South Dakota action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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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 Services

Before 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.

Contact South Dakota DDD intake

Step by step

  1. Request final school records and documented adult-agency referrals.
  2. Refer to or apply for South Dakota Rehabilitation Services.
  3. 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.

Checked sources

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