St. Johns County School District

Transition IEP Information

Guide for Families

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Purpose

This guide is to be reviewed with families in hard copy format at each annual Transition IEP

meeting. Documentation of review is to be recorded in the appropriate sections within the IEP.

in high school.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Accommodations

• Agency referrals

• Assistance with college enrollment

• Assistance with postsecondary goal

attainment

• Community based instruction

• Instruction in daily living skills

• On-campus job

• Social skills training

• Transportation services

• Volunteer activities

• Career and Technical Education

classes

• Learning Strategies classes

• Support Facilitation

• Remediation Courses to meet

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Deferment Information

The IEP team must discuss how a student is working towards meeting the requirements for a

Standard Diploma but potentially defer receipt of the diploma and continue to receive ESE

Deferring the receipt of the standard diploma is done in order for a student with a disability to

continue to receive a free, appropriate public education (FAPE). There are two parts to deferral

of the standard diploma. First, a student must have an IEP that “prescribes special education,

transition planning, transition services, or related services through 21.” This is being interpreted

to mean that a student must require services to be successful. Second, a student must be

enrolled in one of several specific educational programs. The programs include:

• Accelerated College Credit- dual enrollment, early admission, advanced placement,

to meet all the requirements for a standard diploma; the decision is documented in the

student’s IEP. Students must be on track to meet all credit, grade point average (GPA) and

testing requirements for the standard diploma before deferment can begin. Students with

disabilities who earn a standard diploma and do not defer are NOT eligible for any further

services from the school district. Considering deferral of the standard diploma is particularly

relevant for students with significant cognitive disabilities. While in deferment status, students

may have flexible scheduling. For example, they may not be going to school every day, or they

may have a shorter daily schedule. Student attendance is expected. Students may request their

diploma any time during the deferment period and exit high school. Deferment is only required

once and can end at any time requested by the family or adult student, or upon the 22

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Programs of Choice include high school career academies, International Baccalaureate (IB) and

Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) acceleration programs, Junior Reserve

Officer Training Corps (JROTC), and the St. Johns County Center for the Arts (SJCCA) at St.

Augustine High School and R.J. Murray Middle School. Students in 8

and 9

th

grade may apply

for enrollment in a Program of Choice for any of the St. Johns County School District high

schools. There are application rules and a timeline that must be followed in order to be

considered. Students in 5

grade may apply for R.J. Murray Middle School’s St. Johns County

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High School Career Academies

A Career Academy provides an opportunity for a group of students to enroll in a specific set of

courses associated with a designated career area. Each Career Academy has the following

components:

• A recommended sequence of courses.

• A capstone project, a work site experience, a research project studying careers in

the academy area, or some other experience in which students learn more about

the career cluster with which the academy is affiliated.

• A demonstrated need for employees within the Career Cluster.

• An advisory board consisting of business leaders in the Career Cluster.

• Adherence to specific rules established by the school system.

Bartram Trail

• Design Academy

• Information Technology Academy

• VyStar Academy of Business and Finance

Creekside

• Academy of Emerging Technology

• Academy of Engineering and Environmental Science

• St. Johns Academy of Future Teachers

Pedro Menendez

• Academy of Architectural and Building Sciences

St. Augustine

• Academy of Law and Homeland Security

• St. Johns Aerospace Academy

• St. Johns County Academy of Future Teachers

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St. Johns Technical

• Academy of Coastal and Water Resources

• Academy of Culinary Arts

Tocoi Creek

• Academy of Innovation and Building Design

• Academy of Leadership in Emerging Technologies

• Flagler Health+ Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals

For more in-depth information on district Career Academies, visit

students zoned for Bartram Trail, Creekside, and Ponte Vedra High Schools. Students zoned for

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JROTC Programs

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is a program of choice designed to focus on

leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics. The

following ROTC programs are available in St. Johns County.

➢ First Coast Technical College

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Agency Information

The purpose of the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities is to provide support to

students, families, and institutions of higher education so that students with intellectual

disabilities have opportunities for on-campus college experiences that lead to employment

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Florida Center for Independent Living, https://www.ciljacksonville.org/

2709 Art Museum Drive

Jacksonville, Fl 32207

(904) 339-8484

people with disabilities to live independent, self-empowered lives. Each person who walks into

our office, receives the services they need to set and achieve their goals for independence.

They believe in a life of self-determination, self-empowerment and equal access.

Services include:

• Career Focused Mentoring

• Disability Ambassador Program

• Youth Advisory Council

• SSI/SSDI Benefits Assistance

• Employer Assistance

• Employment Services

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The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, http://rehabworks.org/

VR is a federal-state program that helps people who have physical or mental disabilities get or

keep a job. VR is committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers.

Our Mission is to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their

independence. Our Vision is to become the first place people with disabilities turn when

seeking employment and a top resource for employers in need of qualified employees.

▪ Vocational Evaluation & Planning

▪ Career Counseling & Guidance

▪ Work Experiences

After exiting high school:

▪ Workplace Accommodations

▪ Job Placement

▪ Job Coaching

▪ On-the-Job Training

▪ Supported Employment

▪ Assistive Technology & Devices

▪ Time-Limited Medical and/or

Psychological Treatment

▪ Postsecondary Education/Training

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The Agency for Persons with Disabilities https://apd.myflorida.com/region/northeast/

Agency Goals

1. Increase access to community-based services, treatment, and residential options.

2. Increase the number of individuals with developmental disabilities in the workforce.

3. Improve management of the agency and oversight of providers.

In order to be eligible for services from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (“APD”), an

Disabilities served by APD include:

• Adult Dental

• Behavior Analysis

• Behavior Assistant

• Life Skills Development 1-

Companion

• Life Skills Development 2 –

Supported Employment

• Life Skills Development 3 – Adult

Day Training

• Therapies: Dietician, Occupational,

• Consumable Medical Supplies

• Supported Living Coaching

• Support Coordination

• Transportation

• Nursing

• Residential Habilitation

• Respite

• Special Medical Home Care

• In-Home Subsidies

• Family Care

• Recreation

Systems

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APD Northeast Region Office

3631 Hodges Boulevard

Jacksonville, FL 32224

Phone: 904-992-2433

Fax: 904-992-2442

Daytona Beach Field Office

Phone: 386-238-4607

Fax: 386-238-4753

Jennifer Fennell

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

1621 NE Waldo Road, Building 1

Gainesville, Florida 32609

Phone: (352) 955-6199

Fax: (352) 955-5787

[email protected]

*If you reach the voicemail service, please leave a message with your name & number. Calls

are returned in the order they are received.