Serving Children with Disabilities: OSEP Indicators #8/12 Transition
Wisconsin transition policies, procedures, and practices reflect the collaborative efforts between the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Department of Health Services (DHS).
To improve transition practices and assure compliance with Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) indicators, DHS and DPI are updating policies, procedures, and resources. The DHS and DPI maintain web pages with complete information related to OSEP Transition Indicators, department requirements for reporting, and technical assistance resources.
Part C Indicator #8 (B-3)
Percent of all children exiting Part C who received timely transition planning by their third birthday.
Part B Indicator #12 (3-5)
Percent of children with an IEP by their third birthday.
Transition Resources
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Transition - National resources to assist in a smooth transiton from Birth to 3 to Preschool and from Preschool to Kindergarten.
- National Early Childhood Transition Initiative - Background and purpose of the Transition Initiative
- National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC)
- DHS: Steps in the Transition Process
- DHS: Where to Get More Information
- DHS: Program Participation System (PPS): Department of Health Services Birth-to-Three Indicator page
- Waisman Center Transition Information
- DPI Indicator #12 homepage
- IDEA Part C to Part B Transition: Key Elements (pdf)
- Wisconsin Early Childhood Transition timeline (pdf)
- Link to DPI Bulletin 06.01 July 1, 2006 (pdf)
- The Early Childhood Transition Regional Meeting Planning Worksheet can be used to identify and maintain communication between the county and LEA related to PPS security coordinators, notice, transition planning conferences, referral, and on-going planning. This resource could be an attachment to interagency agreements. Planning Worksheet (pdf)
- A tool is being developed to assist local programs in collecting valid and reliable data by determining contributing factors or root causes related to data concerns. Investigative Questions to Explore Infrastructure and Practice in Birth to 6 Transitions addresses both Part C (SPP Indicator 8a, b, c) and Part B (SPP Indicator 12). We are also looking for comments to improve the document investigative questions (pdf).
- Agreement between the Department of Health Services (birth to 3) and the Department of Public Instruction - Infants and toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families Public Awareness, Child Find and Transition Agreement (pdf). This interagency agreement between DPI and DHS demonstrates a commitment to providing collaborative multidisciplinary services to infants, toddlers and young children with disabilities. A related agreement exists between Head Start, DPI, and DHS specific to child find, transition and the collaborative delivery of services to young children with disabilities.
- Agreement between the Department of Health Services - birth to 3, the Department of Public Instruction and Wisconsin Head Start, including Migrant and Sovereign Tribal Nation Head Start programs (pdf). This agreement describes the roles, responsibilities and collaboration opportunities between these agencies specific to child find, transition and the collaborative delivery of services to young children with disabilities.
- This document highlights state law provisions which are no longer required and changes which are in addition to IDEA 2004. The document, "IDEA 2004: Significant Changes in Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2005 - Interim Guidance," remains the department’s understanding of significant changes in federal law and may be accessed at— www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/doc/idea04change.doc
Sample Interagency Transition Agreements