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= **Providence Transition Academy ** = = **35 Swiss Street ** = = **Providence, RI 02909 ** = = **401-461-4224 ** = = **[|www.educationinactionri.org] ** = = = = = = = ==

=**WHAT DOES THIS TRANSITION YEAR LOOK LIKE? **= ==[[#Providence Transition Academy--Students 18-21, have an IEP and have met all the academic requirements for high school graduation but still need assistance in the area of transition services specifically in the area of employment. Students who have demonstrated a willingness to participate in all required activities on a volunteer basis at the Academy. Students who meet the eligibility requirements for the Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) and have a previously completed vocational evaluation with that agency. Students who are not prepared to graduate but want to leave the high school setting to attain their transitional knowledge.-The Providence Transition Academy is now in its fifth year of operation. The focus of the Academy is to provide an additional year of transition for students with disabilities who have met their academic requirements of high school. The transition year breaks down into 3 components. The first few months the students spend time identifying their likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. They will listen to and visit with different career guest speakers, training programs and colleges and begin to narrow down their career interests to three (3). The students will research their 3 careers and the requirements needed to pursue that job field. They will prepare a research paper and generate questions to be answered when they go on their internship. During the months of November through April, students will go out on at least 2-3 different internships a few days each week and be responsible for journal entries every day. They will interview different staff members while on the internship about their careers. The third part of the year from April to June, students will compile their internship experiences, complete their research papers and present their findings in an internship/career fair to students, faculty and mentors. The students will then present their transition plan for after they leave the academy and will work closely with ORS to finalize any job placements or enrollment in a training program.]] This transition year breaks down into 3 components. == === //1) The first few months the students spend time identifying their likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. They will listen to and visit with different career guest speakers, training programs and colleges and begin to narrow down their career interests to three. The students will research their 3 careers and the requirements needed to pursue that job field. They will prepare a research paper and generate questions to be answered when they go on their internship.// === === //2) During the months of November through April, students will go out on at least 2-3 different internships a few days each week and be responsible for journal entries every day. They will interview different staff members while on the internship about their careers.// === === //3) The third part of the year from April to June, students will compile their internship experiences, complete their research papers and present their findings in an internship/career fair to students, faculty and mentors. The students will then present their transition plan for after they leave the academy and will work closely with ORS to finalize any job placements or enrollment in a training program.// ===