Delaware action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Not started or approaching school exit

Connect school and DVR transition

Keep school transition work moving and open Delaware DVR or Pre-ETS through the current route before exit.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Delaware DVR employment services

Before you start

  • IEP or 504 plan, transition assessments, student preferences and goals, disability documentation, graduation or exit date, school contacts, work experiences, accommodations, transportation, and benefits concerns.

Who to contact

Start with DDDS Applicant Services or the assigned Community Navigator, Support Coordinator, or Family Resource Coordinator. Use the complete notice for review or appeal and the correct DDDS incident or APS route for safety concerns.

Contact DDDS Applicant Services

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document postsecondary goals, agency links, responsibilities, and exit evidence.
  2. Use current Pre-ETS for early career exploration or submit the DVR referral and application for individualized VR services.
  3. Track DVR eligibility, counselor assignment, employment plan, services, and school handoff separately.

Expected next

A Pre-ETS referral, DVR application packet, counselor contact, eligibility decision, employment-plan event, or school action.

Save this proof

IEP and transition records, referrals, applications, contacts, DVR notices and plan, accommodations, and dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Contact DVR and the school transition lead together and ask each to name its next deliverable.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school and DVR transition 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 Delaware DVR employment services, Delaware Pre-Employment Transition Services

Official resources

Limits

Pre-ETS, DVR referral, DVR application, DVR eligibility, employment plan, DDDS eligibility, Medicaid, and adult-service 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.

Checked sources

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