Transition Services Committee

SSB Staff

Charge

This committee provides specific advice and counsel regarding services to transition-age youth (ages 14 – 21). This committee will provide input to the Customer Satisfaction & Goals and Priorities Committee and the full Council for consideration in the development of annual goals and priorities in conjunction with SSB and will monitor those goals and priorities throughout the year.

The product of this committee is a report to the full Council with specific strategies for providing services to blind, deafblind, and low vision transition-age youth.

Membership

With the approval of the SRC-B, the Council chairperson shall appoint members and a chairperson for this committee. Not all committee members need be members of the SRC-B This committee shall consist of no more than seven persons. Every effort shall be made, to the extent possible, to include at least one person representing each of the following:

Two Council members who represent:
- the Department of Education, if serving,
- and PACER, Inc., if serving
Transition age (14-21) student
Parents of blind or low vision children
Teachers of the blind/low vision

Rules, Relationships, Authorities, and Resources

For information which applies to all committees, please see General Information section.