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"Across the U.S., we are witnessing a health crisis in the classroom .  Health-related barriers to learning are keeping kids from doing well in school - and children living in poverty are getting hit the hardest.  Building on decades of experience caring for vulnerable kids, Children's Health Fund launched the Healthy and Ready to Learn Initiative in September 2014 to meet this crisis head on.  Working together with educators, health care providers and parents, Children's Health Fund is leading a growing movement to ensure that all kids are healthy so they can succeed in school and life."

"Transforming the neighborhood school: Madison's community schools initiative will bring services and support to students and their families"

This is a great website to visit when helping a student begin planning for college. It offers video clip interviews, activities, and resources to help students (and their families) prepare for life in college. It begins by first getting students to think about their interests, getting students to think about their disability and self-advocacy in college, and finally, students then put together a plan that is enacted in high school in order to get into college.   This is an easy way to introduce college life to students with disabilities who do want pursue a postsecondary education. It is very straightforward and a good place to start, especially, since students will be able to hear what other students with disabilities have to say about college, and students initiate the steps in planning for college.

This text is designed to help postsecondary education personnel initiate or refine college programs for the increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities. Campuses today have a growing number of special education students. The good thing about college is you cannot always see the difference in them. This text includes all the legal terms and rights one would need to know when entering the college world. It also discusses the use of assistive technology is also discussed which is terrific because that is often forgotten about as a student leaves public school. I think this book would be a great resource for any high school teacher to have whether they be in general or special education. My favorite part is the discussion on assistive technology as it very crucial when doing college level work. For instance using dragon naturally speaking can be a life saver for those students who may be dyslexic or have a reading/writing disability or physical impairment. Finding the right college that has the appropriate disabilities services is important as well.

The "Digest of Education Statistics, 2013," from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is the 49th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education -- from pre-kindergarten through graduate school -- drawn from government and private sources, but especially from surveys and other activities led by NCES. The digest contains data on the number of schools, students, and teachers, as well as statistics on educational attainment, finances, libraries, technology, and international comparisons. Details on population trends, education attitudes, labor force characteristics, and federal aid supplies helpful background for evaluating the education data.

"Development of the TAGG began in 2007 with creation of the basic idea, collection of initial research studies, and social validation studies of the basic concept. A grant award from the National Institute of Education Science's National Center for Special Education Research provided the funding to bring together an involved group of assessment experts and transition professionals to create the TAGG. The following chapters of the TAGG Technical Manual describe the iterative development process that produced the TAGG assessment and results of various validity studies. We developed the TAGG following the steps detailed in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1999) by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. The Technical Manual Chapters will be updated as additional validity evidence becomes available."

"This paper presents an overview of New Hampshire's efforts to implement a pilot accountability system designed to support deeper learning for students and powerful organization change for schools and districts. The accountability pilot, referred to as Performance Assessment of Competency Education or PACE, is grounded in a competency- based educational approach designed to ensure that students have meaningful opportunities to achieve critical knowledge and skills. These opportunities are judged by the outcomes students achieve and not by inputs such as seat time. Therefore, students must achieve these competencies before moving on to the next major learning targets and/or graduating from high school. High quality performance assessments play a crucial role in the PACE system because of the need to have assessments that measure the depths of student understanding of these complex learning targets. Performance assessments are used as both summative and interim measures in the PACE system as a way to document student learning of the competencies and to support remediation or extension interventions. The paper describes the system of assessments being implemented as part of the PACE pilot as well as providing a discussion of the technical quality issues the state is working to address as part of this accountability pilot. For example, being able to produce valid and comparable annual determinations for all students each year is a considerable technical challenge as well as documenting the degree to which all students are held to the same threshold expectations (equity). The paper concludes by relating the PACE initiative to the push for deeper and more meaningful learning for students. "

"View the CCRS Center's Professional Learning Modules (PLMs), a collection of customizable, content-rich, "train-the-trainer" resources, designed to walk participants through a process for implementing college and career ready initiatives.  The PLM materials include: A facilitator's guide that provides facilitation tips and script for trainers. A meeting agenda with recommended time allotments A PowerPoint slide presentation Professional learning activity handouts"

Learning what your college has to offer is so important! Keene State has wonderful resources but not all colleges do. Students really need to do their research to be sure they are getting what they need and take their education into their own hands.

It is crucial to know what your college offers! Learning this prior to starting school is so incrediably important and will help the student be successful in school. Schools have so much to offer typically you just have to seek it out.

This is great for students who are planning on going to college to read. I know of some students who don't even want to research/contact any colleges regarding assistive technology or other assistance they might be able to provide. I hope that students do consider what resources are available at the school of their choice and that they've developed the self-advocacy confidence to seek out help when they need it.

"It is important for students to have a voice in decisions about their transportation use, and the decisions that students and their families make about transportation mode must be aligned with students' preferences. Parents and educators may want to talk to students about their preferences, related to both social and sensory factors, to identify transportation options that best align with these personal interests."

"The Transition Improvement Grant has designed a transition app to increase self-direction and self-advocacy for all Wisconsin youth in the transition planning process.  We are excited for youth, schools, families, and agencies to begin using this application! "