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10/11/2011 School Partnership Model • King County Coordinates & School District Seeks Employment Service Provider • Selected Service Provider Works with the District’s Identified Program / Students • All District Identified Students Receive Service • School District Funding is Added Toward the Cost of an Employment Specialist(s) Employed by the Service Provider’s Agency Outcomes Transition Age Students Eligible for School to Work % Not Enrolled in S2W % Enrolled in S2W Exit Year Working within 6 months Working within 6 months of exit of exit 2003 7.7% Pre- S2W 2004 14.6% Pre- S2W 2005 14.3% Pre- S2W 2006 7.1% 53% 2007 9.0% 67% 2008 12.5% 76% 2009 5.3% 54% 2010 8.2% 52% ‣ Hours worked per week ranged from 2–40; Average hours per week week was 12 between 8–35% THE ROLE OF DVR • EARLY INTERVENTION • PARTICIPATION IN IEPS • COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE • APPLICATION 2 YEARS BEFORE EXITING • ASSESSMENT/DIAGNOSTICS • ACCESS TO OTHER RESOURCES-DDD, SSI, MH • INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES 2
10/11/2011 • FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR JOB PLACEMENT, INTENSIVE TRAINING • BENEFITS PLANNING • TEAM PARTICIPANT IN ALL PLANNING ASPECTS AND LONG TERM SUPPORT OPTIONS How to Manage Multiple Intakes • 2-3 days scheduled a month in advance • Enlist help • Intake packets ahead of time to school • List of needed information-SS card, WA State ID, SS benefits, DDD case manager, green card • Teacher support and buy in • Independent living assistance TOP/KSD Facts 4 th Largest District in State with 27,000+ students 71 square miles including: Kent, unincorporated King County, Covington, parts of: Auburn, Black Diamond, Maple Valley, Renton, SeaTac 4 High Schools feed into TOP 55 students enrolled this year. 20% from programs with most significant disabilities Students & Families at TOP speak more than 6 different languages including: ASL, Tagalog, Ukraine, Spanish, Cambodian, & Somali 22% of TOP students identify as non-Caucasian; Asian(5), Black(7), Hispanic(6), American Indian/Native Alaskan(2) 52% if TOP students receive Free & Reduced lunches 3
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Page 17 and 18: accommodations if needed Self Aware
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Page 33 and 34: Community IMAGES, Spokane Public Sc
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