COT Sample Activities

Around the State of Maine

Responding to information requests from parents and others
Distributing local resource packets
Conducting Career Portfolio workshops
Doing Youth Leadership training
Conducting transition planning seminars for school-based teams
Working with state agency and community agency providers
Facilitating the work of local transition councils
Providing technical assistance to schools and other organizations
Having legislative information breakfasts
Doing school board presentations
Sponsoring a topic night for parents
Compiling resource information for local and regional areas
Having employer recognition lunches
Youth Labor Law Workshops
Helping schools integrate transition planning into their local activities on Learning Results and Promising Futures
Doing workshops on guardianship and related issues
Collaborating with other state and regional organizations to meet common goals
Helping schools be in compliance with special education laws and regulations
Networking with individuals with similar interests
Providing technical assistance for capacity building within schools and other organizations
Using our curriculum to train and promote systems change
“Transition Planning: Building a Framework for the Future”
Presenting at national conferences
Designing talks and training to meet specific needs
Keeping an eye on the future…focusing on student outcomes