Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school, CDDO, and Kansas VR
Coordinate school exit while separately opening CDDO eligibility and vocational-rehabilitation work.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for Kansas Vocational RehabilitationBefore you start
- IEP and transition records, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, diagnostic and functional records, work experiences, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, CDDO status, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the official CDDO, KDADS program manager, KanCare Clearinghouse, MCO care coordinator, provider, FMS, Ombudsman, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency connections, records, responsibilities, and exit deliverables.
- Open the CDDO program-eligibility pathway for the county.
- Submit the Kansas VR application and preserve the counselor, eligibility, and employment-planning trail.
Expected next
A school deliverable, CDDO intake event, or VR application, counselor, eligibility, planning, or written next step.
Save this proof
IEP and exit records, CDDO packet, VR application, contacts, plans, 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 system.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school, CDDO, and Kansas 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 Start the Kansas I/DD waiver pathway, Find the Kansas HCBS entry point for your county, Apply for Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation
Official resources
Limits
School transition, CDDO eligibility, KanCare, I/DD waiver access, and VR eligibility and planning are separate.
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.