Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
j. 1. E. Who are youth with disabilities and students with disabilities, including, as appropriate, their need for pre-employment transition services or other transition services.
Current Narrative:
(E) who are youth with disabilities and students with disabilities, including, as appropriate, their need for pre-employment transition services or other transition services. 1. Their Need for Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) or Other Transition Services.
PREVALENCE
The need for Pre-ETS and other transition services in Maryland is most evident when reviewing the post-school outcomes of students receiving Special Education, as reported on the Maryland Report Card. In 2018:
- 13.9 percent of students in grades 9-12 receiving Special Education services and 6.7 percent of students in grades 9-12 receiving services under a 504 plan dropped out of school, compared to 8.3 percent of students in regular education.
- 66.8 percent of the Class of 2018 students receiving Special Education services and 88.4 percent of students receiving services under a 504 plan graduated high school, compared to 87.1 percent of students in regular education.
- 41.5 percent of students who received Special Education services in high school were attending college 16 months post high school, compared to 72.1 percent of students who were in regular education.
Theoretically, youth with disabilities and students with disabilities receiving Pre-ETS services would increase their opportunity to remain in high school, and pursue post-secondary education or employment if they received training in self-advocacy and independent living.