Aligning Transition Services with Secondary Educational Reform: A Position Statement of the Division on Career Development and Transition.

Society has witnessed significant improvements in the lives of students receiving transition services over the past 30 years. The field of transition has developed an array of evidence-based interventions and promising practices, however, secondary school reform efforts have often overlooked these approaches for youth without disabilities. If we are to see improvements in postsecondary outcomes for all youth, reform efforts must begin with active participation of both general and special educators and critical home, school, and community stakeholders.

Secondary special educators' transition involvement.

Background: Different roles and responsibilities are required of school professionals to facilitate students' successful transition from school to post-school lives. Special educators' involvement in transition services is essential for better post-school outcomes for students with disability.

Method: The Transition Involvement Survey with five domains was developed for the study and a total of 343 secondary special educators in the United States participated.