Educators

Improving outcomes for students with disabilities

VR Nevada offers collaborative services to educators to support students with disabilities moving from school to work and independent life. Collaborations between our agency, educational partners, students and families helps boost positive post-school outcomes, including graduating high school, attending postsecondary training or education, gaining paid employment, and living independently.

We encourage counselors and teachers to include us in Individualized educational plan (IEP) meetings so that the services we offer may be integrated into students’ and parents’ post-school goals. To do so, contact our Statewide Pre-Employment Coordinator, at pre-ets@detr.nv.govopens a new window.

Our staff is available to give vocational rehabilitation-related presentations to middle and high-school classes.

VR Nevada works with educators and students at public, charter and private schools throughout Nevada.

Based on the student’s interests and preferences, our staff will create a Pre-Employment plan that includes the activities and services to help students develop the skills they need to succeed in employment and the community. Our vocational rehabilitation counselors are certified and trained to assist students in exploring different careers and jobs that best match their strengths, abilities, interests and the job market. We make regular visits to school campuses to conduct orientations for newly referred students, and to meet with those students who currently receive Pre-Employment services.

Our Pre-Employment services for students with disabilities include the following:

Collaboration with school district staff to assist in Pre-Employment planning.
Assessments to determine job-related skills and abilities.
Assistance with college or trade school orientation.
Assistive technology.
Career counseling and guidance, and job placement services.

Work-based learning opportunities for students to explore employment options.

Standarized Pre-Employment Curriculum

The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation employs a curriculum of lessons and activities to meet the needs of students with disabilities. A specific curriculum is designed for each student based on the needs and interests of each.

The curriculum fulfills the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Actopens a new window for students with disabilities who are eligible or potentially eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. The five required topical areas of the curriculum are:

Job and career exploration
Work-based learning
Post-secondary training
Workplace readiness
Self-advocacy

Find your counselor

Select your school from the drop down to find your counselor and technician.

If you are seeking the counselor for a State Public Charter School not listed, please contact Mat Dorangricchia for the North & Rural and Trina Bourke for the South