PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Local Transition Coordinating Councils and Teams
Activities, Products & Products
Information Sharing:
o Transition Fair
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Beaver Falls Transition Council
Blair County Transition Council
Bradford/Sullivan Counties Transition Council
Center Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
NEIU Regional Transition Council
Philadelphia Transition Council
Tioga County Transition Council
o Agency Fair
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Armstrong County Transition Council
Beaver County Transition Council
Berks County Transition Council
Bradford/Sullivan Transition Council
Centre County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Erie City Transition Council
Lancaster County Transition Council
Lebanon County Transition Council
Tioga County Transition Council
o Directory, Resource and Reference Guides
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Armstrong County Transition Council
Beaver Falls Transition Council
Bradford/Sullivan Counties Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Carbon/Lehigh County Transition Council
Centre County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Columbia-Montour Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Indiana County Transition Council
Lancaster County Transition Council
Monroe County Transition Council
Montgomery County Transition Council
Philadelphia Transition Council
Seneca Valley Transition Council
Tri-County Transition Council
o Information/Resource Sharing
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Beaver County Transition Council
Cambria County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Carbon/Lehigh County Transition Council
Centre County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Clifford County Transition Council
Crawford County Transition Council
Delaware County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Greene County Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Northern Westmoreland Transition Council
Parkway West Transition Council
Seneca Valley School District Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
York County Transition Council
o Educational Sessions
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
o Brochures/Informational Directory
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Armstrong County Transition Council
Bedford Transition Council
Bradford/Sullivan Transition Council
Cameron/Elk/McKean/Potter Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Clearfield County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Lancaster Transition Council
Lebanon Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
Warren County Transition Council
o Newsletters
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Blair County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Hazelton Area Transition Council
Philadelphia Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
o Transition Related Video & CDs (for various audiences: teachers, parents, student, agency staff)
Armstrong County Transition Council
Bedford County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Indiana County Transition Council
IU 6 Transition Council
o Parent/Student Information Packets
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
o Website/List Serve
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Indiana Area Transition Council
Philadelphia Transition Council
York County Transition Council
Assessment:
o Assessment Materials
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
Montgomery County Transition Council
Seneca Valley Transition Council
Schuylkill County Transition Council
o Student Portfolios
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Beaver Falls Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Center Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Erie County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
Seneca Valley Transition Council
Tri-County Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
Career Exploration and Employment:
o Job Shadowing
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Beaver County Transition Council
Central Westmoreland Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Clearfield County Transition Council
Freedom Area Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Parkway West Transition Council
Riverside Transition Council
Schuylkill County Transition Council
Seneca Valley Transition Council
Western Beaver Transition Council
o Employment Mentoring
Berks County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Harmony Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
Seneca Valley School District Transition Council
Schuylkill County Transition Council
Tioga County Transition Council
o Career Exploration Activities (Keys2Work, Exploration Days, Employment Fairs)
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Beaver Falls Transition Council
Central Westmoreland Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Freedom Area Transition Council
Greene County Transition Council
Hopewell Area Transition Council
Riverside Transition Council
Union Snyder Transition Council
Washington Transition Council
York County Transition Council
o Service Learning
Ambridge Area School District Transition Council
Beaver Falls School District Transition Council
Beaver County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Freedom Area School District Transition Council
o Work Experiences – Unpaid
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
o Work Experiences – Paid
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Luzerne County Transition Council
