Where is the student presently?

Where is the student going?

How does the student get there?

Transition assessments need to answer those questions. Conducting a transition assessment is the ongoing process of collecting data on the individual’s needs, strengths, preferences, and interests as they relate to:

• Employment
• Education/Training
• Independent Living
  
  

Assessment data serves as the “common thread” in the transition process and forms the basis for defining goals and services to be included in the IEP. Transition assessment information is truly the “foundation” of the student’s transition IEP.

Assessment Toolkits

Guidance and Suggestions on Transition Assessments: This document identifies transition assessments with descriptions and links to commonly used transition assessments in South Dakota.
NTACT-C Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit: The toolkit gives an overview of the purposes and process of transition assessment and provides guidance for selecting and using formal and informal assessments to help students and families plan for their future after high school.
Northeast Indiana Cadre of Transition Leaders Transition Assessment Matrix: This site allows you to choose the area of Employment, Education/Training, or Independent Living, that you wish to explore transition assessments for. After choosing an area, you then choose the appropriate grade level(s), and disabilities area(s) that are most similar to the needs of the student(s) you are assessing. The site will then generate types and kinds of transition assessments that would fit areas identified in your search.
QuickBook of Transition Assessment: TSLP developed this transition assessment book in 2006.  Nationally known transition experts refer to the document on a regular basis.
Transition Assessment Review: Discover transition assessments to use with students that will facilitate transition planning.