National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition - Publications
Institute on Community Integration
University of Minnesota
6 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-2097
Fax: (612) 624-9344
E-mail: ncset@umn.edu
The
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and
disseminates information related to secondary education and transition
for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth
to achieve successful futures. NCSET publishes a number of briefs,
including: Policy Updates: summarizing recent laws and federal
regulations (Youth with Disabilities and the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, IDEA 1997: Implications for Secondary Education and Transition
Services); Parent Briefs: promoting effective parent involvement in
secondary education and transition Research (Supplemental Security
Income - Your Right to Appeal; Age of Majority: Preparing Your Child
for Making Good Choices; Supplemental Security Income: A Bridge to
Work; IDEA 1997 Transition Issues: The IEP for Transition Aged
Students; Supplemental Security Income: So You Have Decided to Apply);
Research to Practice Briefs: improving secondary education and
transition services through research (Teaching for Understanding;
DO-IT: Helping Students with Disabilities Transition to College and
Careers; High Schools with Authentic and Inclusive Learning Practices;
Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition; Improving Word
Identification Skills; Tapping Employment Opportunities for Youth with
Disabilities by Engaging Effectively with Employers; Information
Briefs: addressing trends and developments in secondary education and
transition (Work-Based Learning and Future Employment for Youth: A
Guide for Parents and Guardians; Community Resource Mapping: A strategy
for Promoting Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities;
Addressing the Transition Needs of Youth with Disabilities Through the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) System; What is Quality Education?
Perspectives from Two Students and a Parent; Integrating Service
Systems at the Point of Transition for Youth with Significant
Disabilities: A Model that Works; Bridging the Digital Divide in
Post-Secondary Education: Technology Access for Youth with
Disabilities;
Issue Briefs: examining current challenges in
secondary education and transition (Bullying and Teasing of Youth with
Disabilities: Creating Positive School Environments for Effective
Inclusion; Quality Work-Based Learning and Post School Employment
Success; Collaboration Between General and Special Education: Making it
Work; Creating Mentoring Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities;
Connecting Employers, Schools and Youth Through Intermediaries;
Students with Disabilities Who Drop Out of School; Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities in High School;NLTS2 Data Briefs: reports
from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (Youth Employment; Who
are Secondary Students in Special Education Today?; What Works Data
Briefs: reports from the What Works Transition Research Synthesis
Project. Also available - My Future My Plan: A Transition Planing
Resource for Life After High School, developed by State of the Art,
Inc. in collaboration with NCSET.
