Goal 7: Develop and conduct a needs assessment of individuals with disabilities for transition career services and pre-employment transition services, including services coordinated with transition services provided under IDEA. Note: This goal will satisfy the final requirement listed in the VR Services portion of the Unified State Plan - Description - Statewide Assessment. Transition and Employment Activities: Activity 1: Invite the DSU, State Department of Education, and state workforce system partners to discuss the ideas for conducting a needs assessment on transition services. Activity 2: Collaborate with the DSU Programs Standards staff to develop a timeline, needs assessment instrument, and final report on transition services. Activity 3: Utilize the needs assessment on transition services final report in the next state planning update. 2. the Designated State unit's response to the Council’s input and recommendations; and The DSU concurs with the SRC’s position and recommendations as stated in this section. The DSU continues to have an extremely cooperative, productive, and interactive relationship with the Oklahoma SRC. The DSU administration fully participates in the SRC activities including their quarterly meetings. Designated DSU liaisons attend and fully participate in SRC committee meetings and serve as associate members of the SRC. The DSU also continues to work with the SRC on joint projects. The SRC’s involvement in the development and revision of agency policy has been of particular value in identifying consumer issues related to policy and in developing rules that respond effectively to both client and agency concerns. Formal planning meetings for the state plan included the SRC program manager as a member of the team, as well as for both divisions of vocational rehabilitation and visual services strategic planning teams. The DSU and the SRC are committed as partners in leading the Oklahoma Workforce System towards enhanced accessibility for all individuals, including those with disabilities. 3. the designated State unit’s explanations for rejecting any of the Council’s input or recommendations. This is not applicable. b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness When requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement, the designated State unit must identify the types of services to be provided by the program on a non-statewide basis. The waiver request must also include written assurances that: 1. a local public agency will provide the non-Federal share of costs associated with the services to be provided in accordance with the waiver request;
Current positions for DSU: Programs Manager = 25 Programs Field Representative = 15 VR Specialist - Counselor = 153 VR Specialist - Vocational Evaluator = 8 Assistive Technology Specialist = 8 Rehab of the Blind Specialist = 19 Specialist on Deaf/Blindness = 2 ii. the number of personnel currently needed by the State agency to provide VR services, broken down by personnel category; and Listed is the current vacancies needing filled to adequately serve the DSU’s job seekers. The numbers indicated are and continue to be based on historical and projected turnover rates. Programs Manager - Current Vacancies = 3 Programs Field Representative - Current Vacancies = 1 VR Specialist -Counselor - Current Vacancies = 22 VR Specialist -Vocational Evaluator - Current Vacancies = 3 Assistive Technology Specialist - Current Vacancies = 1 Rehab of the Blind Specialist - Current Vacancies = 4 Specialist on Deaf/Blindness - Current Vacancies = 1 iii. projections of the number of personnel, broken down by personnel category, who will be needed by the State agency to provide VR services in 5 years based on projections of the number of individuals to be served, including individuals with significant disabilities, the number of personnel expected to retire or leave the field, and other relevant factors. Listed is the number of personnel projected vacancies over the next 5 years. The numbers indicated are and continue to be based on historical and projected turnover rates. Programs Manager = 4 Programs Field Representative = 2
Program PY 2016 Proposed/ Expected Level PY 2016 Negotiated/ Adjusted Level PY 2017 Proposed/ Expected Level PY 2017 Negotiated/ Adjusted Level Adults Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline Dislocated Workers Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline Youth Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline Adult Education Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline Wagner-Peyser Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline Vocational Rehabilitation Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline User remarks on Table 6 The current baseline was created under previous measures and a different economic climate. At such time the measures are up for negotiation Oklahoma would like to available data for establishing new measures. Table 7. Combined Federal Partner Measures Measure PY 2016 Proposed/ Expected Level PY 2016 Negotiated/ Adjusted Level PY 2017 Proposed/ Expected Level PY 2017 Negotiated/ Adjusted Level User remarks on Table 7 Appendix 2. Other State Attachments (Optional) Wagner-Peyser Figure A Wagner-Peyser Figure B