IEP Transition Planning Starter Bundle: Inventory, Goals and FAQs

Three planning tools in one download: a student interest inventory with a parent input form, a bank of vocational goal ideas, and a set of answers to common transition questions from families and teams.

What's included:

• Transition Interest Inventory with Parent Input (13 pages): a student interest inventory plus a form for families to add their own observations about strengths, work experience, and goals

• Vocational IEP Goal Ideas Bank (13 pages): a bank of vocational and transition goal ideas to adapt for secondary students on IEPs

• Secondary Transition FAQs (13 pages): plain language answers to common transition questions from families and teams

How to use it: Start with the interest inventory early in the planning cycle, send the parent input form home before the meeting, then pull from the goal ideas bank when drafting measurable postsecondary goals. Hand the FAQ pages to families and new team members so everyone shares the same background.

Who it is for: special education teachers, transition coordinators, case managers, and IEP teams working with students in grades 9 to 12.

What you download: one zip file with three printable PDFs, 39 pages in all, US Letter. Educational resource only. Follow your state and district procedures. All examples are made up and contain no real student information.

Written by Jeremy D. Gooch, a Kansas special education transition coordinator.