When does VESID funding for youth in school actually begin?
• VESID funding for youth in school can begin when vocational rehabilitation (VR) services are required to assist in the determination of VR eligibility or planning for employment. VESID can begin working with the student at least two years prior to school exit from high school.The Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) can reflect VESID funded vocational rehabilitation (VR) services if they contribute to the achievement of a post-school employment goal and are coordinated with the student’s educational plan. The VESID counselor determines that these services are required to enable the individual to achieve the post-school employment goal and specific VR services are not the program or fiscal responsibility of the school district. (Examples of VR services are driver education, summer employment, job coaching etc.) • VESID VR is responsible for services included in the Individual Education Program (IEP) only when VESID has direct knowledge of those services and has agreed to provide t
