School-to-Work Resources
for System Builders
About this Directory
The School-to-Work Resources for System Builders is a technical assistance resource directory compiled by the National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities (NTA) to facilitate the inclusion and participation of youth with disabilities in school-to-work systems.
In developing this product, the NTA solicited state and local organizations nationally to share resources they have produced or found useful in their efforts related to the inclusion of students in school-to-work. Organizations were asked to select resources that offered "hands on" assistance and were published after 1992. They provided the following information for each resource: a brief description, source information, and content areas that best described their product.
The content areas used were based upon the NTA Transition Practices Framework, which is a tool developed to identify and evaluate effective school-to-work practices. The content areas and their descriptions are as follows:
- Business and Community Resources - resources that focus on facilitating participation of businesses, labor unions, community service agencies, government organizations, and other community resources.
- Career Pathways and Contextual Learning - resources that focus on activities pertaining specifically to career exploration and development.
- Family Involvement - resources that focus on parent involvement in planning and delivering education.
- Structures and Policies - resources that focus on practices that make the delivery of school-to-work activities more effective.
- Student-Focused Planning and Development - resources that focus on planning and developing educational programs for individual students.
Table of Contents
Resources are arranged by the following categories:
We hope you find this tool useful in your school-to-work efforts!
Acknowledgements
Published April, 1998
Prepared by:
- Amy Wooters, Research Assistant
- Shauna McDonald, Technical Assistance Coordinator
- Jessica Tran, Student Secretary
- Teri Wallace, Associate Director
- National Transition Network
- Institute on Community Integration
- University of Minnesota
- 110 Pattee Hall / 150 Pillsbury Drive SE
- Minneapolis, MN 55455
Special thanks to:
School-to-Work Implementation and Development State Contacts, Transition Systems Change Projects, Regional Resource Centers, NTN and NTA Collaborators, NTA Project Directors, NTA National Advisory Board, NTA Technical Assistance Advisory Committee, University Affiliated Programs, Mental Retardation Research Centers, Statewide Independent Living Centers, Approved Technical Assistance Providers, State Directors of Special Education, and others who contributed resources contained in this resource guide.
This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. For additional copies or alternative formats, please contact: National Transition Network, University of Minnesota, 110 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612/624-2079, fax 612/624-9344.
This is a product of the National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities (NTA), Cooperative Agreement Number H158M50001. The NTA is jointly funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the National School-to-Work Office. Contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Departments of Education or Labor, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
The partners of the National Transition Alliance are the Transition Research Institute at the University of Illinois, the National Transition Network, Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, the Disabilities Studies and Services Center at the Academy for Educational Development, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Alliance of Business, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Collaborators of the National Transition Alliance are equal opportunity employers and educators.
This product was produced for the National Transition Alliance by the National Transition Network.
Print and electronic publications design by Megan Dushin
- URL: http://ici1.umn.edu/ntn/pub/resources/default.html
- Date Posted: May 6, 1998
ncset@umn.edu