Not started or approaching school exit
Connect school exit and South Dakota Rehabilitation Services
Coordinate final school records, DDD intake, and vocational rehabilitation as separate tracks.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Contact South Dakota Rehabilitation ServicesBefore you start
- IEP and transition records, exit date, psychological and adaptive testing, work history, employment goal, accommodations, communication needs, DDD status, representative information, and questions.
Who to contact
Use DDD intake, the assigned CHOICES Case Manager or Family Support Coordinator, DSS, the provider or Agency With Choice vendor, the complete-notice hearing route, crisis service, or Adult Protective Services route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Request final school records and documented adult-agency referrals.
- Refer to or apply for South Dakota Rehabilitation Services.
- Track the DDD application separately and save proof from each system.
Expected next
School deliverable, rehabilitation contact or application, DDD event, or written next step.
Save this proof
Records, referrals, applications, confirmations, owners, 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 South Dakota Rehabilitation Services 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 with South Dakota Developmental Disabilities intake, Open the South Dakota DDD Application Guide, Contact South Dakota Rehabilitation Services
Official resources
Limits
School transition, rehabilitation services, DDD 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.