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<p>The age requirement for a student with a disability who can receive Pre-ETS for Idaho Title IV WIOA programs is 14 years old to not older than 21 (up to the individual’s 22nd birthday), effective this state plan. In prior plans, the lower age was 15. </p>
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<p>The age requirement for a student with a disability who can receive Pre-ETS for Idaho Title IV WIOA programs is 14 years old to not older than 21 (up to the individual’s 22nd birthday), effective this state plan. </p>
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<p>IDVR works with employers to provide the five required Pre-Employment Transition Services and Transition services to both students and youth with disabilities in a competitive integrated setting. The Division provides a coordinated set of transition activities that are outcome oriented and promote movement from school to post-school activities; including postsecondary and vocational training, career exploration, in competitive integrated employment. Other transition services we provide include working with employers to provide job-related services, job search and placement assistance, job retention services, and follow-up and follow along services.</p>
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<p>IDVR works with employers to provide the five required Pre-Employment Transition Services and Transition services to both students and youth with disabilities in a competitive integrated setting. The Division provides a coordinated set of transition activities that are outcome oriented and promote movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary and vocational training, career exploration, in competitive integrated employment. Other transition services we provide include working with employers to provide job shadows, individual work-based learning experiences and when needed for IDVR youth customers, job-related services, job search and placement assistance, job retention, and follow-up and follow along services.</p>
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<p>The Division provides transition services as “group services” or as “individualized services”. Group transition services are provided to potentially eligible students; group transition services may also be provided to eligible students and youth with disabilities. Individualized transition services are only provided to students and youth who have been determined eligible and have an IPE.</p>
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<p>The Division provides transition services as “group services” or as “individualized services”. Group transition services are provided to potentially eligible students; group transition services may also be provided to eligible students and youth with disabilities. Individualized transition services are provided to students through a pre-case or to youth who have been determined eligible and have an IPE.</p>
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<p>In the past, Zoo Idaho worked with students who attended Academy NexT. Academy NexT is an IDVR project where students spend one week on the Idaho State University campus to participate in job exploration, career counseling, practice interview skills in a simulated environment using an avatar, self-advocacy, independent living skills, community integration, and college life. Students learn to budget; experience college classes; learn to use technology to support note taking including the use of Livescribe pens, Chromebooks, and iPads; tour campus; and with meet disability services staff to better understand services and resources available to them. In the future, the Division will consider making this service available to youth, when appropriate.</p>
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<p>Within the Regional Business Engagement plans the provision of business services includes identifying and working with businesses to promote and expand opportunities for students to gain work experiences prior to graduation from high school. IDVR has worked directly with employers to provide students with up to 150 hours of paid work-based learning experiences with employers in the community. To further build on this, IDVR is in the process of identifying a communication system to house general information on businesses that have identified as willing to partner to host students for these experiences to ensure ease of communication and understanding of business partners and what experiences that are able to offer students. Additionally, the Division is in the beginning stages of implementation within the internal Employer Information Pages, to house detailed information on employers that have expressed interest in hosting multiple students for work experiences, tours, job shadows, or informational interviews over time. This information is being compiled and housed in this destination to assure the information is accessible to all Division staff that would benefit from access to this information on businesses willing to host students for these experiences.</p>
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<p>IDVR has also coordinated with Idaho Parents Unlimited to offer the Work of Art Program. Idaho Parents Unlimited offered numerous programs to students where students work with employers to secure a job to create corporate art; Human Rights Education, Cultural Alliance, and Lineberry Orthodontics are a few examples of employers participating in this program during the last year. Students were paid minimum wage by Idaho Parents Unlimited for their work on the project. The program connected students with disabilities to employers in the community and provided them with a meaningful employment opportunity. HP provided the students, their families, and agency partners with a reception following the experience where they could display their creations. The reception was a way to thank the students for their hard work and dedication to the project. In the future, the Division will consider making this service available to youth, when appropriate.</p>
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<p>The Business Spotlights that have been completed have also served as a platform for Division staff to connect and learn about opportunities for students and youth with the various businesses that have been highlighted in these sessions. Businesses have been able to communicate with Division staff their ability to support programs such as work experiences, and answer questions regarding their capabilities to support and host students during these sessions.</p>
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<p>IDVR has also worked directly with employers to provide students with 100 hours of paid work-based learning experiences. Early efforts have focused on services available to students with disabilities. In the future we will make this service available to youth, using the new RSA911 service category: Work-based learning experience. </p>
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<p>IDVR is in the process of developing a training video to assist IDVR staff with communicating effectively with businesses regarding these opportunities for students. This training video will give staff an example of how to approach businesses and communicate effectively regarding these work-based learning opportunities for students and youth.</p>
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<p>The Division is currently developing a curriculum for employers to use with groups of students and youth to provide career exploration and to understand employment opportunities and career pathways in specific career clusters. This will promote relationships with businesses, and between business, students, and youth.</p>
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<p>IDVR has developed a survey for business partners and was provided to business partners that hosted students during the 2021 Summer Work Experience program across the state. Once feedback is gained, it will be utilized to make changes aligning with the needs of business to better provide this service to students while meeting the needs of businesses as the host site for the experiences.</p>
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<p>Additionally, we are working on piloting a reverse job fair followed by a work-based learning experience in northern Idaho. The program will begin during the student’s senior year of high school. Students will complete their senior project with a specific employer to prepare for the reverse job fair. Following graduation, the student or youth will then complete the work-based learning experience with the employer.</p>
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