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

Connect school and VR New Hampshire

Coordinate school transition while separately opening Area Agency and VR work.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Start Vocational Rehabilitation New Hampshire

Before you start

  • IEP and transition records, exit date, Summary of Performance if available, employment and postsecondary goals, work experiences, disability records, accommodations, communication needs, adult-agency contacts, and Area Agency status.

Who to contact

Use the official Area Agency, DHHS, NH EASY, service-coordination, provider, complaint, hearing, crisis, or protective-report route that owns this step.

Find the correct New Hampshire Area Agency

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document adult-agency connections, responsibilities, records, and exit deliverables.
  2. Contact VR New Hampshire and complete its referral, intake, and application process.
  3. Track school, VR, and Area Agency decisions as separate workstreams.

Expected next

A school deliverable, VR appointment or eligibility activity, Area Agency contact, or named next owner.

Save this proof

IEP and exit records, VR referral and application, Area Agency records, contacts, plans, and next dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Use the official VR New Hampshire office route and the correct Area Agency directory.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school and VR New Hampshire 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 Find the correct New Hampshire Area Agency, Read New Hampshire's current He-M 500 rules, Start Vocational Rehabilitation New Hampshire

Official resources

Limits

School transition, VR eligibility and planning, and developmental-services eligibility and waiver access 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.

Checked sources

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