The purpose of this article is to describe a multilevel interagency transition planning process which includes three levels—a community-level team, school-level team, and individual-level team. While all three teams are described, we focus on the school-level and individual-level team planning processes. Evaluation data indicate consumer satisfaction with the TASSEL (Teaching All Students Skills for Employment and Life) transition planning process. Three case examples are used to demonstrate the planning process "in action."
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