The Transition Alliance of South Carolina (TASC) supports local school districts and surrounding communities to increase graduation rates, enhance transition programming, and improve post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities. As one of four centers in the SC TEAMS technical assistance network, TASC is funded by the SC Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Services. Housed at USC’s Center for Disability Resources, project staff provide capacity-building support to local communities to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities who are transitioning from school to adult life. Current focus areas include the following:
GraduateSC - TASC staff work with the SC Department of Education’s Office of Student Support and the National Dropout Prevention Center to assist local school districts in forming school-based graduation teams. Teams are supported in developing and implementing strategic plans to improve high school graduation rates for youth with disabilities.
Transition Alliance of South Carolina - TASC staff and partners provide support to improve secondary transition outcomes for youth with disabilities. This work includes staff training, technical assistance/coaching and resource development and provision.
Related Work:
South Carolina Employability Credential
The Emma Project
The TASC APP
For more information or support, please contact us at transition@uscmed.sc.edu.
TASC Project Staff:
Joy Godshall Ivester, M.Ed.
Program Director
Joy.Ivester@uscmed.sc.edu
Leah Erwin, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Leah.Erwin@uscmed.sc.edu
Mike Stutts, M.S.
Program Coordinator
Michael.Stutts@uscmed.sc.edu
Sloan Lincks, PhD
TASC Program Coordinator
Sloan.Lincks@uscmed.sc.edu
Jennifer Wall, Ph.D.
Program Consultant
Jennifer.Wall@uscmed.sc.edu
Michelle Austin
TASC Program Manager
Michelle.Austin@uscmed.sc.edu
Brittany Drake
Administrative Assistant
Brittany.Drake@uscmed.sc.edu
Jane Everson, Ph.D.
Program Consultant
Jane.Everson@uscmed.sc.edu