CalSTAT (California Services for Technical Assistance and Training) is a special project of the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, located at Napa County Office of Education. It is funded through the Special Education Division and the California State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG). The SPDG, a federal grant, supports and develops partnerships with schools and families by providing training, technical assistance and resources to both special education and general education.
The three training modules are designed for the following audiences:
All trainings contain the same general information, but different optional activities designed for the particular audience.
Four weeks prior to the training: order copies of the
Transition to Adult Living: An Information and Resource Guide from:
NCOE-West/CalSTAT
Attn: Transition Guide Request
5789 State Farm Drive, Suite 230
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
The guide and delivery is free of charge.
Before the training: Review the Trainer Notes
To access the Trainer Notes:
Open the PowerPoint (service provider, administrator, or family)
Select View > Notes Page
To print the Trainer Notes:
Select File > Print
Print What: select Notes Page
Before the training: Copy Agenda and Training Handouts
To print handouts:
- Download Power Point to your computer
- Open PowerPoint
- Select View > Normal
- Select File > Print
- Print What: select Handouts
A minimum of 3 slides per page is recommended
Service provider training: If the trainer uses Option III, where participants will practice writing sample transition service language in the IEP, ask participants to bring a summary of one of their student’s records to use, or the trainer can provide case studies for groups to use to practice writing transition service language in the IEP.