Transition center helps students develop their talents
March 31st, 2008From the New York Times, a feature on the Center for Transition Planning, in its second year at Mamaroneck, New York, High School. The center helps students with special needs to develop skills that will help them lead purposeful lives when they leave school.
This year’s goal was to help students draw on personal interests to make money. Some started their own businesses under the guidance of job coaches, while others found jobs in the community.
“I view my job as linking them to their happiness — trying first to help them find it and then linking them to their community to make things happen,” said Mara McGowan, a special education teacher who developed and oversees the program.


