DoDM 1342.12, June 17, 2015
ENCLOSURE 3
a. EDIS shall provide a written transition plan for toddlers receiving EIS to facilitate their
transition to preschool or other setting, if appropriate. A transition plan must be recorded on the
IFSP between the toddler’s second and third birthday and not later than 90 days before the
toddler’s third birthday and shall include the following steps to be taken:
(1) A plan for discussions with and training of parents, as appropriate, regarding future
transition from early intervention services, and for obtaining parental consent to facilitate the
release of toddler records in order to meet child-find requirements of DoDEA, and to ensure
smooth transition of services;
(2) The specific steps to be taken to help the toddler adjust to, and function in, the
preschool or other setting and changes in service delivery.
(3) The procedures for providing notice of transition to the DoDEA CSC, for setting a
pre-transition meeting with the CSC (with notice to parents) and for confirmation that child-find
information, early intervention assessment reports, the IFSP, and relevant supporting
documentation are transmitted to the DoDEA CSC;
(4) Identification of transition services or other activities that the IFSP team determines
are necessary to support the transition of the child.
b. Families shall be included in the transition planning. EDIS shall inform the toddler’s
parents regarding future preschool, the child-find requirements of the school, and the procedures
for transitioning the toddler from EIS to preschool.
c. Not later than 6 months before the toddler’s third birthday, the EDIS service coordinator
shall obtain parental consent prior to release of identified records of a toddler receiving EIS to
the DoD local school in order to allow the DoDEA school to meet child-find requirements.
d. The EDIS service coordinator shall initiate a pre-transition meeting with the CSC, and
shall provide the toddler’s early intervention assessment reports, IFSP, and relevant supporting
documentation. The parent shall receive reasonable notice of the pre-transition meeting, shall
receive copies of any documents provided to the CSC, and shall have the right to participate in
and provide input to the pre-transition meeting.
e. As soon as reasonably possible following receipt of notice of a toddler potentially
transitioning to preschool, the local DoDEA school shall convene a CSC. The CSC and EDIS
shall cooperate to obtain parental consent, in accordance with IDEA and this Manual, to conduct
additional evaluations if necessary.
f. Based on the information received from EDIS, the CSC, coordinating with EDIS, will
determine at the pre-transition meeting whether:
(1) No additional testing or observation is necessary to determine that the toddler is
eligible for special education and related services, in which case the CSC shall develop an
eligibility report based on the EDIS early intervention assessment reports, IFSP, supporting