Ulster County Transition Council
Newsletter
edited by Shannon Goodrich, Kingston City schools.   sgoodrich1@kingstoncityschools.org

  Transition 2 College:
Transition plans are a key component in an IEP (Individual Education Plan).  All IEPs should have a transition plan that should reflect what be needed to reach individual goals.

Students are the most important  part of the transition plan.  Plans must be individualized and based on the student’s goals and future plans. 

Students should begin to practice self determination in a familiar and comfortable environment such as high school.

  There are no special education classes or teachers at college and you will not have an IEP.

Colleges are entitled to have admissions and program standards, but they cannot discriminate on the basis of a disability. 

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Colleges are not required to make fundamental alterations to programs

The percentage of full-time college undergraduates reporting a disability is approximately 6%, the largest percentage of whom are students with learning           disabilities.  Yet only 1%-3% of all students on campus request services.                                       

Students do not seek assistance because:

· You do not want to labeled as you may have been in high school
· You want to try it on your own
· You may be unaware of your rights and responsibilities
· You may expect  supports similar to high school
· You may reject the idea of seeking supports as a chance to assert independence.

College Campus:  The college, by law is only required to accommodate that which they know about from the time they know about it.  Those who do not seek help early enough may end up seeking help after a problem arises.  This may crate awkward situations or even failure.

Documentation:  At the college level, the you must provide current information regarding the impact of the disability.  Documentation is linked to accommodation.  Documentation is needed to show that there is a diagnosis.  Documentation is not a note from a doctor written on a Rx pad.

A psychological evaluation is generally required when a cognitive disability is involved.  It is recommended that the assessment be on an adult normed measure such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).  The report/assessment should not be more than 2 years old.  It should include a description of your behavior during testing.

Please contact your school’s psychologist or Transition Coordinator to check on the assessments for your child.  Every college has the right  to determine what documentation it will accept.  While a 504 plan, an IEP or a Student Exit Summary may provide some information about what happened in high school, it is not solely used to determine college services.  Ask about what documentation is need at any college you are considering.

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Community Resources

 VESID……………….….................................845-339-4270 
 NYS Dept of Labor  ..............................…...845-331-8920  
UC. BOCES ………….................................…845-339-8707    
U.C. Career and Tech Center …………… 845-331-6680
Kingston High School  ……………………...845-331-1970                     
Highland High School ……………………... 845-691-1000
Gateway Industries…………………………..845-331-1261
 Ulster Greene ARC………………………….845-338-1234
 RCAL……........................................…….….845-331-0541
 Taconic DDSO……………………………... 845-382-1899
UC Mental Health ………......................…..845-340-4000
Mental Health Assoc………………………...845-339-9090
 

  10 Things that Scream “Don’t Hire Me”
You just don’t get it. You have applied to numerous jobs, been on interviews and made new contacts yet here you are still unemployed.  Here are 10 red flags to be wary of during your next job hunt.

1. You have no contact information on your resume/application.
2. You have ling gaps between jobs on your resume/application.
3. You aren’t prepared or dressed appropriately for the interview.
4. You didn’t provide references
5. You only have negative things to say about previous employers.
6. You’ve held several different jobs in the past few months
7. You give inconsistent answers in your interview.
8. You lack flexibility.
9. Your application was….in a word...lazy.
10. You lack objective or ambition.