Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

Office of Transition Services

CMSD has a team of Special Education Transition Coordinators who can provide the following services and supports for students with disabilities ages 14-21, their families, and their school teams:

• Participate in the development of IEP/Transition Plans and document transition activities to be provided
• Serve as a resource to parents, students, and school personnel by providing information on transition planning and how to access transition services
• Consult/Collaborate with Intervention Specialists, General Education Teachers, Career Tech. Ed. Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Administrators, other Related Service Providers, and Stakeholders as it relates to the transition process for CMSD students in person or remotely
• Provide professional development formally or informally to staff on transition topics, transition age IEP’s, and changes that occur in special education laws specific to the transition process
• In collaboration with Intervention Specialists, provide and/or administer age appropriate transition assessments (AATA’s) to help identify students’ preferences, interests, needs, and strengths
• Support Intervention Specialists in planning pre-vocational instruction, career exploration, and travel training
• Complete the referral process to the appropriate State, County Board, or other adult services providers for students requiring those services, and assist the family and Intervention Specialist in interpreting evaluation results
• Assist Intervention Specialists with pre-vocational instruction prior to a community-based work experience (CBWE)
• Establish contact with appropriate community employers to develop specific job training and placement sites for students with disabilities
• Facilitate agreements between the appropriate District personnel, agencies and/or local businesses to outline specific responsibilities for the students, and develop annual CBWE signed contracts between CMSD and the same
• Serve as a resource to parents, students, school personnel, and additional stakeholders by providing information on high school choices and access to secondary and post-secondary transition services
• Maintain hard copy and electronic records of appropriate documents during the transition process
• Identify, establish, and maintain linkages with community resources (e.g. Ohio Means Jobs, Project Search, Say Yes to Education) and local businesses
• Develop linkages with other agencies to ensure transition to adult services (including supported/integrated employment, independent living, and community participation)
• Collaborate and plan with Intervention Specialists or other school staff on employability skills training and/or instruction, appropriate job placements, and referrals to post-secondary education and training
• Provide assistance with instructional strategies, including accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities in all CMSD education programs

 

CMSD's Transition Coordinators by School

William Carroll, 216-785-5228, william.carroll@clevelandmetroschools.org

CLEVELAND SCHOOL of ARTS, DIKE SCHOOL of the ARTS, GINN ACADEMY, MC2 STEM (11th & 12th Grades), ANTON GRDINA, BOLTON, HARVEY RICE, MARY B. MARTIN, MILES, MILES PARK, NATHAN HALE, SUNBEAM, & WADE PARK

 

Robert Delgado, 440-382-2714, robert.delgado@clevelandmetroschools.org

LINCOLN WEST, INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS ACADEMY (High School & K-8), ALMIRA, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, CLARK, LOUIS AGASSIZ, & RIVERSIDE

 

Felecia Douglas, 216-278-8702, felecia.douglas@clevelandmetroschools.org

GARRETT MORGAN, McSTEM (9th grade), ALBERT B. HART, ARTEMUS WARD, CLARA E. WESTROPP, DOUGLAS MCARTHUR, ROBINSON G. JONES, & VALLEY VIEW

 

Michelle Gilmer, 216-374-6891, michelle.gilmer.@clevelandmetroschools.org

JOHN ADAMS, CMSD REMOTE HIGH SCHOOL, ANDREW J. RICKOFF, CHARLES DICKENS, & WARNER GIRLS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

 

Ruth James-Dickens, 216-246-2044, ruth.james-dickens@clevelandmetroschools.org

JAMES F. RHODES, NEW TECH FACING HISTORY, BUHRER, CHARLES MOONEY, DANIEL E. MORGAN, & WILBUR WRIGHT

 

Cecelia Lee, 216-849-8834, cecelia.lee@clevelandmetroschools.org

EAST TECH, CMSD REMOTE K-8, GEORGE W. CARVER, JOSEPH M. GALLAGHER, MARION STERLING, & MOUND

 

Gerard Linn, 216-374-6327, gerard.linn@clevelandmetroschools.org

JOHN HAY, DAVIS AEROSPACE & MARITIME, DESIGN LAB EARLY COLLEGE, DIGITAL ARTS, DENISON, LUIS MUNOZ MARIN, NEWTON D. BAKER, PAUL L. DUNBAR, SCRANTON, WALTON, & WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

 

Earvetta Mitchell, 216-333-9928, earvetta.mitchell@clevelandmetroschools.org

COLLINWOOD, MC2 STEM (10th Grade), EAST CLARK, EUCLID PARK, HANNAH GIBBONS, MARY M. BETHUNE, MEMORIAL, O.H. PERRY, & TREMONT MONTESSORI

 

Simone Nelson-Reid, 216-838-9400, simone.nelson@clevelandmetroschools.org

MAX HAYES, NEW TECH WEST, HALLE, WAVERLY, & WILLSON

 

Brenda Robinson, 216-798-2412, brenda.robinson@clevelandmetroschools.org

GLENVILLE, CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL (High School & K-8), FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, ORCHARD, PATRICK HENRY, & STONEBROOK-WHITE MONTESSORI

 

Qiana Tubbs-Camp, 216-272-9680, qiana.camp@clevelandmetroschools.org

JOHN MARSHALL, BARD EARLY COLLEGE WEST, GARFIELD, & MARION C. SELTZER

 

Justin Willis, Sr., 216-548-7715, justin.willis@clevelandmetroschools.org

JOHN F. KENNEDY, ADLAI. E. STEVENSON, ALFRED A. BENESCH, DOWNTOWN EDUCATION CENTER, ONLINE LEARNING, ROBERT H. JAMISON, & WHITNEY M. YOUNG