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PROMOTING TRANSITION AND MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL

by Heidi Seretan

What is transition?

• A community based program for students 18-22
• Focuses on functional life skills like: money math,

budgeting, job training, volunteering, riding Muni and navigating San Francisco, cooking, and creative expression

• Promotes independence and self-determination
• Facilitates students in discovering their passions
• Emphasizes setting goals and following dreams
• Prepares students for a fulfilling and successful future
• Supports students through post-secondary placement in

a job or vocational program

Our Mission Statement

AccessSFUSD: The Arc is a community based program for students 18-22 with disabilities. We focus on teaching functional life skills within the community setting. San Francisco IS our campus. We strive to help students discover their passions, unlock their potential, and become involved members of the

• community. We offer an individualized program that works

with each student’s goals and interests to further develop their skills, gain vocational experience, and to create self- determined individuals who are active in their community.

HOW DO WE PROMOTE TRANSITION & MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL?

PREPARATION STARTS BEFORE STUDENTS EVEN BEGIN

Preparing students for transition before they begin

Preparing families for what to expect

STUDENT DIRECTED PROGRAMMING

Interest surveys in planning schedule

Student Led IEPs Setting long term goals

RIGOROUS FUNCTIONAL ACADEMICS

Teaching crucial skills for 60-90 minutes per day on site to be reinforced in the community

• Conversation Skills
• Functional Math
• Goal setting
• Personal portfolios
• Functional Reading
• Current Events
• Wellness
• Job Skills
• Social Skills
• Community Building

Crucial Skill Areas

THE MAJORITY OF EACH DAY IS SPENT IN THE COMMUNITY

Travel Training

Internships promote independence

• Teach important life skills
• Offer real world experience
• Learning basic routines helps

promote mastery

• Opportunity to work with

various mentors and supervisors

• Build on existing strengths
• Promote relationships and

increase social interactions with peers and co‐workers

• Prepares for future jobs and

careers

• Promotes diversity
• Have opportunities to learn

from experts in a field

Learning job skills Contributing to the community

Goals for our students

• Learn valuable job skills
• Increase independence
• Develop relationships
• New passions and interests
• Pride, ownership, and membership as part of

the Exploratorium team

• Be prepared for competitive employment

FOSTERING SELF- ADVOCACY SKILLS

Performing at City Hall

Advocating at MAAC and City Hall Meeting Senator Leno Speaking at School Board meetings

School Board Monthly happy hours

POST SECONDARY PLANNING IS ONGOING FOR ALL 4 YEARS

What are the post secondary options?

• Competitive employment
• Supported Employment or Training
• Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC)
• Department of Rehab (DOR)
• Adult Day Program
• Community Based
• Intensive 1:1 Services
• Job Coaching
• Continuing Education

Getting to know what post secondary

• ptions are out there

COLLABORATION IS KEY

• Heavily involved in

student’s individual education plan (IEP)

• Visiting adult programs
• Having social worker

attend IEP meetings

• Regular communication

with the family

• Accountable for goals
• utside of school

Family collaboration Collaboration with the community

• Having a social worker at every IEP
• Having receiving agency attend IEP in student’s last

year

• Getting students on waiting lists and visiting programs
• Creating a personal portfolio for student to take with

them to their adult program

Heidi Seretan heidiseretan@gmail.com 415-867-9502

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