1. MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA
Translating WIOA and Youth Transition Services: Meet the Technical Assistance Centers
2018 NCRE FALL CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 25 TO 27, 2018
MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA

2. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Practices for Youth and Young Adults
Addressing the gaps between knowledge and practice to improve VR practices and employment outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Grant Number 90RT
The findings and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of NIDILRR or any agency of the federal government

3. Welcome Sean Roy, Training Associate RRTC on VR Practices and Youth
TransCen, Inc.
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852

4. Presenters Randy Loss, MS, CRC
Vocational Rehabilitation Youth Technical Assistance Center (Y-TAC)
Institute for Educational Leadership
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD)
Ronica A. Marable, Ph.D, NCC, CRC  Knowledge Developer/Technical Assistance Provider National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Maureen McGuire-Kuletz, Ed.D, CRC Co-Director/Associate Professor The George Washington University Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE)

5. Learner Outcomes
Identify the resources, tools and professional development available from the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT), Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center ( WINTAC) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Youth Technical Assistance Center (Y-TAC)
Explore how their educational and post-school performance indicators, goals and desired outcomes intersect with the work of the Technical Assistance centers
Identify the methods to connect with the Technical Assistance centers to design plans to enhance education and employment opportunities for students and youth

6. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development

7. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development http://iel
Presentations & Webinars
Curriculum Guides
Literature Reviews
Video Success Stories
Practice Briefs
Promising Practice State Profiles
Communities of Practice

8. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development

9. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development
Presentations & Webinars
Annotated Bibliographies
Data Tools/ Toolkits
Lesson Plan Library
Practice & Predictor Descriptions
Quickguides

10. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development

11. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development

12. Identify Resources, Tools, and Professional Development HTTP://WWW
Presentations/Joint Training
On-Demand Webinars
Laws, Regs, Policy
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

13. Students and Youth
Enhance transition planning
[IDEA Part B Indicator 13 & VR Performance Indicators 4 and 5]
Improve post-school outcomes for students and youth with disabilities
[IDEA Part B Indicator 14 & VR Performance Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4]
Expand opportunities for students and youth with disabilities to achieve competitive, integrated employment (CIE)
[IDEA Part B Indicators 1, 2, 13, 14 & VR Performance Indicators 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Explore how educational and post-school performance indicators, goals and desired outcomes intersect
The WINTAC is a national center funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to provide technical assistance (TA) to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and related rehabilitation professionals to help them
develop the skills and processes needed to meet the requirements of WIOA. The WINTAC will provide technical assistance in five major topic areas, one of which is the effective implementation of pre-employment transition services. The goal of the Pre-employment Transition Services topic area is to help state VR agencies and related rehabilitation professionals develop, manage, and implement effective pre-employment transition services to improve the transition of students with disabilities from secondary to postsecondary education and employment; coordinate pre-employment transition services with transition services provided under IDEA; and develop and implement supported employment services for youth with the most significant disabilities.
The WINTAC Pre-ETS four main goals/outcomes are: 1) Eligible and potentially eligible students with disabilities in need of pre-employment transition services will have access to the five required services. 2) 100% of the 15% Pre-ETS reserve funds will be expended on the required, coordination, and/or authorized services. 3) An increase in the number of students and youth with disabilities that apply for VR services as a result of receiving pre-employment transition services. 4) An increase in the number of students and youth with disabilities that achieve competitive integrated employment outcomes.
There are now six VR Performance Accountability Indicators which are: 1. Percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the 2nd quarter after program exit. 2. Percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the 4th quarter after program exit. 3. The median earnings of participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program.
4. Percentage of participants enrolled in an education or training program who attain a recognized postsecondary credential or secondary school diploma or equivalent during participation in, or within one year of, exit from the program AND who were employed or enrolled in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential within one year after exit. 5. Percentage of participants who, during a program year, are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving documented academic, technical, occupational, or other forms of progress, towards such a credential or employment. 6. Effectiveness in serving employers.
The VR Y-TAC, through a cooperative agreement with RSA, will provide state vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs and related rehabilitation professionals with technical assistance and training to help more effectively serve youth with disabilities. Specifically, the VR Y-TAC can assist your agency in serving all youth, including students with disabilities who are not receiving comprehensive special education services, such as students with 504 plans and other “potentially eligible” young people; youth connected to other systems, such as youth in or aging out of foster care and court-involved, homeless, and runaway youth; and other disconnected, hard-to-serve, and at-risk youth populations.
The VR Y-TAC’s three main goals/outcomes are to: 1) increase the number of youth with disabilities served by state VR agencies; 2) increase the number of youth with disabilities served by state VR agencies who pursue and obtain postsecondary education or training resulting in a postsecondary degree, credential, or nationally recognized occupational skills certificate; and 3) increase the number of youth with disabilities served by state VR agencies who obtain competitive integrated employment.
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)’s main goal is to improve Postsecondary Outcomes for All Students with Disabilities
NTACT’s purpose is to assist State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.
NTACT will identify and promote evidence-based and promising practices to
Increase access, participation and success of students with disabilities in academically rigorous instruction and assessment in preparation for college, career, and community readiness
Increase access, participation and success of students with disabilities in career related curricula and activities in preparation for college, career, and community readiness
Improve the provision of additional factors associated with quality transition planning and school completion, such as engagement, leadership, self-advocacy
Promote collaboration and stakeholder engagement focused on improving college, career, and community success
Increase the use of data-driven decision making to improve programs and systems that address college, career, and community readiness, as well as use of early warning systems and interventions focused on reducing dropout and increasing graduation rates for students with disabilities
Promote use of effective personnel development, coaching, and technical assistance strategies that build state and local capacity to prepare students with disabilities for college, career and community readiness
NTACT’s four major activities include (a) knowledge development, (b) technical assistance (TA) and dissemination, (c) leadership and coordination, and (d) evaluation. NTACT’s TA is offered at universal, targeted (time limited and specific focus), or intensive (sustained for the life of the grant for a select number of states and a corresponding local community). 

14. Universal TA
Website Toolkits and Resource Guides
Live and On-demand Webinars
Regional Listening Sessions with States
FAQs
Targeted TA
Respond to States individual questions
One time individualized -
training needs/requests
policies/procedure review
Review agreements or MOUs with education agencies or external partners
Intensive TA
Intensive, sustained relationship with a state to include a series of activities designed to reach a valued outcome and result in changes in policy, program, or practice.
May involve one or multiple on-site visits
Identify methods to connect with TA Centers to enhance education and employment opportunities for students and youth

15. Thank You Maureen McGuire-Kuletz mkuletz@gwu.edu Randy Loss
Ronica Marable

16. QUESTIONS?