Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school transition and VR
Coordinate school transition and New Mexico Vocational Rehabilitation without treating either as developmental-services approval.
Official sources checked 2026-08-01
Start here
Apply for New Mexico vocational rehabilitationBefore you start
- Transition plan, evaluations, employment goals, school exit date, benefits, accommodations, transportation, developmental-services application status, and releases.
Who to contact
Use the DDSD Regional Office, DDSD, Medicaid, case-management organization, provider, Mi Via consultant and fiscal management agency, complete-notice appeal route, crisis service, or protective-report route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Ask the school team to document adult referrals and records transfer.
- Apply to VR through the official route.
- Coordinate timelines while retaining separate decisions and proof.
Expected next
Referral, VR intake, eligibility event, transition action, or named next step.
Save this proof
Transition records, applications, releases, referrals, and decisions.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact the school transition owner, VR, and DDSD Regional Office separately.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Connect school transition and VR checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Apply for New Mexico DD Waiver eligibility, Find New Mexico DDSD Regional Offices, Apply for New Mexico vocational rehabilitation
Official resources
Limits
School transition, VR, developmental-disability eligibility, funding, Medicaid, and service delivery 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.