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The mission of the Oklahoma Transition Council is to improve transition education, planning, and services that lead to successful post-school outcomes for students with disabilities.  

Members of the Oklahoma Transition Council represent a variety of interests and include representatives of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Oklahoma Family Network, educators of public schools, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and the Parent Training and Information Center, and university representatives.

• Provide transition education to increase professionals' knowledge and team capacity for building and implementing transition education and providing opportunities for students to attain transition goals.
• Organize and hold statewide Institutes and Regional Meetings where local teams develop annual transition implementation plans.
• Organize and hold personnel development activities and provide technical assistance to regional transition teams.
• Develop family and professional partnerships.  

Beginning in 2002, an ad hoc group with representatives from the Departments of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Career and Technology Education, higher education, and public schools met to discuss how to improve transition education and post-school outcomes for students with disabilities. In 2003, this group met with New Mexico's transition leaders to begin the systematic replication of the New Mexico Transition Institute and Local Team Concept. In 2004, the Oklahoma Transition Council was formed to develop the Oklahoma Transition Institute and the local team concept. The Oklahoma Transition Council divided the state by Career Technology Center locations matched by available rehabilitation counselors to form regional teams. In the summer of 2006, the Oklahoma Transition Council held its first institute in Oklahoma City the tradition of service and training continues today.