The Los Angeles County Office of Education has developed a series of low cost Guides to provide students, parents, counselors, teachers, and related student support staff with information and resources for better transitions. Our web site will help you order our transition guides as well as provide links to web sites and materials that are being updated every day.

There are four Guides:

• Getting Ready for Kindergarten
• Getting Ready for Middle School
• Getting Ready for High School and Beyond
• Getting Ready for Life After High School

The Guides are designed to assist students and parents in making choices and plans for the future. The guide includes current information on:

• College Planning
• Financial Aid
• Regional Occupational Programs (ROP)
• Special Education and Special Needs resources
• Four-Year Planning Calendar
• Pertinent Career and College planning websites

The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is the nation's largest regional educational agency. Under the leadership of the County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Darline P. Robles, and the County Board of Education, LACOE is dedicated to promoting the achievement of the county's 1.7 million public school students in 80 school districts. LACOE is a premier provider of integrated, educational programs and services, from birth to adulthood in a richly diverse and multicultural global environment.

The Guides are distributed through participating schools and agencies at the start of the school year. No part of the books may be reproduced without the expressed written permission of the Los Angeles County Office of Education. For more information, please e-mail Bob Tyra at tyra_bob@lacoe.edu.

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