Educators
Improving outcomes for students with disabilities
VR Nevada offers collaborative services to educators to support the transition of students with disabilities 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 Shay McGee, Statewide Transition Coordinator, at (702) 486-7284 or via email at smcgee@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 transition 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 transition services.
Our pre-employment transition services include the following:
- Collaboration with school district staff to assist in transition 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.
Attainment 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
- All
- AACT
- ACE
- Advanced Technologies Academy
- Alpine Academy
- ALT School
- Arbor View HS
- Aspire
- Autism Treatment Assistance
- Basic HS
- Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy
- Battle Mountain HS
- Beacon Academy
- Beatty
- Bishop Manoque HS
- Bonanza HS
- Boulder City HS
- Burk Sunset HS
- C.O. Bastian
- Canyon Springs HS
- Carlin HS
- Carson HS
- Centennial HS
- Chaparral
- Cheyenne HS
- Child Haven K-12
- Churchill County HS
- Cimmarron Memorial
- Clark HS
- College of So NV HS East
- College of So NV HS South
- College of So NV HS West
- Connections Academy
- Coral Academy
- Coral Academy Sandy Ridge
- Coronado HS
- Counselors North
- Counselors South
- Damonte Ranch HS
- Dayton HS
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- Del Sol HS
- Delta Acadamy
- Desert Oasis HS
- Desert Pines
- Desert Regional Center
- Desert Rose
- Desert Willow
- Doral Rock Academy
- Douglas HS
- Douglas Nevada Online (DNO)
- Durango HS
- East Career Technical Academy
- Eldorado
- Elko HS
- Eureka County HS
- Fernley HS
- Foothill HS
- Gabbs HS
- Galena HS
- George Whittell HS
- Gerlach HS
- Global Community HS
- Green Valley HS
- Helen J. Stewart School
- Hug HS
- Incline HS
- Indian Springs HS
- Inspire Academy
- Jackpot HS
- JDII Heritage Park
- John F. Miller School
- Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
- Las Vegas HS
- Laughlin HS
- Legacy HS
- Liberty HS
- Lincoln County HS
- Lowry HS
- Lund HS
- Marvin Picollo School
- McDermott Combines Schools
- McQueen HS
- Mesquite HS
- Miley Achievement Center
- Mineral County HS
- Mission HS
- Moapa Valley HS
- Mojave HS
- N.E.A.T of Southern Nevada
- Nevada Learning Academy
- New Horizons Academy
- Newton Learning Center
- Next Step
- North Valleys HS
- Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy
- Northstar Online
- Northwest Career and Technical Academy
- Oasis Charter School
- Odyssey
- Owyhee HS
- P2I-UNR
- Pahranagat Valley HS
- Pahrump HS
- Palo Verde
- Pathway to Work-Get Fresh
- Pershing County HS
- Piccollo School
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada*Cadence Campus
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada*Sloan Campus
- Pinecrest Academy Virtual
- Pioneer HS
- Project Focus UNLV
- Project Search
- Pyramid Lake HS
- Rainshadow Charter School
- Rancho HS
- Reed HS
- Reno HS
- RISE Academy
- Round Mountain HS
- Sandy Valley HS
- Shadow Ridge HS
- Sierra Lutheran HS
- Sierra Vista HS
- Silver Stage HS
- Silverado HS
- Smith Valley HS
- Somerset Academy * SkyPointe Campus
- Somerset Losee Academica
- Southeast Career Technical Academy
- Southwest Career and Technical Academy
- Spanish Springs HS
- Sparks HS
- Sports Leadership and Management Academy of Nevada
- Spring Creek HS
- Spring Valley HS
- Steptoe Valley HS
- Subminimum Wage Certificate-Not Seeking
- Summit View HS
- Sunrise Mountain
- Technicians North
- Technicians South
- TMCC HS
- Tonopah HS
- Transition Academy
- Turning Point HS
- Valley
- Variety HS
- Veteran's Tribute
- Virgin Valley HS
