Local Partnership Agreements. The DOR and LEAs may use Local Partnership Agreements to coordinate DOR Student Services and transition services for secondary students with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities.
Local Partnership Agreements. The agreements of limited partnership or operating agreements, as may be amended, of the Local Partnerships.
Local Partnership Agreements. The DOR and LEAs may use Local Partnership Agreements to coordinate DOR Student Services and transition services for secondary students with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. Coordination of DOR Student Services In collaboration with LEAs, the DOR districts will provide or arrange for the provision of any or all of the following five DOR Student Services required activities to students with documented disabilities (ages 16 through 21) as defined under §361.5(c)(51), based on individual need. DOR Student Services required activities: Instruction in self-advocacy and peer mentoring. Work based learning experiences. Counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education. Workplace readiness training. Job exploration counseling DOR Student Services can be delivered in a variety of ways to best meet the needs of the individual. Any service DOR provides will be to students identified by the school of record or to an individual known as a person with a disability to the VR counselor. These may include but are not limited to: DOR counselors providing said services either individually or in groups at no cost to the CDE or LEA. DOR will work with approved vendors to deliver DOR Student Services individually or in groups. DOR may utilize web-based delivery systems to provide the DOR Student Services, as they become available. DOR may utilize teleconferencing for meetings with students, teachers, parents or LEA personnel for discussion about possible DOR Student Services for the student as they become available. DOR will work closely with each LEA to ensure provision of DOR Student Services, delivered either directly by DOR, through a provider, or the LEA. Individual teachers/LEA staff are encouraged to coordinate referrals to DOR after obtaining parental consent, when applicable, utilizing accepted forms to request DOR Student Services for identified students. The LEA will provide DOR the required documentation for each student prior to DOR providing any DOR Student Service, either through a provider or through DOR staff. When possible, LEAs may provide physical space on the high school campus to conduct the DOR Student Services activities. To avoid duplication in services; DOR staff will be familiar with IDEA mandated transition services comparable to DOR Student Services offered by the LEAs in their area. When a student served by special education is re...
