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This will better equip that student with the tools he/she needs for getting help either in a college or work setting. We cannot forget that certain employees are eligible for protection under ADA in a work setting. Of course, if the student is going off to college a 504 plan or other summary of their educational experience will make getting academic help more efficient.

I don't like when individual schools have too much flexibility.

Guidelines/Regulations would be helpful to clear up any confusion regarding what information to include. Id be concerned that some schools wouldn't give enough information.

Absolutely, and it should include detailed information about the transition to adulthood process has been for the individual child - when it started and what were the milestones met and what deficits towards independent living remain and what are the recommendations to rectifying these deficits.

Would seem to me that the more information the next "life teachers" the more they could help the student achieve their goals.

This is a really good improvement. As we are now learning with my daughter, we had the option of waiving her 3-year eval. which would have actually given us the information of where she now is in her academic and functional abilities. I felt pressured to sign the waiver - that it wasn't really any use to do the assessments - but now I feel that information is vital to her moving on into adult services. I think there needs to be some guidelines of what needs to be included in the summary and it needs to somehow relate to the child's/young adults ongoing IEP.

If that helps guide the school, then YES.

Why would we do this to an individual?? Seems like a report card for life -following around the special needs person! Unless this is done like a "Recommendation Letter" , (for employment) and done as a request or favor for the transitioning student, this should NOT be required.

So we have some uniformity, at least in our state.

And I think it might differ according to category or degree of disability...

Without a description of a students level there is no baseline.

Students have years worth of academic and functional reports by the time they graduate, it would be nice if this could be a very individualized and personal summary

Yes. Parents have no idea what to do. Actually, I think there needs to specific classes for parents when a child reaches age 14 to assist them with what will be coming their way in the future. Maybe classes should occur each year for parents. It can be a COUNTY CLASS. Not something a specific school should do. It's important we have tools and guidance.

I think this is too individual.

This has the potential to become boilerplate without careful thought being given to each child's individual needs.