Welcome Back!

Hello Team,

 I just wanted to let you know that Cornerstone Services has a new outreach coordinator who has requested to be at meetings where Adult Services may be discussed. Her name is Kindal Carmouche-Pullen, and she can be reached by emailing her at:

 KCarmouche-Pullen@cornerstoneservices.org

Please let me know if you any questions! 

I hope you have an amazing year!

JJC Disability Services

Hello Fine Transition Fans!

 Welcome back to the 2017-2018 School Year. Please bookmark this page as your go-to news for anything transition related. I will be going through the blog in the coming week to make sure that each link is as updated as can be. 

 As for new information for this current school year, not a whole lot has changed. Locally, our Joliet Junior College StAR program has changed it's name to Disability Services. They are hoping the name change will allow students and others to know what the function of their department is. Mindy Diaz is still the contact and you can find the updated flyer under helpful links. 

 As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kross@grundyspecialed.org or at 815-999-7210. 

Transition Fair

Hello Friends!

Just a note that the Will-Grundy Transition Fair will be held on: 

Saturday MARCH 11th, 2017

at Joliet Junior College. 

If you go to the helpful transition links on the right side of your screen, you will find a "Save the Date" card. Please feel free to hand these out at your IEP meetings, or send them home with students who would benefit from this conference. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Take Care!

Kate

Scholarship Opportunity

 Hello Fine Transition Peeps!

 

    I just wanted to update you all to a scholarship opportunity for our SENIOR students who either currently have an IEP or have had one during the past four years, they are eligible. I have uploaded the information sheet under the Transition Handouts. Please feel free to print the sheet and distribute to your senior students. If you have any questions, please let know! Happy three day weekend!!

Take Care,

Kate

Welcome Back!

Hello Friends of Transition Planning!
 I just wanted to welcome you back for the 2016-2017 school year! I wanted to let you know of a change in transition support this year. For the past four years, there have been two transition coordinators for Grundy County. One to help with students in our LD programming, and one to work with our lower incidence programming. This year, I will be supporting all areas of special education programming in Grundy County. I look forward to seeing some of you that I haven't seen in a few years and working with you to meet the needs of the students in your districts! Please do not hesitate to contact me at 815-942-5780 or by email at kross@grundyspecialed.org  if you have any questions!

Take Care!
Kate

NEW INDICATOR 13 FORM!!!

Hello everyone! I am sure most of you have heard by now, but incase you haven't there is a BRAND NEW Indicator 13 form from the state. (You can always find the latest form by clicking on Indicator 13 on the right hand side of the blog.) 

So what does this mean to you?!

Well, Easy IEP hasn't caught up to the new state forms, so we will need you to print and fill out an indicator 13 form for EACH IEP you complete during the 15-16 school year. Hopefully, in the near future, EASY IEP will catch up with the state and we can go back to just completing the form online. However, at this time, I repeat:

YOU HAVE TO HAND SCORE AN INDICATOR 13 FORM AND ATTACH IT TO THE IEP.

I know it's less than ideal. I am sorry. I will update you once this changes.

On another note, the actual form has changed a bit as well. The form is the same until you get to question 8. Question 8 has three parts. The first part asks if it is too early to determine if the student will need an agency OR none is needed OR the declined consent. If the answer to this is YES (Which it may be for our 7th and 8th graders and even some of our underclassmen) then you should answer the next two parts no. IF the answer to the first part of 8 is NO, then the next two parts should be YES. 

If you have any questions, please let us know right away! We are happy to help!

Take Care

Kate and Erica

Happy Annual Review Season from your friendly transition coordinators! We are back to share some exciting news.... 

NOTHING IN TRANSITION HAS CHANGED THIS YEAR!!! :-)

However, please check over here --------------->

for updated indicator 13 paper work as well as the updated Joliet Junior College StARs letter.

For your reading enjoyment, we have also posted a Transition Summary link which gives you a "cheat sheet" of transition information. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either one of us!

Take Care, 

Kate and Michelle