North Dakota action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Not started or approaching school exit

Connect school exit and North Dakota VR

Coordinate school transition records, Vocational Rehabilitation, and DD intake as separate workstreams.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Contact North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation

Before you start

  • IEP and transition plan, exit date, evaluations, work history, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, DD referral status, representative information, and questions for each system.

Who to contact

Use the correct Regional DD Office, Medicaid, DD program manager, provider, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.

Find the North Dakota Regional DD Office serving the person's county

Step by step

  1. Request the final school records and documented adult-agency referrals.
  2. Contact North Dakota VR and complete its referral or application process.
  3. Track the Regional DD Office referral separately; save confirmation from every system.

Expected next

School deliverable, VR contact or evaluation, DD event, or written next step.

Save this proof

Records, referrals, applications, confirmations, owners, requests, and dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Contact each system separately and confirm receipt; do not assume one referral opened another.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school exit and North Dakota 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 Start North Dakota developmental-disability services, Contact North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation

Official resources

Limits

School transition, VR, DD eligibility, Medicaid, waiver enrollment, 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.

Checked sources

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