central to educational planning.
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