Berks County Transition Coordinating Council (BCTCC)

BCTCC is a partnership of educators, service providers, students and families, employers, consumers, and the Berks County community whose mission is to plan and facilitate successful transition of students with disabilities from school programs to adult life.

BCTCC's objectives include:

promoting involvement in community transition services;
developing models for transition that are clear, concise, and usable;
promoting interagency collaboration;
using information from follow-up of graduates to assess needs and adjust programs;
establishing participation and awareness of business and industry; and
ensuring opportunities for participation in school to career initiatives.

Meetings run from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the BCIU. The schedule for the 2009-2010 school year is:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Each of Berks County's 18 school districts designates a transition coordinator. This person receives training regarding the transition provisions of federal law and state regulations, as well as local resources. The coordinators also disseminate this information within their school districts.

Transition coordinators will meet at the BCIU four times in the 2009-10 school year. Meetings run from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Meeting dates for the 2009-10 school year are:

Thursday, October 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010