Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school exit, Pre-ETS, and Indiana VR
Coordinate school transition, Pre-ETS or VR, and BDS as separate tracks.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Contact Indiana Vocational RehabilitationBefore you start
- IEP and transition plan, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, evaluations, employment goal, work experience, accommodations, communication needs, BDS status, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the local BDS office, BDS Help, Division of Family Resources, case-management organization, provider, waiver ombudsman, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency referrals, records, owners, and exit deliverables.
- Contact Pre-ETS or VR and schedule the applicable transition or application event.
- Open and track BDS separately and preserve proof from every system.
Expected next
A school deliverable, Pre-ETS contact, VR appointment or application, BDS event, or written next step.
Save this proof
School records, agency contacts, applications, confirmations, 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, Pre-ETS, and Indiana VR 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 Indiana BDS services and review the I/DD waivers, Contact Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation, Use Indiana Pre-Employment Transition Services
Official resources
Limits
School, Pre-ETS, VR, BDS eligibility, Medicaid, waiver access, and services are separate. Pre-ETS may serve students who are eligible or potentially eligible for VR.
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.