The Individual Transition Plan (ITP) is a term that is not used in federal and state law. However, ITP has emerged to mean a written document designed to help prepare students for passage from school to post-school life. Transition assessment, planning, and development of the ITP are part of the IEP process. Beginning when a student is 16 years old or before, their IEP should include an ITP that is based on the student’s needs, preferences and interests and reflect the student’s own goals. Objectives, timeliness, and people responsible for meeting the objectives should be written into the ITP.