Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- l. State Goals and Priorities
The designated State unit must:
- l. State Goals and Priorities
l. 2. Identify the goals and priorities in carrying out the VR and Supported Employment programs
Current Narrative:
The following goals and priorities for MVR are as follows:
Goal 1: Increase the number of employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Baseline data: The number of youth with disabilities reaching competitive integrated employment in PY 2018 was 1,858.
Objective 1:
Increase the number of competitive integrated employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Strategies:
1. Coordinate services with workforce development programs that target youth.
2. Expand individualized placement services to target youth with disabilities receiving services from the Department of Mental Health.
3. Expand pre-employment transition services to justice and foster care involved students with disabilities in pilot locations.
4. Provide opportunities for youth in identified workforce job-driven training programs and STEM degree/certificate programs.
5. Develop regional interagency partnerships focused on agencies serving youth.
Goal 2: Implement internal process evaluation strategies.
Objective 1:
Design and implement program evaluation strategies to support administrative decision-making practices.
Strategies:
1. Form a program evaluation steering committee to assess organizational program evaluation needs.
2. Utilize subcommittees to conduct focused evaluation activities and produce results to include recommendations.
3. Utilize subcommittee recommendations to inform decision-making.