Plan Your Way OK

The mission of the Oklahoma Transition Council and the Pathways to Partnerships team is to improve transition education, planning and services through stakeholder partnerships that lead to successful postschool outcomes for students with disabilities. This includes improvement with education or training, employment, independent living, mental health services and community participation.

How to Use Plan Your Way OK

Start by choosing your role at the top. You’ll find videos and resources to help you, your child or youth, or someone you support with a disability plan for a bright future. We’re always adding new content, so be sure to check back!

Ever wonder what a “Good Life” looks like to different people? Watch this video from the Developmental Disabilities Council of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Family Network to see what friends from Oklahoma and all over the U.S. say about their dreams and ideas for living their best life! 

Students

Plan for your future and aim for success!

Families

Support your children as they transition from school to their adult life.

Professionals

Support students as they transition from school to their adult life.

Business Partners

Help employers find employees they can count on.

Partners

Coordinate transition services to improve outcomes for children and youth with disabilities.

Does Your District Want to Apply for an Innovative Grant to fund a new Transition Project? 

Join the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE) as the application window opens for innovative grants designed to expand transition opportunities in your secondary school, technology center, or college. The grant application will be open from March 2 through May 6, providing eligible programs the opportunity to secure funding that strengthens transition services and supports student success.

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Featured Events

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Data That Matters For the 1%: Strengthening Instructional Decisions

Data That Matters For the 1%: Strengthening Instructional Decisions for Educators and Administrators Do you want to strengthen your assessment practices, elevate your instructional design, and create a more unified, effective approach to serving students with significant disabilities? Join Sheryl Hazelbaker & Tiffany Massie from OATECA for Data That Matters For the 1%. Participants will: […]
13 Apr
4:00 am – 5:00 pm
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STEM Camps 2026

Design – Create – Compete

Be a part of an on-site STEM Camp in your area. The no cost three day camps are now being planned for this summer. The camps utilize project based learning emphasizing STEM skills such as pre-employment experiences and skills that will help them prepare for post-high school success.

Come be a part of this awesome opportunity to learn about computer aided design, product development, and what your future can include. Participants must be able to follow verbal instructions with limited support.

Visit the DRS Transition STEM Camps webpage for more information, dates, and locations for Summer 2026.

Applications are now being accepted. Apply through the program website.

*Partnership between the Department of Rehabilitation Services and TECH Now Inc.

Featured Disability-Related Resources

April is an important month for disability awareness, featuring Autism Awareness Month. Dive into our resources: watch the video that spotlights a welcoming, safe place to make friends, take the online course to deepen your understanding of autism, and explore Partners in Success, a training that showcases the strengths and value individuals with Autism and other disabilities bring to the workplace. Start learning, connect, and help build an inclusive community and workforce. 

 

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Youth Spotlight

Each month, the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (OK DRS) celebrates an awesome student making big moves!

Sign up for the DRS newsletter to catch the full stories when they are released and stay up to date with DRS Transition!

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Meet Serenity

Serenity is a 2024 graduate of Enid High School who is building confidence and real-world skills through her experience in Project SEARCH. From housekeeping duties to assisting patients in a hospital setting, she’s developed a strong work ethic and a passion for helping others—especially alongside nurses. Once shy, Serenity has grown into a more confident and independent individual with clear goals for her future, including working in a daycare or at Goodwill. Her journey reflects determination, personal growth, and readiness for the workforce. Read more to learn how Serenity is turning experience into opportunity.

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Events Calendar


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Sibling Camp Interest

Sibling Camp interest form for April 24-26. Requirements: For siblings with intellectual/developmental disabilities ages 8-25, and siblings without special needs ages 8-16. Fun and creative indoor activities! Application does NOT guarantee acceptance. For questions please call 405-271-2710 or sooner-success@ouhsc.edu
13 Feb – 23 Apr
All Day
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Southern IMPACT Meeting

Connecting talent, businesses, and communities. Brining businesses, and community partners together to expand talent pools and create more opportunities for all. Join us to make in IMPACT in your community. This event is for resource partners and businesses to collaborate and share what they do to help prepare job seekers, and for employers to inform […]
15 Apr
9:30 am – 11:00 am
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IMPACT meeting – Chandler, OK

This event is for resource partners and businesses to collaborate and share what they do to help prepare job seekers, and for employers to inform us about what skillsets they require to successfully employ individuals. This is a round table meeting. We will have news and please bring your workforce updates and needs to discuss. […]
20 Apr
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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Drumright: Effective Instructional Practices for Teaching Transition Skills to Students Participating in the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP)

This training will demonstrate how to implement effective instructional practices to teach transition skills to students with significant cognitive and adaptive disabilities who participate in the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP). Special educators and paraprofessionals will learn about evidence-based practices tied to the Predictors of Post-School Success. Practices presented will include task analysis, chaining (forward/backward), prompting […]
22 Apr
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Central Tech Drumright
3 CT Cir, Drumright, OK 74030
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Ready, Set, Thrive! Resources for Lifelong Success

Connecting families to community resources that support lifelong success, independence, and opportunities to thrive. For more information please contact: Jamie Conerly of Edmond Public Schools
23 Apr
6:00 am – 7:30 pm
Edmond Public Schools Administrative Center
1001 W. Danforth Rd. Edmond, Ok, 73003
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988 Mental Health Lifeline

If you need to talk, the 988 Line is available. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, 988’s counselors are here for you. You are not alone.

Using the 988 Lifeline is free. Call or text “988” if you are in crisis and need help.

Visit the 988 Lifeline website to see all available mental health resources.