Natick Public Schools Transition Timelines
**This document should act as a general guideline for parents/staff to understand when certain events happen around transition. Please note, this is subject to change.
-October/November AR’s
-scheduling conflicts. How to get Coordinators there/rep from the Team? Set aside a pre-school meeting time? Wed 10:15 preschool meeting time
Ideas:
Be at the meeting
Letter to families about process
follow up plan
Meet Monthly
-review transition into preschool
October: add annuals
Share dream doc with elementary school coordinators/ETL
WHEN
WHAT
WHO
November
-NHS Collaboration Council Event - Long Term Planning for Students with Special Needs**
-All 8th graders visit Keefe Tech
NHS, in partnership with Wellesley HS
Middle School Guidance
December
-Create list of upcoming students
“Sending” ETLs/Preschool Director (Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School)
December
-Elementary, MS ETL/AD, Preschool Director meet to discuss list and choose days for transition meetings
ETL/AD/Preschool Director
January
-Observations
-School tours
-NHS Curriculum Night/MS-HS Special Education Transition for Grade 8 Parents
-8th Grade Parent Coffee with NHS Principal
-NHS begins to gather information from KMS and WMS regarding student needs and service delivery; this is reviewed regularly throughout transition process
-HS Guidance Counselors visit MS to review course selections for 9th grade
Liaisons and MS staff
Department Heads at NHS
Principal/Special Education Admin. and Guidance
Middle School Guidance
February
-MS presents programs at PLCs
-Elementary presents program information to Preschool
LC teachers/AD/ETL/Preschool Director
February
-LC teachers and Preschool Staff meet to discuss and flag immediate needs
-Plan observations of students
-Plan for further needs of complex cases
LC teachers/liaisons/Preschool Staff
February
-Create spreadsheet
-Block out meeting length (30/45/60)
-Block out “staff only” time after meetings
Elementary/MS ETLs/Preschool and ADs
February
-NHS Collaboration Council Event: Transition Roundtable- Adult Service Providers Group**
Natick PS, Newton PS and Wellesley PS
March/April
-LC teachers and Preschool Staff connect and look at proposed IEPs prior to meetings
- NHS Collaboration Council Event - Disability Services at College**
-Grade 8 Parent Transition program at NHS
-Parent visits as needed
ETLs/LC teachers/liaisons/Preschool Staff
April/May
-Preschool/Elementary School Transition meetings
-Elementary School/MS Transitions
-NHS (grade 8 to 9) transition meetings
-Post HS transition meetings
Preschool/Elementary Sped staff
NHS, KMS and WMS Staff
NHS and ACHIEVE Staff
April/May
-Parent visits as needed
-NHS ACCESS Program visits
-8-9 transition meetings
-NHS Step-Up Night (to inform incoming students of extra-curricular activities)
-NHS ADL Student Panels at WMS/KMS
-Welcome to MS for All Incoming 4th Grade Parents
NHS
Administration/Guidance
June
****August
-Step-Up Days- All 4th graders visit MS
-8-9 transition meetings for any MS students planning on attending Keefe Tech
-Make Your Way Days/incoming students may visit MS to find their way.
-NHS Grade 9 Orientation night before school starts for students
MS/Elementary Guidance
MS ETL
MS guidance/administration
** Specific Collaboration Council events are determined at the beginning of the school year and are subject to change; however, these events focus on post-secondary transition.