Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school transition and Colorado DVR
Open vocational-rehabilitation employment work while school and adult long-term-services work remain separately owned.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Colorado DVR request for servicesBefore you start
- IEP, transition assessment, Summary of Performance, exit date, work experiences, employment goals, disability records, accommodations, communication needs, and school and DVR contacts.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the Case Management Agency for the person's county, the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Ask which agency owns the step.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency referrals and unfinished transition actions.
- Use DVR's official online request for services or local-office route.
- Track DVR eligibility and employment planning separately from CMA, Medicaid, waiver, and school decisions.
Expected next
A DVR contact, intake, information request, eligibility decision, or employment-planning event.
Save this proof
School records, DVR request, contacts, records supplied, notices, plan, and next date.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use DVR's official contact route and ask who owns the request and which next event is due.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school transition and Colorado 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 Colorado DVR request for services, HCP care coordination and transition support through age 21
Official resources
Limits
DVR, school transition, developmental-disability determination, Medicaid, and waiver authorization are separate processes.
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.