Southwestern Westmoreland Transition Council
o Employment Partnerships
Centre County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Riverside School District Transition Council
o Community-Based Employment Opportunities (Co-Op and School to Work Experiences)
Highlands School District Transition Council
Riverside Transition Council
Post-Secondary Education & Training:
o Fairs
Berks County Transition Council
Bucks County Transition Council
Cameron/Elk/Potter County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Delaware County Transition Council
Erie County Transition Council
Hazelton Transition Council
Parkway West Transition Council
o Tours
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Parkway West Transition Council
Seneca Valley School District Transition Council
Student-Focused Interagency Efforts
o Interagency Student Staffings/Team Planning Strategies
Adams/Franklin County Transition Council
Berks County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Erie City Transition Council
NEIU Regional Transition Council
Northumberland County Transition Council
Warren County Transition Council
Community Living
o Community Based Classroom/Apartment Program
Armstrong Transition Council
Hazleton Transition Council
Indiana Transition Council
o Community Resource Guide
Allegheny County/City of Pittsburgh Transition Council
Bedford County Transition Council
Bucks County Transition Council
Cambria County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Central Westmoreland Transition Council
Clifford County Transition Council
Delaware County Transition Council
Hazleton Transition Council
Intermediate Unit 6 Transition Council
Northern Westmoreland Transition Council
Philadelphia Transition Council
York County Transition Council
Youth Follow-up Surveys
o Post Graduation Follow-up Surveys
Beaver County Transition Council
Berks County Transition Council
Bucks County Transition Council
Cambria County Transition Council
Carbon/Lehigh County Transition Council
Center Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Greene County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Montgomery County Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
o Student/Parent Surveys
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
Parent Partnerships
o Parent Transition Group
Chester County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Highlands School District Transition Council
Indiana County Transition Council
o Parent Transition Guide
Cameron/Elk/McKean/Potter County Transition Council
Carbon/Lehigh County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Hazleton Transition Council
Northampton County Transition Council
Seneca Valley School District Transition Council
Recognition Programs
o Student Achievement Awards
Armstrong County Transition Council
Chester County Transition Council
Capital Area Transition Council
Columbia-Montour Transition Council
Indiana County Transition Council
o Transition Teams/Staff
Armstrong County Transition Council
Hazleton Area Transition Council
Funding Strategies:
o Transition Related Grants
Crawford County Transition Council
Fayette County Transition Council
Greene County Transition Council
IU 6 Transition Council
Washington County Transition Council
Other Transition Related Areas:
Ambridge Area Transition Council
Bridges to transition program
Career Lab;
Community based learning experiences;
Parent and student meeting for postgraduate exploration
Beaver Falls Transition Council
Beaver County Service Learning Alliance
Bedford County Transition Council
Races Transition Model adapted from Trips & Tcars
Berks County Transition Council
Exit packet
Blair County Transition Council
Transition Matrix Development;
Regional Transition Symposium
Bradford/Sullivan Counties Transition Council
FORMS
Bucks County Transition Council
Transition Hotline
Cameron/Elk/McKean/Potter Youth Consortium Transition Councils
Cross Training
Capital Area Regional Transition Council
The TCARS/TRIPS Transition Planning Review Process
Chester County Transition Council
Teacher in the workplace;
Interagency Service Connections;
Mental Health Specialists for every E.S. class
College Information Days
Clearfield County Transition Council
Student and Employer Workshops
Speaker from Penn State Disability Program for students
Columbia-Montour Transition Council
Conference at Bloomsburg State University for all transition students
Videotape of student staffings – “Action Clinic”
Career Exploration Week
Delaware County Transition Council
Spot Lights;
folder system of information
Erie County Transition Council
Collaboration project with pre-service teachers at Mercyhurst College
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania
Crisis management
Huntingdon Transition Council
7 habits for teens;
Study guides for CTC classes
Lebanon County Transition Council
Interagency Review Committee for Staffings
Luzerne County Transition Council
“Corner Stores” program
Conduct business and industry tours
NEIU Regional Transition Council
Victory Village;
Progress Monitoring for Vocational Programs
Northumberland County Transition Council
Clinic procedures that meet student needs
Seneca Valley Transition Council
Grade level kits,
Service Learning Day
Voc-tech field trips to employer’s job sites
Schuylkill County Transition Council
Advisory committee on employment has assisted in the development of a manual for employment
Southwestern Westmoreland Transition Council
Career Days with OVR
Union/Synder County Transition Council
Clinics;
Student conferences
Warren County Transition Council
Tyler House
Informational mailing to gain agency participation
York County Transition Council
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