The purpose of this FLPEPPI is to increase understanding of resources available for and facilitate the planning and implementation of Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs (FPCTP) for students with intellectual disabilities in all types of postsecondary education institutions: universities, state and community colleges, and career tech centers/ technical colleges. The institute will provide the following:

• Content knowledge for developing or enhancing these programs.
• Facilitated planning time for interdisciplinary postsecondary education teams.
• Opportunities to network with approved FPCTP leaders and others with expertise in this area

This is a team-focused event for postsecondary education program planning teams. These teams should include higher education faculty and staff, disability service providers, special population coordinators, K-12 transition staff, parents, students, and other relevant stakeholders. A critical feature of the FLPEPPI is providing teams with facilitated meeting times to develop an FPCTP or enhance their current program’s performance using our online Strategic Planning Tool – Postsecondary component.

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The standard practice focuses on the individual as the primary stakeholder of a person with a disability moving into employment. This practice, in theory, makes sense. Everyone has their own unique strengths, weaknesses, and career aspirations. You focus on what is right in front of you, the person. A slight shift to focusing on the employer, creating trust and a deeper relationship, will ultimately lead to more individuals becoming employed. Employers have strengths and weaknesses too. The difference is time spent on employer relations results in more people becoming employed, as opposed to time spent on the individual.
Session Learning Outcomes:

1. Where to start the job developing process – employer advisory groups, local chambers, referrals, industry associations.
2. The importance of cultivating relationships.
3. Having the confidence that the time you’ve spent will pay off.

Presenters:
Joey D'Souza and Leanne Rexford. The Able Trust

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Shifting_Your_Perspective_Become_Employer_Centric_Handout.pdf

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This webinar will be a discussion of the innovative practices and findings from recent Florida Developmental Disabilities Council initiatives, with an emphasis on postsecondary, employment, transition, and transportation projects and how they can benefit students attending Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs (FPCTPs).
Participants will learn:

1. ways to enhance the independence, productivity, integration and inclusion of students attending FPCTPs.
2. Participants will have insight into the projects funded by the FDDC and their outcomes.

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FCSUA April Webinar FDDC_Innovative Practices and Findings Handout.pdf

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During this webinar, participants will learn strategies to be successful in collecting student follow-up data for students who have completed the program for the last five years. Participants will learn:

1. techniques to keep in contact with students who have completed FPCTPs.
2. strategies to complete student reports with ease.
3. organization tips for collecting all information required by FCSUA.

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FCSUAMarch2023WebinarStrategiesForCompletingStudentReports.pdf

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You will learn how Think College’s two National Centers, the National Coordinating Center and the Inclusive Higher Education Network, can support you as program personnel. This session will cover current and future activities of the Centers, including regional alliance development and expansion, increasing opportunities for access to career and Technical Education (CTE), technical assistance available, information on a national public awareness campaign on inclusive postsecondary education, and conducting and translating research to inform practice, and much more. Information about the Southeast Postsecondary Education Alliance (SEPSEA) will also be shared to inform participants of the benefits of engaging with their regional alliance.
Presenters:

• Danie Roberts-Dahm, Project Coordinator
• Drew Andrews, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance Coordinator Chair, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Collaborative Workgroup

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02_07_2023_February_webinar_TCCenters.pdf

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