Recruiting Job Site - Jefferson State Shelby-Hoover

Thank you Jefferson State Community College for listening to how Shelby County Schools are impacting student's lives. We are excited about the possibility of bringing some of our students to work in various work settings at the Shelby-Hoover Campus. Some of the preliminary areas include the Culinary Program, Nursing Office, and the Pioneer Bookstore.

Keeping It Real Training

A wonderful morning of training hosted by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce for this year's Keeping It Real events. We are looking forward to another great year of partnering with the Chamber to teach Shelby Co. High School students about finances, budgeting, and transition skills.

Transition Planning and the Work Component Slide Show

Click this link to view our Transition Planning and the Work Component Slide Show presentation.

"Transition Planning and the Work Component," Special Services Center, Pelham, AL

Transition Team, (Chris Moore & Laura Partain), In-Service Presentation, for July 30, 2015 In-Service Training

Greens Detail, Childersburg,AL

We are happy to welcome Green's Detail as a new community based work instruction site in Childersburg, Alabama

Transition Leadership Institute, Auburn, AL

The Transition Leadership Academy provided our local transition team with leadership skills to direct local transition services.

Transition teams from around the state - consisting of transition professionals and consumers gathered for an intensive 3-day training and technical assistance program. This program included large group presentations, small group meetings, and networking and program development activities. The Transition Leadership Academy "TLA" offers assistance and guidance to transition practitioners and administrators as they set goals and develop plans to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in their secondary schools.

College Prep at Samford Univesity, Birmingham, AL

Students from Metro Birmingham area schools attended a "College Prep" program this summer at Samford University. This unique program, sponsored by Vocational Rehabilitation, helps prepare our college bound students. Chris Moore, Shelby Co. Work Instructor, spoke today about how dyslexia affected his life. See powerpoint for a personal testimony of how he  overcame obstacles that confronted him throughout his life and how he "turned stumbling blocks into stepping stones."
He offered sound advice including some of his favorite quotes: "Failure is a detour, not a dead end street", " If there is no wind ROW", and "The snail reaches the ark." His motivational testimony showed the students that all things are possible.