IEP Transition Parent Night Kit | Special Education Slides & Handouts

Parent Transition Night Kit

This parent night kit has everything you need to run a 45 to 60 minute special education transition night for families of students ages 14 to 22: an 11-slide deck, one-page facilitator notes, and family handouts. Built from The Transition Map by Jeremy D. Gooch.

What's Inside

• 11-slide deck (landscape PDF): Start Here, Quick Map, Five Big Ideas, age checklist walk-through, key topics, team, action steps

• One-page Facilitator Notes: timing, talking tips, materials list

• Family handouts: Start Here, Quick Map, color age checklists, team contacts, pay tracker, housing ladder, ABLE log

Who It's For

Transition coordinators, case managers, and departments running school or district parent nights.

Grades & Format

Middle School, High School, and Adult Education. ZIP with three PDFs, 27 pages total (11 + 1 + 15). Ready to print and present.

How to Use It

Run it as an evening session for families of students ages 14 to 22, or split it into shorter talks across the year. The speaker notes keep things simple even if you have never led a parent night before, and the handouts give families something real to take home and look back on when questions come up later.

More ways to use it: This parent transition night kit works for a district-wide evening event, a school-level family night, or a short session during conferences. Transition coordinators can run the full 11-slide presentation. Case managers can pull a few slides for a smaller group of families. The facilitator notes cover timing and talking points, so a first-time presenter can lead it with confidence, and it doubles as professional development for new special education staff. Family handouts give parents something to take home and look back on later. It supports family engagement goals and the transition planning conversation for high school special education students ages 14 to 22. You can also split the slides into three short sessions across the school year if one long night is hard for families to attend. The Printable Tear-Out Pack in my shop has extra handouts if you want a take-home folder. https://teachsimple.com/contributor/transitioncliff