Transition Plus
Westonka Transition Plus empowers students with disabilities ages 18-21 through individualized, real-world education focused on independence, vocational skills and community living.
About Westonka Transition Plus
Transition Plus is a secondary special education program, located within Westonka High School, designed for students with disabilities who are between the ages of 18 and 21. The program offers a functional and vocational curriculum with an instructional focus on the acquisition of skills necessary for independence within the community. Students must be in special education programming a significant portion of the day and demonstrate transition needs to be eligible to attend.
Students attending Transition Plus will receive an individualized education program, with a focus on functional reading, writing, math, work experience, and social and home based living skills.
Main Contacts
Kayla Dalbey
Transition Plus Teacher
dalbeyk@westonka.k12.mn.us
(952) 491-8256
Dr. Adriana Haugen
Coordinator of Special Education
haugena@westonka.k12.mn.us
(952) 491-8415
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Transition Plus News
![Westonka Transition Plus Enjoys Night Out at BestPrep Forum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724965626/westonkak12mnus/lcb8bao8dpipsza3kzrn/IMG_1664.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724965626/westonkak12mnus/lcb8bao8dpipsza3kzrn/IMG_1664.png","width":500}])
Ten students and educators from Westonka’s Transition Plus program received a special invitation to attend the BestPrep Educational Forum, which was held Feb. 8 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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Each November, students in the Transition Plus program at Mound Westonka High School plan a “Friendsgiving Feast.” Two weeks of preparation went into this year's festive event, which gave students the opportunity to showcase several skills, including budgeting, shopping, cooking and teamwork.
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The Westonka Public Schools Transition Plus (T+) Program hosted a 5K for other transition programs in the area on May 20. About 80 participants took part in adaptive activities in the grassy area in the middle of the high school track. Bleachers were set up for students and staff to take breaks. And Westonka’s T+ Program provided prizes for participants at the end of the event. “It was a great showcase of our T+ Program, as well as the students and staff within it, and a great time to shine our leadership in the community,” said Dr. Emily Rustman, Director of Special Services.
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