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Nassau County School District:
Benefits to Transition Services via
Collaboration with VR
Making the Connection
2016 Nassau County School District
First District in the State of Florida
to Become a VR Vender
VR Vender
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
WIOA increases work experience for students while in
school
Provides resources for students with disabilities to
access Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
❑ Work Readiness Training
❑ Job Exploration Counseling
❑ Self Advocacy Training and Peer Mentoring
❑ Work Based Learning Experience
❑ Post Secondary Educational Counseling
Benefits of becoming a
VR Vender
Employment Services Provider
Sustainable program funding
Offer students Pre-Employment Transition Services
outside of the school day/school hours
Summer work experience programs
Increase post school outcomes
Work experience opportunities lead to competitive
employment for students
Project SEARCH sustainability
PRE-PLACEMENT TRAINING
Benchmark Amount
Pre-placement Training (20 hrs) $302.00
Additional Pre-placement Training (20 hrs) $302.00
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING/WORK EXPERIENCES
OJT Plan & Agreement $980.00
OJT Final Report $653.00
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Placement $1,509.00
45 Day Job Retention $1,509.00
90 Day Job Retention (Employment Outcome) $2,415.00
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Individual Career Plan (ICP) $1,334.00
Placement $1,334.00
Stabilization $1,779.00
Transition $1,779.00
Supported Employment Outcome $2,668.00
VR Partnership for
Summer Programs
2016 Summer Youth Program
▪ Provided a 50 hour OJT experience for 30
students
• $2,300 per student
• Provided a stipend incentive
VR Partnership for
Summer Programs
2017 Summer Youth Program
▪ 45 students
▪ 3 day, 20 hour pre-employment at FSCJ
▪ 40-50 hour OJT
Income and Expenses Approximations
▪ Total-$95,000
▪ Stipends=$17,000
▪ Personnel & other MISC expenses -$13,000
▪ Net=$64,000
VR Partnership for
Summer Programs
2018 June/July Summer Youth Programs VR Summer Youth Demonstration Project - June
VR Summer Youth Program – July
VR Vender Services – June/July
▪ HSHT, VR, and non VR students
▪ 3 days 20 hour pre-employment training @ FSCJ in June
▪ 1 day 8 hour work readiness training and reflection @ FSCJ in July
▪ 40 – 50 hours OJT
▪ 58 students
2018 Income and Expense Approximation
▪ Total Benchmark Payments - $169,689.50
▪ Student Stipends - $32,050.00
▪ Personnel & other MISC expenses - $45,200.00
▪ Net - $92,500.00
WBLE To provide students ages 14-21 with
the knowledge and skills that will help
them connect experiences while in
school to real life work activities and
future career opportunities increasing
their post-school outcomes.
Benefits of Work Based
Learning Experience (WBLE)
Assists in developing appropriate work skills, attitudes, behaviors and work tolerance
Types of WBLE
❑ Job shadowing
❑ Career Mentorship
❑ Informational Interviews
❑ Paid & Non-Paid Internships and Work Experience
❑ Volunteering and Service Learning
❑ Workplace tours/field trips
Seamless transition from high school to postsecondary education, training or employment
Promotes job retention
Benefits of Work Based
Learning Experience (WBLE)
Sustainable programming
Up to 4 WBLEs a year
Offer students pre-employment transition services during school
hours
Ability to include a wide range of students with an IEP or 504;
not just the ones with the most significant disabilities as with
the Third Party Cooperative Agreement (TPCA)
Increase post school outcomes
WBLE opportunities may lead to competitive employment for
students
TIER ONE – Occasional Support
WBLE Plan & Agreement $980.00
WBLE Final Report $653.00
TIER TWO – Regular Support
WBLE Plan & Agreement $1,960.00
WBLE Final Report $1,306.00
TIER THREE – Ongoing
WBLE Plan & Agreement $3,920.00
WBLE Final Report $2,612.00
Work Based Learning Experience
Work Based Learning Experiences
Project Search
To
VR Vender
Project Search Deliverables
Benchmark Specifications
Individual Career Plan (ICP)
$1,485
Information obtained during the first
rotation used to complete the
evaluation
OJT Plan & Agreement
$980 each rotation = $2,940
Payable for each of the 3 rotations
OJT Training Final Report
$653 each rotation = $1,959
Payable on completion of each OJT
rotation
Project Search Success
Story
Success Stories
Josh and Logan
Patti Langford, Transition Specialist
(904) 491-9955
Donna Thompson, VR Employment Specialist
(904) 557-8311
Discussion for School Districts
What are the Indicators within your school district that
you would like to positively impact by becoming a VR
vendor?
What would your strategic plan/timeline look like in
becoming a vendor?
Where are you now in the process?
What service benchmarks do you see your district
providing and when. (WBLE, Peer mentoring, summer
youth programs, OJT experiences during school year)
What additional agencies/services do you need to bring
to the table to help your district accomplish this plan?
