1. Transition Updates March 2015

2. B14 Post-school Outcomes Wayne State University’s (WSU) research team will deploy the following surveys for 2015: Parent Survey (Facilitated Parent Involvement, State Performance Plan Indicator 8); and Former Student Survey (Post-School Outcomes, State Performance Plan Indicator 14) for students who left high school during 2013-2014 school year. This deployment is scheduled to take place this spring/summer for Cohort 2. The survey process will begin with the deployment of pre-survey notifications in early March, followed by survey administration from mid-March through August. Please communicate with your LEA administrators, local transition team members, coordinators, and parent advisory committees to make them aware that parents and/or former students will receive pre-survey notifications, survey mailings, and telephone calls from the WSU research staff. Please remind LEAs that if a parent or a student requests a survey, the parent or student should contact WSU directly at the following toll free numbers: Parent Survey: 888-800-8865888-800-8865 Former Student Survey: 866-423-9312866-423-9312 Thank you for helping us to collect this important information.

3. Cohort 2 Berkley Southfield Clarenceville Novi Hazel Park Madison Holly Huron Valley Lake Orion Walled Lake AGBU Manoogian Academy

4. Supporting the Survey: Student Contact Info

5. MCTI- May 12 th - Waitlist Due to the overwhelming response to this training……MCTI is offering another date for training. The April 16 date is closed and the additional date is Tuesday, May 12. Thanks for your support! MCTI is offering an opportunity for a training day at MCTI for MRS Transition Counselors and their school partners. The partners can be Special Ed or Alternative Ed teachers, Transition Coordinators, Voc. Tech staff or any other professional school personnel who need to know what MCTI is all about. The day will be spent getting a little basic information from Admissions and then spending time in all the trades talking to the instructors to get first hand information on what is being taught and what employment outcomes are being targeted. Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Goal: Educate school partners in what MCTI offers and what type of students are most successful at MCTI Great Response from Oakland County We send the most students to MCTI

6. MCTI- April 16th CastleRobynBirmingham Schools Bdean@birmingham.k12.mi.us Oakland MartinAmyBirmingham SchoolsOakland HoppJudyBirmingham SchoolsOakland McGowanKatieBirmingham SchoolsOakland WatsonFrancieBirmingham SchoolsOakland CorrionKristinTranstion Coor-NoviOakland SolomonsZelda Transition Coor- SouthfieldOakland CaesarAdrizaMRS CounselorOakland LindsayKennethMRS InternOakland ValdenAlisaOakland Wrap Around Alisa.Valden@oakland.k12.mi.us Oakland WisniewskiCarmenOakland Wrap Around Carmen.Wisniewski@oakland.k12.mi.us Oakland GannonSheilaTransition Coor-Troy SGannon2@troy.k12.mi.us Oakland FergusonChristineTroy SchoolsOakland MarsackChrissyTroy SchoolsOakland OlsonChrisTroy SchoolsOakland YatoomaRebeccaTroy SchoolsOakland BarberAmandaAvondale Schools Amanda.Barber@avondale.k12.mi.us Oakland GreenCherylAvondale SchoolsOakland

7. 30 Participants! Each Session 8:30 to 11:30 am

8. START BYF (Building Your Future) We are very pleased to announce Oakland Schools will be the host site for the 2015-2016 START Building Your Future (BYF) training.  Reminder the Deadline to submit your Team List Form is April 1 st (submit to: cathy.schmidt@oakland.k12.mi.us or fax 248- 209-2002cathy.schmidt@oakland.k12.mi.us  There is no cost to your district for participation in the BYF Training (sponsored by Oakland Schools Special Education)  There will be sub reimbursement of $75 per session for the teacher

9. Submit Team List by April 1 st

10. Ready for Life Have you had students or former students attend? Has your district ever supported a student attending? How do you explain to student/families?