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Technical Assistance Links

The following Web sites provide a variety of information related to transition services for youth, including information that may be helpful in assisting students with continuing education, employment, and community life.

Departments of Education

• The Florida Department of Education
  http://www.firn.edu/doe
 
• The United States Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/

Drop Out Prevention

• DOE Dropout Prevention and Academic Intervention: Provides resources relevant to alternative education, dropout prevention, and DJJ schools
  http://www.fldoe.org/ese/

Workforce/Career Education

• Division of Workforce Development
  http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/apprenticeship/
 
• Local Workforce Development Board
  http://www.floridajobs.org/
 
• Agency for Workforce Innovation One-Stop Center Directory: Assists DJJ students, their families, and aftercare providers with providing resources after commitment. One-stop centers provide services such as counseling referrals, family literacy, resume writing, local job searches, food stamps, etc.
  http://www.floridajobs.org/onestop/onestopdir/index.htm
 
• Apprenticeship - DOE Division of Workforce Development
  http://www.firn.edu/doe/apprenticeship/index.asp
• Career and Technical Curriculum Frameworks and Student Performance Standards - Division of Workforce Development
  http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/
• Regional Workforce Boards: Lists contact information for all regional boards, which can assist DJJ schools with developing vocational programming and assist school districts and aftercare programs with transitioning students after their release from commitment
  http://www.workforceflorida.com/wages/wfi/boards/table.asp
• Career Resource Center: Provides an index of career-related Web sites
  http://www.careers.org/
 
• *Florida Workforce Development Clearinghouse: Is an information navigator that includes information on school-to-work, employment, business partners, grants, and legislation
  http://www.flstw.fsu.edu/
• National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California, Berkeley: Supplies research, development, and outreach in work-related education
  http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/
• School-to-Work Outreach Project, University of Minnesota: Provides information on school-to-work activities with exemplary models, practices, and strategies
  http://ici.umn.edu/schooltowork/

 

Exceptional Students

• Florida’s multi-agency network for students with severe emotional disturbances: Provides information for students in need of integrated education and treatment services
  http://www.sednet.org/
• The Transition to Independence Process: Has guidelines for the development and operation of a transition system for youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties
  http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/cfs/policy/tip/tipsystem/tipsystem.htm
• The Transition Center at the University of Florida: Gives research and information on employment, education, and community services for youths with disabilities
  http://www.coe.ufl.edu/center/transition.htm
• Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities and "Bridges … from School to Work"
  http://www.marriottfoundation.org/
• The Transition Research Institute at the University of Illinois: Identifies information to promote the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life
  http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/sped/tri/

Community Services

• Florida Alliance of Information and Referral Services: Provides information on statewide community resources
  http://www.flairs.org/

Transition

• The National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice-includes information on effective transition services for juvenile justice youth
  http://www.edjj.org/transition.asp
• The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition: Promotes the transition of youth with disabilities toward gainful employment, post-secondary education, and independent living
  http://www.dssc.org/nta
• The Independent Living Research Utilization Program: Supplies information, training, research, and technical assistance for independent living
  http://www.ilru.org/

 

Parents

• The National Parent Information Network: Contains resources and information for parents
  http://npin.org/

GED

• DOE's main page for GED, including an area to request GED test scores
  http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/