Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school exit and Montana VR
Coordinate school transition, Pre-ETS or VR, and DDP eligibility as separate tracks.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Contact Montana Vocational RehabilitationBefore you start
- IEP and transition records, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, disability and functional records, work experiences, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, DDP status, and representative information.
Who to contact
Use the DDP Regional Office, Office of Public Assistance, Targeted Case Manager, provider, self-direction contact, Office of Administrative Hearings, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the school to document adult-agency referrals, records, responsibilities, and exit deliverables.
- Contact the VR office or Pre-ETS Specialist serving the area and schedule the appropriate application or transition event.
- Open DDP eligibility separately and preserve proof for every system.
Expected next
A school deliverable, Pre-ETS contact, VR appointment or application, DDP intake event, or written next step.
Save this proof
School records, VR or Pre-ETS contacts, DDP 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 Montana 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 Montana DDP eligibility and 0208 waiver access, Contact Montana Vocational Rehabilitation, Use Montana student transition and Pre-ETS
Official resources
Limits
School, Pre-ETS, VR, DDP eligibility, Medicaid, waitlist, waiver, and services are separate. Pre-ETS may be available without a VR eligibility 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.