Schools are natural leadersl in the transition process.
They have access to students over extended periods of time, and the resources and trained personnel that are rarely found in adult service programs. Schools can connect representatives from parents' organizations, community programs, employers, post-secondary programs, and adult service programs to collaborate in planning and activities. Students serve as advocates of their own transition Students must be empowered to guide their own destinies. Schools, adult service programs, even families cannot and should not be expected to shoulder transition activities. Transition is a verb that happens with students, not to students.