Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school exit and Alaska DVR
Coordinate school transition, Alaska DVR, and the DD pathway as separate tracks.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Start an Alaska DVR applicationBefore you start
- IEP and transition records, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, disability and functional records, work experiences, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, DD status, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the DDRC, IDD Unit, Division of Public Assistance, care coordinator, provider, Provider Certification and Compliance Unit, fair-hearing office, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Find the Developmental Disabilities Resource Connection serving your area
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency referrals, records, responsibilities, and exit deliverables.
- Start an Alaska DVR self-referral or contact the office serving the community and school.
- Open the DD determination separately and preserve proof for every system.
Expected next
A school deliverable, DVR orientation, application or eligibility event, DD application event, or written next step.
Save this proof
School exit records, DVR referral and contacts, DD application proof, owners, and next dates.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact each system directly and ask it to confirm receipt and ownership; do not assume one referral opened another.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school exit and Alaska DVR checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Apply for an Alaska developmental-disability determination, Find an Alaska Developmental Disabilities Resource Connection, Start an Alaska DVR application, Find the Alaska DVR office serving your community
Official resources
Limits
School transition, DVR, DD eligibility, Medicaid, Registry, waiver access, and services are separate. DVR eligibility or timing is not a waiver decision.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.