Implementing Pre-ETS Referrals at the School District Level Sheila Ward, Senior Consultant

Objectives To understand how Pre-ETS can help students reach their post-school outcomes To understand Pre-ETS referrals made through the Student Transition Activities Record (STAR) portal To learn from your colleagues the implementation process, strategies, and outreach efforts used with local VR staff to increase Pre-ETS Referrals through the STAR portal and improve indicators 1, 2, 13, and 14.

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Career Exploration Services help students with disabilities, ages 14-21 who are still in school Learn soft skills and appropriate behaviors through hands-on work experiences Leading to: Career pathways Skills for the 21st Century workforce

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Job Exploration Counseling – reviews options that are best suited to your skills, abilities, aptitudes, and interests Work Readiness Training – focuses on employability and related skills that prepare you to work Self-Advocacy Training and Peer Mentoring* – teaches you how to speak up for yourself and make decisions about your own life to become more independent Postsecondary Educational Counseling* – provides an awareness of career pathway options with job and career information Work-Based Learning Experiences – provides practical hands-on training for employability skill *Services are being added

Pathways to Pre-ETS Referral STAR Portal Referral Pre-ETS only No application or eligibility required Pre-ETS at Application Additional services at IPE

Pre-ETS Referrals made through the STAR Portal For Potentially Eligible Students More independent, self-directed, require fewer services or supports to be successful With disability documentation Current IEP, 504, other Access to specific* Pre-ETS are available Referrals come: Public, charter, DJJ or Self-referral (private or postsecondary education/training programs) *Peer Mentoring is not available to students who receive Pre-ETS Referrals through the STAR portal

Pre-ETS Referrals Made through the STAR Portal: Reviewing Your Numbers

Panelist Bay County – Linda Wilds – ESE Teacher, Job Coach, STAR SDR Lee County – Shellie Taylor – Student Support Services, Graduation Coordinator, STAR POC Brevard County – Terry Matson – Transition Resource Teacher, STAR POC

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Making Referrals: How can my district get set up in the STAR portal? Districts identified a Point of Contact (POC) POC identifies School District Representatives (SDR)s SDR Training

Supported and Customized Employment, Discovery, WIOA 511, Pre-ETS Carmen Dupoint Carmen.Dupoint@vr.fldoe.org 850-245-3299 Pre-ETS, DJJ, Summer Youth Program, High School High Tech, Inclusive Postsecondary Education, Vendor Liaison Kirk Hall Kirk.Hall@vr.fldoe.org 850-245-3360 Supervisor Jan Pearce Jan.Pearce@vr.fldoe.org 850-245-3302 Supported and Customized Employment, Discovery, WIOA 511, Pre-ETS Regina Rice Regina.Rice@vr.fldoe.org 850-245-3471 Project SEARCH, Self-Employment, Pre-ETS, Career Source, CAPE, Apprenticeships, Individual Placement and Support, Peer Specialist Program Sheila Ward Sheila.Ward@vr.fldoe.org 850-245-3347 Pre-ETS, Student Transition Activities Record (STAR), Self-Advocacy Training, Work-Based Learning Experiences for School Districts, VR/SD Liaison General Transition Questions: VRTransitionYouth@vr.fldoe.org