Welcome to the VR Transition Study. The purpose of this study is to provide the U.S. Department of Education with a descriptive national picture of transition policies and practices among State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies, including the amount and source of resources supporting such practices; and to identify policy issues and promising State practices in the provision of transition services.

Draft Final Report

You may now download the Draft Final Report of the VR Transition Study, including the Executive Summary.

Objectives

There are four main objectives of this study:

1. Describe and classify State policies and practices for identifying and serving youth with disabilities who are transitioning from school to work. This should include a description of how youth are identified and served and the percentage of the eligible population they represent. In addition, the description should be based on factors to be identified by the Department (such as early intervention, level of collaboration between the State education agency (SEA) and VR agency, Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) coordination, outreach, organizational location of State VR agency, VR counselor's caseload size and composition, transition personnel, resources/financial support, characteristics of transitioning youth, types of services, parental/family involvement etc.).
   
   
2. Identify and describe policies, promising practices, and other factors that facilitate effective collaboration, transition planning, and provision of services, including effective strategies, policies, and practices that promote successful collaboration with secondary schools, post secondary institutions, employers, and independent living centers.
   
   
3. Identify major obstacles to collaboration and early intervention in transition planning.
   
   
4. Examine the influence of financial management considerations, including the provision of complementary or matching funds to the VR agency by educational or education-related agencies. Where they exist, identify non-Title I (VR) resources used to support transition practices.

For additional information regarding the purpose and objectives of the study, go to the Procurement Announcement (MS Word).

For additional information, visit these pages:

• Activities
• Interim Reports
• Survey for State Directors
• Draft Final Report

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For additional information, please contact:

Michael Norman, Ed.D., Principal Researcher
The Study Group Inc.
209 Sir Walter Raleigh Drive
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Phone: 252-441-2788
Fax: 252-441-9663
E-mail: Studygroup@aol.com

The VR Transition Study is managed by The Study Group Inc. in North Carolina, and its subcontractors (the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, and the Colorado Center for School and Work for Special Populations, Colorado State University). The study is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within the Office of Special Education and  Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), U.S.  Department of Education (ED). However, the contents of this site do not necessarily represent the policy of ED. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

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