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

Connect school transition and VR

Coordinate school transition and Vermont Vocational Rehabilitation without treating either as developmental-services approval.

Official sources checked 2026-08-01

Start here

Apply for Vermont vocational rehabilitation

Before you start

  • Transition plan, evaluations, employment goals, school exit date, benefits, accommodations, transportation, developmental-services application status, and releases.

Who to contact

Use the regional Designated Agency, DDSD, Medicaid, case-management organization, provider, Supportive ISO, complete-notice appeal route, crisis service, or protective-report route that owns this step.

Find the Vermont Designated Agency network

Step by step

  1. Ask the school team to document adult referrals and records transfer.
  2. Apply to VR through the official route.
  3. 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 Designated Agency 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 Start with Vermont Developmental Disabilities Services, Find Vermont Designated and Specialized Service Agencies, Apply for Vermont 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.

Checked sources

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