DVR and DOE agree to work collaboratively to assist students with disabilities in development and completion of their IEP as required under section 614(d) of the IDEA. Transition planning will include but is not limited to: DVR, in collaboration with DOE, will provide or arrange for the provision of transition services to all students with disabilities identified as requiring these services. Pre-employment transition services Instruction in self-advocacy and peer mentoring Work based learning experiences Counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or educational programs at institutions of higher education Workplace readiness training Job exploration counseling These services can be delivered in a variety of ways to best meet the needs of the individual. These may include but are not limited to: DVR counselors providing said services either individually or in groups. DVR hiring qualified vendors with approved Provider Agreements to deliver transition services one on one or in groups. DVR VRS invitation to participate in DOEs IEP development meeting for shared students with disabilities, depending on availability. If the DVR VRS is unable to attend the IEP meeting, DOE and DVR will communicate regarding IEP goals and needed transition services as soon as possible after the IEP meeting. Participation may occur through alternative means, such as conference calls and video conferences. DVR VRS collaboration with and assistance to DOE SE teachers in transition planning for students with disabilities, to facilitate development and completion of their IEPs as required under section 614(d) of IDEA. DVR VRS will inform DOE SE Teachers of community events, such as job fairs, transition fairs, and career days to introduce and expose students with disabilities to possible career goals and objectives. Introduction and guidance of students with disabilities to post-school alternatives which includes but is not limited to employment, post-secondary education, vocational training, and adult education, by DOE transition coordinators and DVR staff. Planning also includes coordination of social experiences for students with disabilities in settings to improve competitive integrated employment outcomes. secondary employment employment
Amendments: On written request from either party, changes in this Agreement or subsequent attachments will be discussed and such changes or attachments as are agreed upon in writing will become part of this agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, supplemented, or amended in any manner whatsoever, except by a written instrument signed by the parties. Termination Clause: Upon thirty (30) days written notice, either party may terminate this MOU at any time. While not required to be included a section on definitions relevant to the contents of the agreement help with communication, understanding and consistency of implementation. District and School District public school districts and Regional School Districts, as defined in SRS 190. Education Agency (LEA) means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within the State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of the State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in the State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools. Free and Appropriate Public Education or FAPE has the meaning set in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34: Education, Section 300.17. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 or IDEA means the federal law that requires the provision of special education and related services to eligible students with disabilities. Individualized Education Program or IEP has the meaning set forth in SAR Chapter 581 (State Department of Education), Division 15 (Special Education), as amended. Individualized Plan for Employment or IPE has the meaning set forth in SAR as amended. SAR means State Administrative Rules. SDE the State Department of Education, the state agency responsible for overseeing the State’s elementary and secondary public schools and education service districts, public preschool programs, the state School for the Blind, regional programs for children with disabilities and education programs in State youth corrections facilities.