Welcome to the Transition Education Center
Offering students with unique educational needs a specialized learning experience within four programs.
At the Transition Education Center, we focus on:
- Transitioning to community
- Encouraging independence
- Celebrating aspirations
Transition Education Center
2399 Cedar Avenue (Enter Door R off of Jay Lane)
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: 651-773-6050
Fax: 651-773-6052
Attendance: 651-773-6051, opt. 1
Office Hours: 7:15 am - 3:30 pm
| Program | Hours |
|---|---|
| Transition Plus | 8:15 am - 2 pm (Breakfast available at 7:50 am) |
| TAPP | 9:10 am - 2 pm (Breakfast available at 8:55 am) |
| AWARE High School |
9 am - 2:45 pm |
| AWARE Middle School | 9:30 am - 3:25 pm |
| Project SEARCH | 8 am - 2 pm |
Program Highlight
Bear Boards and More
Through this initiative, students learn the essentials of running a school-based business including topics like supply and demand, profit and loss statements, design and production, customer service, and more.
SARA DERBY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Transition Education Center
School:
(651) 773-6062
Our Mission
The mission of the Transition Education Center, a personalized learning community committed to honoring students’ unique abilities and aspirations, focused on skill building and enriched learning experiences, is to ensure students achieve their individual goals and transition successfully into their larger community through a vital system distinguished by:
- Safe, respectful, inclusive, and responsive environments
- Student-centered planning approaches to encourage independence
- Instruction supporting social-emotional learning, employment, independent living, and post-secondary education and training
- Staff, families, and community partners committed to collaboration
- Community-based instruction, service learning, and career exploration