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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the manner in which we engaged students in Pre-Employment Transition Services. Most in-person programs and serves were cancelled, including our summer residential programs. Due to pandemic related restrictions, most Pre-ETS activities shifted to a on-line learning environment. Work based learning experiences, a significant part of our programs for our students, were virtually non-existent. However, in person learning and work experiences gradually resumed in in PY 21, and we anticipate resuming our residential summer programs in 2022.</p>
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<p>The formal interagency agreement with the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE), the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (IDVR), and the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ICBVI) contains a number of provisions designed to promote communication and the sharing of technical expertise in transition planning. The agreement stipulates that the vocational rehabilitation agency must provide consultative and technical assistance services to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including employment. The Commission’s Project Coordinator for Transition Services will continue to improve and expand Pre-ETS across the state.</p>
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<p>The formal interagency agreement with the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE), the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (IDVR), and the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ICBVI) contains a number of provisions designed to promote communication and the sharing of technical expertise in transition planning. The agreement stipulates that the vocational rehabilitation agency must provide consultative and technical assistance services to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including employment. The Commission’s Project Coordinator for Transition Services will continue to improve and expand Pre-ETS across the state.</p>
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<p>As previously mentioned in this plan, the state VR program (ICBVI and IDVR) have agreed to lower the minimum age for the receipt of Pre-ETS to 14 years old. This will increase the number of students who will be eligible for Pre-ETS in the state.</p>
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<p>As previously mentioned in this plan, the state VR program (ICBVI and IDVR) have agreed to lower the minimum age for the receipt of Pre-ETS to 14 years old. This will increase the number of students who will be eligible for Pre-ETS in the state.</p>
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<p>In PY 2021, the Commission was able to add an Instructor of the Blind position to assist the Project Coordinator with the planning and delivery of Pre-ETS.</p>
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