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Kentuckys Framework for Successful Transition
from School to Post-High School Settings for
Youth with Disabilities

REGIONAL INTERAGENCY TRANSITION TEAMS
(RITTs) Organized around the Special Education
Cooperative structure, Kentucky has 11 RITTs that
provide a forum for information sharing and
problem solving at the regional and/or local
levels. RITTs are comprised of local and
regional representatives of agencies with central
roles in the transition of youth from high
school. In addition, RITT membership includes
representatives of resources/supports specific to
the particular region or community of the
Commonwealth. RITTs are supported by the Core
team. STATE IMPROVEMENT GRANT A central goal
of Kentuckys current State Improvement Grant
(SIG) is to improve post-school outcomes for
students with disabilities. The SIG, therefore,
works hand in hand with the Core Team, Council,
Regional Transition Consultants, and Regional
Interagency Teams in developing and implementing
the state plan for secondary transition. KENTUCK
Y DIVISION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSITION The Division on Career Development
and Transition (DCDT), a division of the Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC), is a membership
organization for persons and families interested
in career and vocational issues for students with
disabilities. Our mission, principles and
beliefs guide our work and focus on career
development and transition from school to adult
life for individuals of all exceptionalities. If
you are interested in joining Kentuckys newly
formed DCDT chapter, contact Tammy Williams at
tammy.williams_at_wkec.org or Beth Harrison at
bharris_at_uky.edu HOW IT ALL FITS TOGETHER

• INTERAGENCY TRANSITION COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH
  DISABILITIES
• The Council is comprised of representatives from
  twenty different state agencies. It has met on a
  quarterly basis since 1989 in order to
  collaborate in the design, delivery, and
  improvement of statewide transition services for
  young adults (ages 14 21). The Councils work
  is supported by an interagency agreement,
  voluntarily entered by all twenty member
  agencies.
• Examples of Council work include development of a
  statewide Interagency Resource Summary hosting
  of Interagency Transition Conferences
  development of Kentuckys first transition plan
  template.
• TRANSITION CORE TEAM
• The Core consists of representatives from parent
  and consumer groups and from those state agencies
  which play a key role in the transition of youth
  from high school to post-secondary settings.
• The Core develops and implements a statewide
  transition action plan by keeping abreast of
  issues, concerns and trends as identified by the
  Council, the Regional Interagency Transition
  Teams (RITTs), the Special Education Cooperative
  Transition Consultants (SECTC), and state and
  national contexts.
• The Core provides support and guidance to the
  Regional Interagency Transition Teams, Department
  of Education State Transition Coordinator, and
  the State Improvement Grant -Transition Director.
• SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE REGIONAL TRANSITION
  CONSULTANTS
• Kentucky has 11 Regional Transition Consultants
  (RTC). Each school district in the Commonwealth
  belongs to a region served by an RTC.
• The RTCs provide training and technical
  assistance to the school districts within their
  respective regions. and chair the Regional
  Interagency Transition Team (RITT) for their part
  of the state.

KENTUCKY TRANSITION CORE TEAM KEY PRINCIPLES TO
SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION

COLLABORATING PARTNERS Families and consumers
Kentucky Dept. of Education Division of
Exceptional Children, Division of Career
Technical Education, Special Education
Cooperative Regional Transition Consultants
Commission for Children with Special Health Care
Needs Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Kentucky Deaf/Blind Project Kentucky Department
for Mental Health Mental Retardation Services
Kentucky School for the Blind Kentucky School
for the Deaf Kentucky Educational Collaborative
for State Agency Children (KECSAC) Department of
Employment Services Office of Training and
Re-Employment Office of Career and Technical
Education School-To-Work Branch Office for the
Blind Impact Plus Kentucky Developmental
Disability Council Department for Community
Based Services Ky. Partnership for Families and
Children Protection and Advocacy Justice
Cabinet Council on Postsecondary Education
Kentucky Community Technical College System
University of Louisville Human Development
Institute _at_ the University of Kentucky Kentucky
Adult Education Social Security
Administration FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
KENTUCKYS SYSTEM OF SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN
TRANSITION CONTACT Kathy Eversole, Kentucky
Dept. of Education Transition Coordinator
kathyeversole_at_alltel.net Beth
Harrison, SIG Transition Director b.harrison_at_uky
.edu
STATE INTERAGENCY TRANSITION COUNCIL
STATE TRANSITION CORE TEAM
KENTUCKY STATE IMPROVEMENT GRANT
SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE REGIONAL TRANSTIION
CONSULTANTS
REGIONAL INTERAGNCY TRANSITION TEAMS (RITTS)
Wilderness Trail
Big East
Caveland
Central Kentucky
Upper Cumberland
River Region
Jefferson
Kentucky Valley
Northern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
West Kentucky