Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- O. State's StrategiesDescribe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- O. State's Strategies
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. O. vi. Strategies to Improve the Performance of the State with Respect to the Performance Accountability Measures Under Section 116 of WIOA.
Current Narrative:
Vocational Rehabilitation programs are using a phased-in approach to set levels of performance for all primary performance indicators under this Combined State Plan. RSA-TAC-18-01 released January 18, 2018 provides guidance on the requirements for these indicators for PYs 2018 and 2019, noting that the same required levels of performance for PYs 2016 and 2017 be used. The level of performance for PYs 2016 and 2017 were baseline therefore baseline levels of performance will continue to be collected for PYs 2018 and 2019 to be used in establishing initial levels of performance for future negotiation. Once an understanding of these baselines emerge, IDVR will be well positioned to develop strategies to improve upon these baseline figures.
The Division has updated our data sharing agreement and is prepared to report on these figures once required by RSA. Additionally, IDVR has presented a request to Idaho’s Data Management Council to gain access to Idaho’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System in order to pull education related data elements that will allow IDVR to better understand what factors promote quality sustained competitive integrated employment.
The Division will continue to collect and analyze data to inform initial baseline thresholds to establish levels of performance to use for future negotiations with RSA.