Transition Resources

New Transition Resource

• Next Steps to Independence Checklist from PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center)

Transition Videos for Hanover Preschool and Hanover Kindergarten

• Welcome to Hanover Preschool
• Transitioning to Kindergarten: Special Education Edition

Secondary Transition Resources

• ABLENow (Savings Accounts)
• Center on Transition Innovations (VCU)
• Centers for Independent Living
• Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services Housing Information
• disAbility Law Center of VA (Turning 18, Supported Decision-Making Resources)
• My Life, My Community (Search resources for every life stage)
• National Center for College Students with Disabilities
• PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy & Training Center) Transition to Adulthood Resources
• ThinkCollege: Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass, Boston
• Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
• Virginia Department of Education Secondary Transition Resources
• Wilson Workforce & Rehabilitation Center

Contact Information

Below are the faculty members at each high school who oversee special education transition planning and coordination.

• Atlee: Katherine Buhse
• Hanover High: Jende Davis
• Mechanicsville: Keri Edmonds
• Patrick Henry: Karla Bloom