Transition Assessment: Interest Inventory and Parent Input Form for IEP, High School

How do you get student and family input into the transition section of the IEP without starting from a blank form? These inventories give you a student interest inventory, a future planning inventory, and a parent input form, plus a one page summary to pull themes together before the meeting. For high school special education teachers, case managers, and transition coordinators (students ages 14 to 21).

The Student Interest Inventory (5 parts): about me, activities and preferences, how I like to work and learn, supports that help me, fun and motivation. The Future Planning Inventory covers 4 domains: education/training, employment, independent living, community and relationships. The parent or family form asks for strengths, hopes after high school, concerns, daily living priorities, agencies and services, and meeting participation. The team quick summary pulls interest, planning, and family themes onto one page with alignment prompts and next steps. Facilitator notes cover how to give the inventories and use the results.

These are informal age appropriate transition assessments you can cite in present levels and use to write measurable postsecondary goals (IDEA, 34 CFR 300.320(b); Indicator 13). Next step: turn the results into goals with the Vocational IEP Goal Ideas Bank, or get everything in the Transition Assessment Mega Pack.

What you download: one printable PDF, 13 pages (US Letter). It opens on any device and prints cleanly. It starts with a Start Here page and ends with terms of use and a short thank you page. Click View Preview to see the Start Here page and two real sample pages.

Print the Student Interest Inventory and complete it with your student (read aloud if needed). Send the Parent / Family Input Form home or use it at conferences. Fill in the Team Quick Summary from both forms. Bring the summary themes to your transition IEP discussion.

Try it free first: FREE Transition Planning Checklist (Age 14/16/18 milestones + intake screen) and FREE Student Led IEP Meeting Script & Prep Sheet. Save with the bundle: get the Secondary Transition FAQs, Interest Inventory & Parent Input Form, and Vocational IEP Goal Ideas Bank together in the Transition Starter Bundle.

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