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A monthly profile of people dedicated to collaboration and innovation in improving the transition of students with disabilities to life after high school
Deb Valley, the Transition Services Coordinator from St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES in Canton, NY, describes the "Community-Based Work Program" that she leads for 18 component school districts. The unique features of this program include an emphasis on career exploration, paid employment, and very strong connections with both the business community and local agencies.
Interview with Deb Valley
Listen & view interview with Deb Valley (m4a format; 3.9 MB)
Listen to interview with Deb Valley (mp3 format; 9.9 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 30 KB)
Tom Turner from the LaFayette Central School District in LaFayette, NY, describes transition services at LaFayette Junior Senior High School. Mr. Turner describes the school’s outdoor education program and connections to local colleges, including Syracuse University. In addition, a bonus: "Student Voices" captures the college experiences and thoughts of three former LaFayette High School students.
Interview with Tom Turner
Listen & view interview with Tom Turner (m4a format; 3.6 MB)
Listen to interview with Tom Turner (mp3 format; 9.9 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 29 KB)
Student voices from LaFayette High School
Listen & view students (m4a format; 3.8 MB)
Listen to students (mp3 format; 10.7 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 30 KB)
Judi Feldman from the New York City School District in New York City, NY, describes transition services at Chelsea High School. These include career and technology programs and her interagency relationships. She also describes the school’s administrative philosophy and practical ideas regarding improving student attendance and student engagement. In addition, a bonus: "Student Voices" captures the opinions and thoughts of several Chelsea High School students.
Interview with Judi Feldman
Listen & view interview with Judi Feldman (m4a format; 2.4 MB)
Listen to interview with Judi Feldman (mp3 format; 9.3 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 30 KB)
Student voices from the New York City School District
Listen & view students (m4a format; 14.0 MB)
Listen to students (mp3 format; 11.3 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 30 KB)
Bill Losinger from Corning-Painted Post School District in Corning, NY, describes his work experience program. This program serves a wide variety of students, and leads to paid employment. He has a wide variety of community partners and engages all of his students in a person-centered planning process.
Listen & view podcast (m4a format; 4.4 MB)
Listen to audio (mp3 format; 10.1 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 31 KB)
Bonnie Goodwin, a Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES teacher, describes her program which is based at Alfred University in Alfred, New York. ACCESS serves 18-21 year old students and provides on-the-job training and adult placement for students in a rural setting through a collaborative service delivery model. They are an Employment Network under the Ticket-to-Work program.
Listen & view podcast (m4a format; 4.7 MB)
Listen to audio (mp3 format; 4.2 MB)
Transcript (WORD format; 29 KB)
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i just read judy's podcast from chelsea hs.(nyc) it was wonderful to read because i am working very hard and i feel in many ways we are doing similiar things. i love the idea of the student run office. my school got the mtp and it has been super busy and exilerating working with our partner agency (Brooklyn Bureau for Community Services) and everyone.
i had a lot of trouble navigating the computer world system but i am learning (fast). i have not been on trasqual since feb 07, for a number of reasons, first i did not have my pass word, once that was straightened out(thanks, dave), i did not have time. the reason i wanted to go on again, before i go on with my team is that i was trying to add in my brainstorming piece from feb 07 - (pros and cons.) i have a hard copy that i sent in with my proposal but unfortunately i was not able to get to that point and in what i wanted to, instead i stumbled into the podcast which was nice!
merle cohen
