What would you do?
You do not understand the directions your teacher just gave. What should you do in order to get the directions?
What is ask your teacher to please repeat the directions.
What does the law ADA stand for?
What is the Adults with Disabilities Act.
If you have difficulty completing tests on time, what would be a helpful accommodation for you to have?
What is extended time on tests.
Who can I talk to about what classes I want to sign up for?
Who is my guidance counselor.
Where is a good starting point to decide what your career goal could be?
What are my interests? What do I like to do, research, learn about, help with?
I am interested in getting a part time job after school. Who can I ask to help me find who is hiring near my home?
Who is my ETR (Mrs. Dinarte or Mrs. Contreras).
What does the law IDEA stand for?
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
If you cannot stay focused for the whole class period and could refocus after a few minutes. What accommodation might help you?
What is frequent breaks.
Who can I talk to about what IEP accommodations I need?
Who is my case manager.
Can my career goal be different next year if I decide I don't like the one I put on my transition plan now?
What is of course! People of all ages are constantly changing their career goal. However, the more consistent you are, the more likely you will be to achieve your goal!
The student who sits next to me in my Science class keeps copying off of my worksheets. I don't know what to do. How can I get him to stop?
What is ask the student to please stop copying off of your paper or tell the teacher that they are copying off of your worksheets.
I am over 18 years old and have just graduated from high school. I would like to keep my accommodations from my IEP in high school when I attend NVCC. What law gives me the right to ask for accommodations in college?
What is the ADA (Adults with Disabilities Act).
I am Deaf and use ASL to communicate. What accommodation do I need in order to understand my hearing teachers and classmates?
Who is my ASL interpreter.
I am not sure what kind of career I would like to pursue after I graduate from high school. Who can help me decide and know what kinds of jobs are out there?
Who is my ETR.
Does every career require you go to college first?
What is there are many fun, fulfilling, well paying careers which do not require college. They may require on the job training, a certificate, or an apprenticeship.
I feel like my Mom is always very busy and there's never enough time to talk to her when she gets home from work late. How can I tell her about something that's important to me?
What is write your Mom a note and leave it on her pillow or in a place you know she'll see it. Send her a text message saying you'd like to make some time to talk with her.
What law gives me the right to have my IEP in high school?
What is the IDEA. This law gives you the right to have goals and accommodations under the age of 18 at your school.
I can never see the board or hear what my teacher is saying if I sit in the back of the room. What accommodation would help me?
What is preferential seating in the front of the classroom would be helpful to me.
I don't know how to tell my WAT teacher that I am having a problem at my worksite with some of the job tasks. I don't understand how to do some of them.
Who is your WAT teacher and your ETR. You can tell either of us if there is any issue at your worksite and we will help you.
What is an example of career exploration while you're in high school?
What are community work experiences, volunteering, interning, job shadowing, informational interviews, researching different careers, visiting the career center, asking my ETR to help me, doing an assessment, etc.