Cross-Domain Collection

Middle School Assessments

A cross-domain collection of assessments and planning tools that are often appropriate for middle school students. This is an initial working set and can be refined.

Independent Living Assessments

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Adolescent Autonomy Checklist

Comprehensive home-skills checklist that families can share with teachers to help develop independent living goals.

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Community Based Skills Assessment

Criterion- and interview-based assessment of knowledge, skills, and social communication abilities across age ranges.

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Executive Functioning Skills

Assessment with scoring guide, explanations, and goal-setting space across executive-function domains.

Middle school assessments
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Assessments for Students with High Support Needs

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Independent Living Skills (ILS) Checklist

Comprehensive checklist covering independent living skills across multiple grade levels for students with significant support needs.

High support needs Middle school assessments
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Life Skills Checklist

Broad life-skills checklist often useful for students with more significant support needs.

High support needs Middle school assessments
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Personal Preferences Indicators

Planning guide for gathering preference information through informal conversations with the student or trusted supporters.

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English Spanish
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Employment Checklist

Checklist of prerequisite knowledge and skills for obtaining a job, targeted toward students ages 14-22 with disabilities.

Middle school assessments
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Parent Surveys

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Parent Transition Survey

Fillable PDF version that can be downloaded and shared electronically.

High support needs Middle school assessments
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Self-Determination Scales

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Arc Self-Determination Scale

Procedural guidelines and formal scale materials for the Arc Self-Determination Scale.

Middle school assessments
Procedural Guidelines Scale

Dream Planning

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Dream Plan Interview

Guided interview to help students identify future goals and priorities.

Middle school assessments Whole student planning
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Brief Dream Plan

Fillable planning form for documenting dreams, preferences, and support needs.

Middle school assessments Whole student planning
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Self-Reflection and Planning

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T-Folio Needs Assessment

Online assessment focused on identifying support needs and priorities.

Middle school assessments
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Choice Boards and Visual Supports

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Choice Boards and Visual Supports

Visual supports for discussing dreams, fears, interests, needs, and preferences.

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Dreams Fears Interests Needs Preferences

Employment Interest Assessments

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Career One Stop Videos

Short videos offering snapshots of different jobs in English and Spanish.

Middle school assessments
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CTE Career Clusters Interest Survey

Career-cluster interest survey available in English and Spanish.

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English Spanish
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Motivators Career Interest Survey

Career-interest survey focused on student motivators, available in English and Spanish.

Spanish assessments Middle school assessments
English Spanish

Student Self-Assessments

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Soft Skills

One-page work-skills evaluation.

Middle school assessments
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