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Jamal's Case
Description of Student's Future Vision
Jamal would love to work with people. He would also like to become involved in activities with his peers, from his general education classes. Jamal sometimes makes funny faces and does inappropriate things. He has realized that he needs to improve his social skills for his future planning. His main goal is to become a bartender one-day.
Individualized Transition Plan
Student's Name: Jamal School: Crystal Springs High
Birthday: May 18, 1985 Current Date: November 5. 2000
Review Date: November 5, 2001
Participant's:
Name: Position:
Fred & Susie White Parents
Coach Sauls PE teacher
Dianna Gordon Pep club coordinator
Sarah Moore Music teacher
Christi Chapman Home-EC teacher
Amanda Wireman ESE teacher
Jamal White Student
Richard Johnson Country Club manager
Philip Jones Occupational Therapist
Employment Goal: Jamal will work full time as a bartender.
Level of performance: Limited work experience, reads on 4th grade level, sometimes makes funny faces for attention, but loves being with people.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. See vocational training goal.
Date of completion: July 2003
Persons responsible for implementation: Parents and counselor.
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Vocational Education/Training Goal: Jamal will volunteer at a country club in several different areas to gain variety of working experience before being hired.
Level of present performance: Does not apply here since Jamal has no previous work experience.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Refer to vocational education program for volunteering.
2. Arrange for Jamal to shadow a more experienced employee.
3. Arrange for transportation to and from work site.
Date of completion: October 2001
Persons responsible for implementation: ESE teacher
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Post secondary Education Goal: Non applicable at the time will be considered in future ITP's.
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Financial/Income Needs Goal: Jamal will have his own savings account and will be given direct deposit.
Level of present performance: Jamal currently receives a weekly allowance and is capable of handling his own money. Jamal needs some assistance opening his own bank account.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Visit and evaluate local banks.
2. Set up account at preferred bank.
3. When employed, receive assistance with direct deposit.
4. Attend money management classes.
Date of completion: February 2001
Persons responsible for implementation: Parents, job supervisor, and ESE teacher.
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Independent Living Goal: Not applicable but will be looked at in future ITP's.
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Transportation/Mobility Goal: Jamal will learn to get to work by means of public transportation.
Level of present performance: Jamal has never used public transportation before, and has a hard time communicating his needs.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Obtain job coach to train Jamal to ride the bus.
2. Obtain assistance from his guidance counselor on social skills.
Date of Completion: End of December 2000
Persons responsible for implementation: Job coach and guidance counselor.
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Social Relationships Goal: Jamal will learn to better communicate his needs.
Level of Present performance: Jamal has difficulty communicating his needs but is very socially active among his peers.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Jamal will work with the guidance counselor and the Pep club teacher on his social skills and behaviors.
Date of completion: Actively until achieved
Persons responsible: Parents and Guidance counselor.
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Recreational/Leisure Goal: Jamal will play a more active roll in the Pep club and is interested in joining the soccer team.
Level of present performance: Jamal is semi-active in the Pep club and participates in some school activities.
Steps needed to accomplish goals: 1. Acquire information about the soccer team.
2. Will attend more pep club meetings.
Date of Completion: Actively until achieved.
Persons responsible: ESE teacher, pep club coordinator, and PE teacher.
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Health/Safety Goal: Jamal will stop doing silly actions to prove things to his peers.
Level of present performance: Jamal does silly things to prove himself to his friends.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Work with the guidance counselor on appropriate behaviors.
2. Work on social skills within the classroom.
Date of completion: December 2000
Persons responsible: Parents, ESE teacher, and guidance counselor
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Self-Advocacy/Future Planning: Jamal will benefit from visiting group homes to see if it is something that may interest him in the future.
Level of present performance: Jamal is comfortable living at home with his parents now, but may look at a possibility of a group home to get more peer interaction in the future.
Steps needed to accomplish goal: 1. Contact and locate group homes.
2. Set up interviews with staff of group homes.
Date of completion: November 2001
Person responsible: Parents
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Adult services needed: Not applicable at this time but will be looked at for future ITP's.
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Student Career Preference: Working with people possibly bartending.
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Student Major Transition Needs: 1. Social skills
2. Employment
3. Vocational Training
Additional Notes:
Jamal's Case
Jamal is a 15-year-old 9th grader with mild mental handicaps. He has been in special education classes since 3rd grade but currently attends two general education classes. Jamal currently receives a weekly allowance from his parents, so handling money is not hard for Jamal to do. Jamal is interested in extra circular activities but usually spends most of his time alone. Jamal is very friendly and loves to be around people, yet has a hard time making friends. Jamal feels that he needs to prove himself to his friends. He has a difficult time deciding what he likes so he ends up doing what everyone else is doing. In the future, Jamal would like to be a bartender; his parents would like to see him get a "real job". Jamals' family is very active in his life. They want to see him succeed in school and in a career. Jamal currently lives with his parents, brother, and sister.