- Virginia City HS
- Washoe Innovations
- Wells HS
- West Career & Technical Academy
- West Prep Academy
- West Wendover HS
- Western
- White Pine (Ely)
- Wooster HS
- Yerington HS
- All
- AACT
- ACE
- Advanced Technologies Academy
- Alpine Academy
- ALT School
- Arbor View HS
- Aspire
- Autism Treatment Assistance
- Basic HS
- Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy
- Battle Mountain HS
- Beacon Academy
- Beatty
- Bishop Manoque HS
- Bonanza HS
- Boulder City HS
- Burk Sunset HS
- C.O. Bastian
- Canyon Springs HS
- Carlin HS
- Carson HS
- Centennial HS
- Chaparral
- Cheyenne HS
- Child Haven K-12
- Churchill County HS
- Cimmarron Memorial
- Clark HS
- College of So NV HS East
- College of So NV HS South
- College of So NV HS West
- Connections Academy
- Coral Academy
- Coral Academy Sandy Ridge
- Coronado HS
- Counselors North
- Counselors South
- Damonte Ranch HS
- Dayton HS
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- Del Sol HS
- Delta Acadamy
- Desert Oasis HS
- Desert Pines
- Desert Regional Center
- Desert Rose
- Desert Willow
- Doral Rock Academy
- Douglas HS
- Douglas Nevada Online (DNO)
- Durango HS
- East Career Technical Academy
- Eldorado
- Elko HS
- Eureka County HS
- Fernley HS
- Foothill HS
- Gabbs HS
- Galena HS
- George Whittell HS
- Gerlach HS
- Global Community HS
- Green Valley HS
- Helen J. Stewart School
- Hug HS
- Incline HS
- Indian Springs HS
- Inspire Academy
- Jackpot HS
- JDII Heritage Park
- John F. Miller School
- Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
- Las Vegas HS
- Laughlin HS
- Legacy HS
- Liberty HS
- Lincoln County HS
- Lowry HS
- Lund HS
- Marvin Picollo School
- McDermott Combines Schools
- McQueen HS
- Mesquite HS
- Miley Achievement Center
- Mineral County HS
- Mission HS
- Moapa Valley HS
- Mojave HS
- N.E.A.T of Southern Nevada
- Nevada Learning Academy
- New Horizons Academy
- Newton Learning Center
- Next Step
- North Valleys HS
- Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy
- Northstar Online
- Northwest Career and Technical Academy
- Oasis Charter School
- Odyssey
- Owyhee HS
- P2I-UNR
- Pahranagat Valley HS
- Pahrump HS
- Palo Verde
- Pathway to Work-Get Fresh
- Pershing County HS
- Piccollo School
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada*Cadence Campus
- Pinecrest Academy of Nevada*Sloan Campus
- Pinecrest Academy Virtual
- Pioneer HS
- Project Focus UNLV
- Project Search
- Pyramid Lake HS
- Rainshadow Charter School
- Rancho HS
- Reed HS
- Reno HS
- RISE Academy
- Round Mountain HS
- Sandy Valley HS
- Shadow Ridge HS
- Sierra Lutheran HS
- Sierra Vista HS
- Silver Stage HS
- Silverado HS
- Smith Valley HS
- Somerset Academy * SkyPointe Campus
- Somerset Losee Academica
- Southeast Career Technical Academy
- Southwest Career and Technical Academy
- Spanish Springs HS
- Sparks HS
- Sports Leadership and Management Academy of Nevada
- Spring Creek HS
- Spring Valley HS
- Steptoe Valley HS
- Subminimum Wage Certificate-Not Seeking
- Summit View HS
- Sunrise Mountain
- Technicians North
- Technicians South
- TMCC HS
- Tonopah HS
- Transition Academy
- Turning Point HS
- Valley
- Variety HS
- Veteran's Tribute
- Virgin Valley HS
- Virginia City HS
- Washoe Innovations
- Wells HS
- West Career & Technical Academy
- West Prep Academy
- West Wendover HS
- Western
- White Pine (Ely)
- Wooster HS
- Yerington HS
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Jessica Whitfield
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Lawrence Faulk
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Hannah McNary
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Success Stories
Jessica Whitfield
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