Transition Alliance of South Carolina

11/20/2021

Today marks two years since our last in person conference. We miss you and hope to see you all soon!

10/29/2021

TASC is hiring a part-time Administrative Assistant so please pass along the word if you know of a great candidate who can join our wonderful team! Posting link: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/108576

Please spread the word! Be on the lookout for another post with the link to apply for the position. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to Joy Ivester if you have any questions.

10/12/2021

09/28/2021

Please spread the word! Be on the lookout for another post with the link to apply for the position. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to Joy Ivester if you have any questions.

06/15/2021

We are thrilled to showcase a member each month in our community and Stacy Bakas was selected in June!

Stacy is a Community-Based Training Coordinator and works at the Florence Career Center (Florence One Schools). She has been employed at this location since August 2007.

Stacy loves watching student growth...especially the shift in their self-worth. Students come in exploring opportunities and then they learn their abilities and slowly increase their work performance. It is amazing what a uniform and being part of a work team can do for our students.

We asked Stacy what was something she learned from TASC's 2020 virtual conference and she told us she was able to gather ideas for creative ways to help students who are in virtual environments gain work hours.

Stacy spends her spare time with her husband and two kids. They enjoy traveling to the Beach.

TASC would like to thank Stacy for everything that she does for our transition community!

06/14/2021

Registration for Summer Camp is open!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transition-summer-camp-2021-tickets-158416675541?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=e5b9731159&mc_eid=1a364f008d

06/11/2021

The SCDE Office of Special Education Services Announces Its’ First State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) Community Forum! It's a LIVE event on June 16th from 10am - 12pm.

Come hear educator and community panelists from across the state share their insight and perspectives on the proposed targets and goals that can set the direction of special education programming for the next 6 years within our state!

Become a part of the conversation by submitting panel questions prior to the Forum through the following link (this link will also be open during the Forum):
https://scoses.formstack.com/forms/spp_apr_forum_questions

Join us for this very exciting event by just following the link below at 10am on June 16th - No registration needed!
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06/09/2021

We can’t wait to see you in July! Registration Opening Soon! SpringHill Suites/The Vista - Columbia, SC. Make sure you have access to your email during the summer, and keep an eye on your inbox!

05/11/2021

May 2021 TASC Force Member of the Month - We are thrilled to showcase a member each month in our community and Kathy Southard was selected in May!

Kathy has been a Transition Specialist for Cyber Academy of South Carolina (CASC) for 2.5 years. If Kathy had to choose one favorite part of her job at CASC (she has many favorites), she would have to say it would be seeing the growth in the students she teaches as they discover their goals and begin to learn the skills needed to transition to the next phase of their life.

Kathy attended the TASC 2020 virtual conference and said she learned strategies to begin CASC’s very first school based enterprise and a plethora of resources. She enjoyed being surrounded by a community of educators collaborating togetherfor the enhancement of South Carolina students transition process.

Now that Kathy and her husband Jacob are empty nesters, they are exploring the coastline and surrounding areas on their Hatteras LRC and traveling across the states in their RV spending “fam” time together with their 3 college kids.

TASC would like to thank Kathy for everything that she does for our transition community!

04/14/2021

Charting the LifeCourse Framework Virtual Training Series - starts this Friday, April 16th!

Register at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAACjXpDFUQ0U4V0NZRUI0UkRLR1RSTElUNkdaRTZCMi4u

04/12/2021

April 2021 TASC Force Member of the Month - We are thrilled to showcase a member each month in our community and Tim Elrod was selected in April!

Tim is a TASC Force Member and a follower of TASC on Facebook. He posted some great photos using our conference swag last year. Tim has worked at Seneca High School for 6 years and has been a resource teacher, Life Skills teacher and this is his first year as a SC High School Credential teacher. His favorite part of working with students is when they have been struggling with a concept, have that “aha moment”, grasp the concept and use it successfully.

These are Tim’s thoughts on the November 2020 TASC virtual conference: “There were great sessions at the TASC 2020 virtual conference. The School-Based Enterprise Session provided valuable information for those interested in beginning their own School-Based Enterprise. The information taken from this session has allowed me to coordinate with a colleague to begin developing a School-Based Enterprise at Seneca High. It will hopefully be implemented in the 2021-2022 school year.”

In Tim’s spare time during the school year, he serves as the Head Baseball Coach for Seneca High School’s C-Team. In the summer, he serves as the Head Baseball Coach for Easley American Legion Post 52. His family serves as the Latin America Host Family for the Senior League World Series that is held in Easley, SC. Spending time with his wife, daughters, and granddaughter is most enjoyable for him. Hiking, fishing, and traveling are squeezed into his summer as much as possible too.

“As a Special Education Professional, we have a unique opportunity to help students become a valuable member of the community through classroom experiences, transition skills, and social interactions. I tend to think of my job as a special education teacher as a travel agent. Students have encountered road blocks, or delays in their educational experiences. It is my job to help them find the best route to take to be successful.”

Thank you Tim for everything that you do!

To become a TASC Force Member, participants have attended a virtual training or conference in the past year and completed a brief survey. You can check out the home page of the TASC website to see all of our current members.

03/16/2021

Last call for registration!

Join us to hear from SC’s newest Transition and Career and Technology Education expert, Chris Napier, to learn more about how CTE can work for your students! This is part of the TASC Work Based Learning Virtual Training Series. Thursday, May 18th at 11am!

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tasc-work-based-learning-spring-training-series-tickets-136349604337