Updated, December 2010
Indicator 12 is focused on smoothing the transition that young children with disabilities will make when they “age out of” and exit early intervention services (Part C of IDEA) and become eligible for special education services for school-aged children, including preschoolers (Part B).
When children reach their third birthday, they leave early intervention and are likely to go on to preschool special education. How smooth is their transition from one set of services to another? Early planning (as the child approaches the third birthday) is intended to make these transitions easier for all concerned, especially for the child and his or her family.
Indicator 12 reads:
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Percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3 and who are found eligible for Part B who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays. [20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(3)(B)]
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In this, you can see the steps involved in smoothing the child’s transition:
- before the child turns 3, the Part C system refers the child to the Part B system, so that…
- the child’s eligibility for Part B services can be determined ahead of time, and…
- an IEP can be developed for that child, which can then be implemented when the child turns 3.
Resources to Support Data Gathering for Indicator 12
Guidance documents on Indicator 12.
http://spp-apr-calendar.tadnet.org/byindicator.html#b_indicator_12
And technical assistance.
http://spp-apr-calendar.tadnet.org/explorer/view/id/323
How are we doing?
What’s the current status of early childhood transitions? What are the data telling us? Read this summary from August 2010. The status of Indicator 12 is described on pages 130-143.
http://uploads.tadnet.org/centers/88/assets/221/download
Resources to Support Early Childhood Transitions
Try NICHCY’s Transition to Preschool resource page.
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