federal law says they must have something called a transition plan created by their school district. it s supposed to be a set of measurable goals designed to prepare young people for adult life. but nick s mom lenore hasn t received anything. so she and her husband mike call the school superintendent to complain. i have no transition plan. and the clock is ticking. which is why i said to you, i m fearful that we re just delaying and delaying here and nickolas s needs are not being met. dateline found nick s case is not unique. according to our analysis of the most recent u.s. department of education data, only a handful of states are consistently making transition plans for all special education students. up to now, the department of education has been the sole agency responsible for eric and nick. but when they graduate, their families will have to navigate a jumbled patchwork of state and federal programs. good job, nick.
federal law says they must have something called a transition plan created by their school district. it s supposed to be a set of measurable goals designed to prepare young people for adult life. but nick s mom lenore hasn t received anything. so she and her husband mike call the school superintendent to complain. i have no transition plan. and the clock is ticking. which is why i said to you, i m fearful that we re just delaying and delaying here and nickolas s needs are not being met. dateline found nick s case is not unique. according to our analysis of the most recent u.s. department of education data, only a handful of states are consistently making transition plans for all special education students. up to now, the department of education has been the sole agency responsible for eric and nick. good job, nick. excellent holding it together, bud. reporter: lenore begins making frantic calls herself trying to get nick hooked up with an agency that could provide him with adul
something called a transition plan created by their school district. it s supposed to be a set of measurable goals designed to prepare young people for adult life. but nick s mom lenore hasn t received anything. so she and her husband mike call the school superintendent to complain. i have no transition plan. and the clock is ticking. which is why i said to you, i m fearful that we re just delaying and delaying here and nickolas s needs are not being met. dateline found nick s case is not unique. reporter: lenore begins making frantic calls herself trying to get nick hooked up with an agency that could provide him with adult services. here we are right on the brink. and i didn t know how to make it gel. the whole system just didn t make any sense at all. and there s no instruction manual right? no. it depended on who you got on the other end of the phone.