Components uh Person an’ Family Directed Planning
De student’s transition team should ensure all decisions ‘bout dem future based pon de student’s goals, strengths, interests, preferences, personality, needs an’ disability. De student should lead de conversation by adding dem own opinions, wishes, an’ desires.

Authentic Person an’ Family Centered Planning Practices
Having de students set goals fuh dem future life, using wuh dem know ‘bout themselves an’ wuh dem learned from others on de team.

Person an’ Family Centered Program Design
Offering choices an’ strategies tuh students enables dem tuh determine wuh activities an’ experiences gine help dem reach dem goals fuh academics, work experiences, an’ living options while building dem self-determination skills an’ independence.
Person an’ Family Directed Transition Planning
Students need tuh set goals along de way tuh got uh productive future. Planning dese goals should be person an’ family centered, which means de students’ an’ families' thoughts an’ experiences matter de most an’ dat dem got de power tuh decide wuh goals achievable fuh dem.

Person an’ Family Directed Planning Subindcators
Click on de area uh need fuh additional information an’ resources.

De Importance uh Person an’ Family Centered Planning
When person an’ family centered planning occurs, choices uh programs in school an’ in de community match de student’s goals, strengths an’ interests.
Featured Resources
De PA Community pon Transition offers resources pon uh variety uh topics, all focused pon improving outcomes fuh students wid disabilities.

Resources
Interested in more resources?
EXPLORE MORE

Latest EVENTS
Check out de calendar fuh events dat might interest you.
EXPLORE MORE

Want tuh Learn More?
Life Course
Check out de PA Secondary Transition Frequently Asked Questions
SEE FAQS