Transition IEP Self-Check: 8 Indicator 13 Questions and Goal Fix-It Guide, High School

A free transition IEP checklist for high school special education teams: 8 Indicator 13 style questions to run on a draft IEP before the meeting, plus a goal fix it guide.

I wrote this for the night before an IEP, when you want to know if the transition section will hold up. Run the 8 questions on a draft and you'll know in about 10 minutes what to fix.

**What's inside (3 pages):**

• Page 1: Transition IEP Self Check. 8 questions (measurable postsecondary goals, yearly updates, age appropriate transition assessment, transition services, course of study, annual goals, student invitation, agency invitation with consent), each with a Yes / Partly / No box and a quick fix. Score box and fix list.

• Page 2: Goal Fix It Guide. The postsecondary goal formula, four weak to strong goal rewrites (made up examples), the alignment chain from assessment to annual goals, common slips, and the kinds of transition services IDEA lists.

• Page 3: Want more?

**Great for:**

• Checking your own files before a meeting or a district file review

• New case managers learning what a transition plan needs

• PLC or department meeting warm up

• Coaching paras and gen ed teachers on what transition goals look like

**Pairs with these full resources:**

The 8 questions follow the widely used NTACT:C Indicator 13 checklist areas. Your state checklist comes first. Educational resources only, not legal advice.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.