The resources displayed on this page are from past Capacity-Building Institutes, an annual meeting of the Indiana Cadres for Transition Leaders. Click here for more information about the work of the cadres.
Capacity-Building Institute: Archived Materials
Capacity Building Institute 2021: Facing the Future Together
Due to pandemic mitigation measures, in 2021 the Capacity Building Institute was held virtually from July 21-23. Titled "Facing the Future Together," the 2021 CBI connected hundreds of familes, students, and transition professionals in Indiana's Virtual 2021 Transition conference.
More information on keynote speakers, presenter bios, the schedule, and other details can be found on the conference website.

Designing Tomorrow Today: The 2020 Capacity Building Institute
Due to ongoing pandemic precautions in 2020, the Capacity Building Institute for Indiana's Cadres of Transition Leaders moved online. Sessions with keynote speakers were recorded and are available through IU Expand. Presentations for Designing Tomorrow Today include:
- 2020 Indiana Cadres of Transition Leaders Presentation
- Critical Reflection with Transition Leaders & Educators: A focus on culture & equity
- Employer Panel Session
- Integrating Universal Design for Learning into Transition: A focus on secondary education
- Transition Services and Activities
See the presentations in IU Expand.

Capacity-Building Institute 2019: Innovate, Integrate, Motivate
2019 Program: Innovate, Integrate, Motivate
Astronaut Food and CPR: How Students Found Their Future Paths, Michelle Oja Presentation Transcript
Career & Technical Education, Courtney Hott
- Meeting Indiana's Graduation Exam Requirements: Waiver Options for the Graduation Exam or Postsecondary-Ready Competencies for the Graduation Pathways, a fact sheet from the Indiana Department of Education
- Indiana Graduation Pathways, information from the Indiana Department of Education
Fighting the Stigma: Impacting School Culture Through the Implementation of Student-Led School Mental Health Clubs, Betty Lou Rowe, Indiana Resource Center on Autism
Indiana School Mental Health Initiative, Cathy Pratt, Indiana Resource Center on Autism
Office of Special Education: State of the State 2019, Nancy Zemaitis, Indiana Department of Education
Social Security Benefits 101, Stephanie Gage, Center on Community Living and Careers
Student-Led IEPs, Ashley Beck, Evansville Vanderburgh County School Corporation; Sarah Garnett, Bartholomew Consolidated School District; and Julie Nelson, Wapahani High School
- Case Conference Example
- Case Conference Outline
- Case Conference Rubric
- Disability Project Example
- Disability Project
- IEP Student Notes: Day 1
- IEP Student Notes: Day 2
- IEP Student Notes: Day 3
- Person-Centered Plan Template
- Researching Your Disability Rubric
- Teaching the IEP Daily Plans
- Teaching the IEP Unit Plan
- Student Example A
- Student Example B
Vocational Rehabilitation: Services to Transition Aged Youth, Theresa Koleszar, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Capacity-Building Institute 2018: Digging Deeper
Presentations from
- Certificate of Completion Update, Amy Howie, Steve Yockey, Nancy Zemaitis
- Collaborative Connections with Mental Health Services for Student Success in Indiana, Cathy Pratt & Tara Rinehart
- Employment in Rural Areas, Ellen Condon
- Indiana Cadres of Transition Leaders 2018, Mike Nevins
- Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation: 2018 Vision and Initiatives, Theresa Koleszar
- Plan,
Study, Act: Engaging in Systems Level Change to Support Positive Outcomes for Youth, Dawn RoweDo, - Transition & Employment For Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students in Urban Contexts, Patricia Rogan
- Vocational Rehabilitation: Pre-ETS and Order of Selection, Jonathan Kraeszig