P.233Q Transition Newsletter Volume I
Transition “a change or passing from one condition, place, thing, activity, topic”
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the P.233Q Transition Newsletter. The purpose of the P.233Q Transition Newsletter is to provide parents with insight into the varied methods, styles, adapted strategies and varied experiences that are preparing students for the “transition” of school to post school life.
The newsletter will be updated three times throughout the school year in line with student Report Card distribution
It cannot be over emphasized, the need and benefit to think about and plan for post school life of your child / our students, earlier, rather than later, commencing at the middle school level and continuing throughout the youngster’s school experience.
As Transition Linkage Coordinator my role will be to work with you the parent, school staff and outside agencies to: create / support / expand in house vocational experiences, seek and grow community work experiences, link families and agencies early on to facilitate the transition to post school life.
The Transition Team includes, but, may not be limited to; you the parent, the student, Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Related Service Providers, Agencies, Caseworkers, and Community linkages.
Some examples of Transition success during the 2009 school year includes 5 students, successfully attending the Co-Op Tech Training program in Manhattan, 2 students processed and employed as N.Y.C. Custodial helpers, 1 student finishing at the CVS drug store chain employee training program, 1 student successfully enrolled in the District 75 Paraprofessional training program and all aging out students whose families desired placement were placed in over 21 programs.
The examples listed below are of the vocational experiences afforded youngsters at the sites that comprise P.233Q. Future Transition Newsletters will update you on events, activities and benchmarks relating to Transition within the P.233Q organization
P.233Q Transition Newsletter
Transition “a change or passing from one condition, place, thing, activity, topic”
P.827 in house vocational opportunities 2010-11 as of 10/4/10
Description:
Filling Hygiene Supply Orders
Following a schedule, to identify
Items selected, Qty – load a cart and
Deliver to specified location within the bldg.
Filling office supply / art supply orders
Following a schedule, to identify
Items selected, Qty – load a cart and
Deliver to specified location within the bldg.
Copy Center - Following a schedule, students
will review submitted order forms from a .
Designated location. Students will load items to
be copied into the copier, identify the specified
qty. on copier key board, press
correct numerical icon. Deliver completed
copy order within the bldg.
Main site –shuttle – select students travel via
School bus w/ chaperone to deliver and pick up
Mail or supplies needed at the site. Student(s) will wk
Toward mastering targeted IEP goals in line w/
Transition in prep for post school life
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I.S. 25 in house vocational opportunities 2010-11 as of 10/4/10
Description:
Main site –shuttle – select students travel via
School bus w/ chaperone to deliver and pick up
Mail or supplies needed at the site. Student(s)
will wk Toward mastering targeted IEP goals in
line w/Transition in prep for post school life
Rainbow Cafe’- A student run café on a cart to
serve staff on non teaching periods. The Café is
designed to support student social skills, respective
individual communicative skills, fundamental
math and literacy skills in line with real life
applications
P.233Q Transition Newsletter
Transition “a change or passing from one condition, place, thing, activity, topic”
Fill office supply / art supply orders,
Deliver messages
Following a schedule, identify
items selected, Qty – load a cart and
deliver to specified location within the bldg.
Levels of independence varies and is monitored
With the desired goal of achieving maximum
Self sufficiency
Metro Campus: work sites
CVS pharmacy
Staples Office Supplies
Goodwill Industries
Forest Hills Nursing home
Queens Center for Progress
Carter Burden Senior Citizen Center
Forest Hills Library
H.S. for Construction, Technology, Engineering, and Architecture: work sites
Applebee’s’ Restaurant
Queens Jewish Community Center
Queens Center for Progress
Staples Office Supplies
Luigi’s Pizzeria
P.875 work sites
Life Spire
Queens Center for Progress
Pathmark Shopping Center
B.J.’s Shopping warehouse