Sample transition plan
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STEP 4:
MONITORING AND UPDATING THE PLAN
Troy is now in Grade 12. He loves video games and is a mentor through school to a Grade 7 teen who also has a learning disability. This program has helped him learn to build relationships. Troy will apply to the correctional studies diploma program at a local community college, using the transition plan developed with his team.
1. He continues to search and apply for potential scholarships, bursaries, and grants both general and those targeted for students with disabilities.
2. In January, Troy visits the college and obtains information from the disability service office about accessing tutors, a learning strategist, exam accommodations and other supports recommended in his learning (educational) assessment. The staff at the college register him for their services" and will also give him information on how to access funding for his disability supports.
3. In February, with his first semester marks, Troy completes the application for entrance into the post-secondary program with the help of his guidance counsellor.
4. In May or June, Troy completes a Student Funding application online at alis.alberta.ca/apply and a Schedule 4, Federal/Provincial Grant for Post-Secondary Students with Permanent Disabilities form together with his Learning Assessment for the Canada Student Grant with his team and the disability services office. He has recently heard that he was conditionally accepted into the program, but he needs his final Grade 12 marks submitted by the end of July for full acceptance. Troy has to continue to follow the plan that his team developed, including his proof of permanent disability (in Troy's scenario he would need to submit a recent, within six months, learning assessment from a registered psychologist"") documentation. He also continues being a mentor, which he finds very satisfying, and which helps to confirm his belief that he wants to work with youth.