Transition Planning Phone Map for Special Education Families: Who Do I Call? Adult Services, Ages 14 to 21
A special education transition planning tool for families: one fill in page that matches 13 common adult services needs to the office that handles them.
Families leave high school with a stack of agency names and no idea who to call. This fill in phone map puts every transition need on one page, matched to the office that handles it, plus a "Stuck? Call These 3" page for when nothing else works.
**What's included (7 page printable PDF):**
• Start Here page with a 5 minute quick start
• Who Do I Call? My Transition Phone Map: 13 common needs (IEP, job help, Pre ETS, SSI, Medicaid, adult services, benefits counseling, parent center, independent living, rides, 211, emergencies) with space for office names and office numbers
• Stuck? Call These 3: 211, your Center for Independent Living, and your aging and disability office, with national lookup tools and a "what to say" script
• My Call Log with a phone call checklist
• Thank you page and terms of use
**Use it in 5 minutes:** fill in the map with the student, add your local 211 and CIL numbers, snap a photo of both pages for the student's phone, and log the next call.
**Who it is for:** high school special education teachers, case managers, transition coordinators, 18,21 programs, and families of students with disabilities. Works in any U.S. state: you fill in your own local offices.
**For transition teams:** see the Transition Starter Bundle (FAQs + Interest Inventory + Vocational IEP Goal Bank) and the Transition Assessment Mega Pack . Free to try: the Transition Planning Checklist and the Student Led IEP Meeting Script .
Educational resource only, not legal or benefits advice. Programs, names, and rules differ by state; check with your local offices. No real student information is included.
Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.