Webinar, November 18, 2026, with the Institute for Community Inclusion MA Center in Boston. What do strong post-high school services look like in practice? Join Maria Paiewonksy and the MA Center to explore ways to build services around students’ goals, create meaningful real-world learning opportunities, and strengthen collaboration across schools, agencies, and communities.
* How can communities create meaningful post-high school services that help students with intellectual and developmental disabilities build skills and apply them in real-world settings.
* Maria Paiewonsky has spent more than two decades training professionals who help students plan for life after high school. Join Maria for a practical look at what strong post-high school services can look like and how communities can build them.
* Drawing on her experience in leadership and professional preparation, Maria will explore key elements of effective services, including:
• individualized planning
• natural settings
• seamless connections across systems
• collaboration among schools, agencies, and community partners
What you will learn:
• Throughout the webinar, Maria will share tools and resources that can help your teams put these ideas into practice. Build services around students’ individual goals
• Create meaningful real-world learning opportunities
• Assess current services
• Identifying gaps
• Build an interagency team to strengthen coordination, supports, and outcomes across schools, agencies, and communities
