Self-determination is a key component of successful transition programs. Steps to Self-Determination is a curriculum designed to help secondary students learn to define and achieve goals that are important to them. Major areas of this curriculum include progress tracking with the Self-Determination Knowledge Scale pretest/posttest, identifying strengths, weaknesses, needs, and preferences, developing decision-making skills, identifying rights and responsibilities, goal setting, anticipating consequences, enhancing creativity, developing communication skills, accessing resources and support, developing negotiation skills, and experiencing and learning from outcomes.