Transition Improvement Grant (TIG)
The Transition Improvement Grant (TIG) is intended to provide effective, targeted, and low cost professional development to Wisconsin youth, parents, educators and stakeholders in the area of postsecondary transition for students with disabilities. The Transition Improvement Grant will encourage effective practice Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) development, with a goal of improving post high school outcomes. This Grant will also focus on providing technical assistance to schools and LEA’s on data collection and reporting requirements of state performance plan (SPP) Indicators 13 and 14. The grant will utilize data collected to identify the local needs of school districts, communities and/or counties to provide improvement strategies that will positively affect the post school outcomes of students with disabilities. Information and training on the new Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) is also offered to districts at no cost.
Professional Development Offerings
TIG professional development offers no or low cost staff development opportunities thorough a variety of formats including:
- Online training modules
- After school webinars
- Technical assistance
- Face to Face trainings
- Statewide Transition Collaboration Network (TCN) meetings
- Wisconsin Statewide Transition Academy (WSTA)
Contact your regional TIG Contact, your regional TIG Coordinator, or visit www.witig.org to request trainings, and view/schedule opportunities for professional development in your district, school, CESA or other locations throughout the state of Wisconsin.
Contact Us:
Visit: http://www.witig.org/contact-us/ to see our entire staff roster, and identify a staff member in your CESA area.
We look forward to a successful year in transition through collaborating and creating new relationships. More information about TIG Staff, transition in general, the PTP application, CCoT’s, the Calendar of Events, new transition tools, our E-News and much more can be found at this site. Together, we can prepare all students to be a graduate, college and career ready!
For more information, contact:
Shelley Burke Otto
Technical Assistance Transition Specialist
304 Kaphaem Rd, PO Box 449, Tomahawk WI 54487
Office: (715) 453-2141 Ext. 1150
Cell: (715) 891-0474
E-mail: Email Shelley
Transition Consultant
The CESA 4 Transition Consultant assists local school district personnel in identifying and implementing transition options for all students with disabilities in middle and high schools. The transition consultant serves as liaison between schools, community, agencies, human services, and post-secondary education to identify and develop appropriate transition plans throughout the IEP process. The district transition consultant provides on-site consultations as purchased per each special education program/teacher. The transition consultant is also available to assist in planning and developing work experience and vocational experience models for students.
County level consultation involves regular meetings between school districts, state, county, and community agencies to plan, coordinate, and support transition for students with disabilities from school-to-work, independent living, and post-secondary education.
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