The handbook was developed by the 3-year Valley Transitional School Project, serving Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro schools, all located in Augusta County, Virginia. The purpose of the project was to develop and validate a model which would assist school youth with severe disabilities to make the transition from school to employment, in the most competitive employment environment possible. The introduction defines "Transitioning," discusses the need for a transitional service delivery system, lists the eight project objectives, and identifies innovative program features such as interagency planning and implementation and a tracking and follow-up system. The next section details the Interagency Model with information on the Professional Advisory Committee, the Local Interagency Transitioning Team, student transition planning/implementation, and administrative procedures for transition services. The third section describes available resources including the Virginia Department of Education; Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services; State Council of Higher Education; Virginia Employment Commission; Virginia Department for the Visually Handicapped; Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The next section describes local services including the Department of Rehabilitative Services, the Valley Community Services Board, the Social Security Administration, the local Health Departments, and various private and church-based services. Appended are forms used in the program and the interagency cooperative agreement. (DB)