Our Gift To Young Students

Zack

 Students at Transition 18-21 program made from scratch play-dough holiday baskets for elementary special education classrooms through out the district.  Zack, Dylan, Tony and Jerred delivered
the play-dough baskets and holiday cheer.  Our students worked hard to prepare enough baskets that we could provide at least one basket per elementary school in the district.  Money used to pay for the supplies to create the play-dough was donated from our student run business LiftBridge Industries. 

Thank you notes are coming back to the students from the various elementary classrooms.  A wonderful way for our older students to give back to the younger students in the district. Have a happy holiday break! ~ Transition Staff

Tony 

Donations At Transition Oak Park

Enjoying Reading Time In Sensory Room
Colin, Jordan, Para Kim & Bailee

We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU out to Susan Bol and Midge McLaughlin for their rocking chair donations to our sensory room!  Students enjoy reading and music time in the comfortable chairs.  Therapists that work with ASD students have found that vestibular motion helps students diagnosed with Autism settle and focus. Rocking chair therapy can be used as a sensory integration therapy for ASD and ADHD students. In the sensory room, students can destress, calm and relax in a secure distraction free setting. Students feel secure, in a safe space that allows the movement they need to adjust and perform repetitive calming behaviors to better concentrate and to relax. Thank you both for caring about all kids in our community and your donation!  ~Transition Staff

Candyland & SkillsUSA Team Up

At Transition we have a student run organization called SkillsUSA.  We have teamed up with
Candyland in downtown Stillwater to help our chapter fundraise. We will use the money earned from popcorn sales to help students pay for trips to state and national competitions. In the past
our chapter has earned over $1,000.00 for students to compete in SkillsUSA.
By Chazz Massey

2018-2019 SkillsUSA 

Oak Park Transition Program

Bailee & Caitlyn Willis

Students at Oak Park Transition Program decorated the main office entrance area and windows this week to add a little holiday spirit to the season.  A special Thank You to students for creating the decorations with Jacki, Gina & Holly assisting them with the process.

Assistant Director of Student Support Services Caitlyn Willis also assisted Jordan & Bailee in posting the decorations. The front office looks wonderful & festive for the season!  ~Transition Staff

Jacki & Jordan

Trinity & Transition Community Partnership

Tony 

Trinity church needed a small work enclave crew of cleaners to help sanitize all the activity bags for children and to wipe down tables, and chairs as well as, a variety of building tasks.

A group of student volunteers go once a week to assist Trinity in cleaning tasks.  The student are learning to perform job tasks in a work enclave in the community.  This training site is a step in the Transition programs employment training process.  For students to have the opportunity to work in a quiet environment in the community, under supervision of a job coach.

A Work Enclave is a supervised work training program for students receiving special education. The enclave provides a transition step between school and independent work for those who need a higher degree of support or supervision.

Joe

Zach

Transition Program Perkins Grant

 Transition teacher Jon Matel saw a need in the program for a popcorn machine for students to practice job training skills.  Past student Tyson Kerr worked at Candyland in the community for the past 2 years as a job training site with our program.  Jon wrote a grant for job training and was awarded the Perkins Grant!!!  Thank you Jon Matel for your dedication and hard work for students in the Stillwater community!

Jerred, Mary and Joe assembling machine

Bailee working hard

Transit Link Cards Available At CUB

Mackenzie purchasing a Transit Link card for ride to work

Transit Link is a curb-to-curb minibus or van service for the general public that operates on weekdays throughout the seven-county metropolitan area. It is a shared-ride service, which must be reserved in advance. You may reserve a ride up to five days in advance, or call at least two hours in advance for same-day trips. Rides are subject to availability, and fares are based on the distance traveled. The base fare is $3.50, one way.

Transit Link customers can transfer to a Metro Transit bus without paying a separate fare. Ask the driver for a para transit transfer.

Please Note: Transit Link service is not available where regular transit routes are operating. Call 651-602-LINK (5465) for more information or to reserve a ride.