South Carolina action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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Connect school and VR transition

Keep school transition work moving and contact the appropriate South Carolina VR office before exit.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

Start here

Find a South Carolina VR office

Before you start

  • IEP or 504 plan, transition assessments, student goals and preferences, disability documentation, school contacts, graduation or exit date, benefits concerns, work experiences, accommodations, and transportation needs.

Who to contact

Start with the official BHDD-OIDD intake line or the assigned intake, autism eligibility, or case-management contact. Use the complete notice for reconsideration or appeal and the setting-specific protective-report route for abuse.

Request OIDD eligibility

Step by step

  1. Ask the school to document postsecondary goals, agency invitations with consent, responsibilities, and exit evidence.
  2. Use the official office finder to contact SCVRD; students ages 13 through 21 with documented disabilities may access Pre-ETS without first becoming VR consumers.
  3. Track any later VR application, eligibility, Individualized Plan for Employment, services, and post-school handoff separately.

Expected next

A Pre-ETS referral or VR contact, appointment, application decision, IPE event, school action, or written handoff.

Save this proof

IEP and transition records, referrals, contacts, consents, VR records, IPE, accommodations, and dates.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Contact the local VR office and school transition lead together and ask each to name its next deliverable.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Connect school and VR transition 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 a South Carolina VR office, South Carolina Pre-Employment Transition Services

Official resources

Limits

Pre-ETS, VR application, VR eligibility, an IPE, OIDD eligibility, Medicaid, and adult service authorization are separate processes.

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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