1. Policy Connections in Search of Practice Connections

2. Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Signed into law July 22, 2014 Reauthorizes the law through 2020 The Act Section IV – Amendments to the Rehab Act

3. The Act: Overarching Ideas Core Services defined, including VR Requires accessible One Stops ( Section 188) Requires coordinated State Plans Focuses on Disengaged Youth, including youth with disabilities

4. Section IV: Highlights VR in the Coordinated State Plan MOU with Medicaid and DD Increased role of VR in transition 15% of VR funds on transition activities, including pre- employment : o Job exploration counseling o Work-based learning o Pot secondary exploration counseling o Workplace readiness training o Training on self-advocacy Limitations on the use of sub-minimum wage Definitions of Competitive Employment and Customized Employment Restrictions on 14C certificates

5. Technical and Adaptive Change: A WIOA Challenge!

6. Persistent Challenges Technical Challenge Requires information, knowledge or tools Adaptive (Relationship) Challenges Requires understanding and a willingness to make behavior changes Source: Heifetz and Linsky, Leadership on the Line, 2002

7. Learning that technical solutions are necessary but often not sufficient Knowing when a persistent problem needs a adaptive (relationship) solution Building adaptive (relationship) skills as a part of strategy The Leadership Challenge

8. Provision: VR in the Coordinated State Plan What is the potential value of the provision? What is the technical side of the provision? What is the human side? How what can we do now..and in the future to make this provision more meaningful?

9. Provision: MOU with Medicaid and DD What is the potential value of the provision? What is the technical side of the provision? What is the human side? How what can we do now..and in the future to make this provision more meaningful?

10. Provision: 15% of VR funds on transition activities, including pre-employment What is the potential value of the provision? What is the technical side of the provision? What is the human side? How what can we do now..and in the future to make this provision more meaningful?

11. From Your Role… What needs to be done? To address the technical challenges? o 1. o 2. o 3. To address the adaptive challenges o 1. o 2. o 3.

12. Who cares?Why do they care? List by role, organization, position, name, etc.Note connection to the issue Building an Inclusive Community of Practice: 4 Simple Questions Persistent problems of implementation remain challenging because they require crossing many boundaries to ensure progress in practice. Issues are complex, interconnected, and can look different from the perspective of various implementers. In these situations, we encourage leaders to use 4 simple questions: Who cares about this issue and why? Answering this question permits leaders to think beyond their personal/professional aspect or role and to develop a ‘big picture’ of the issue in practice.

13. Preparing the Field for WIOA Tools available through the National CoP on Transition o LRE and Transitions o Youth developed webinars Tools to be created: o PP and Dialogue Guides on WOIA We welcome your participation!