My Next Chapter: Life After High School Transition Planning Tool | FREE

Help students picture life after high school with My Next Chapter, a FREE student-friendly planning tool for transition planning, Pre-ETS, and career readiness. Students look at their strengths, interests, and how they learn best, explore six paths after graduation, and build a simple next-steps plan they can bring to their IEP or transition meeting.

What's included (8 student pages):

• Part 1: About Me
• Part 2: My Strengths & Talents
• Part 3: My Interests
• Part 4: How I Learn & Work Best (learning style, pace, and supports)
• Part 5: Where I Could Go Next: self-check for 6 paths (4-year college, 2-year/technical college, apprenticeship or training, a job or supported employment, military, other paths)
• Part 6: Living on My Own: independent living skills self-rating
• Part 7: What My Answers Say: score summary and reflection
• Part 8: My Next Steps: goal plan and "People on My Team"
• Minnesota resource page (useful starting point for any state)

How to use it:

• As a student self-assessment before an IEP or transition planning meeting
• To gather input for postsecondary goals and transition assessments
• In Pre-ETS job exploration, workplace readiness, or self-advocacy lessons
• In small groups, one-on-one, or as a take-home activity with families
• Do one section at a time; there are no right or wrong answers

Who it's for:

• Grades 8–12 and transition-age students up to age 21 (18–21 programs)
• Special education teachers, transition coordinators, case managers, Pre-ETS and VR staff, school counselors, and parents

Plain language, checkboxes, and rating scales make it accessible for many learners.

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*Single-user license for personal and classroom use. Please do not redistribute. Colleagues can download their own free copy.*

Original L&S Consulting resource. Digital download, for use by one teacher or provider. Questions: info@lsconsultingmn.com