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Required- Support Services - Benefit Orientation

Contact: Lupe Stevens and Lindsay Brown
Created: 10/31/2025
Date Emailed to Staff: 11/03/2025
Effective Date: 11/03/2025

Summary of Changes
Updated policy and process for each of these specific scenarios for a student with a disability.

• Process for Student with Disabilities (SWD) under age 18 who will complete a paid Work-Based Learning Experience
• Process for SWD receiving SSI and undergoing age 18 redetermination
• Process for Benefit Orientation for Students with Disabilities (SWD) who is over age 18 and receiving SSI/SSDI

Forms - New or Revised

• Pre-ETS Benefit Orientation Flowchart (new)
• Pre-Employment Transition Services Benefit Orientation Discussion/ Referral (revised)
• Pre-Employment Transition Services Benefit Orientation Information (new)

QE2 Update
No changes to QE2.

To Do
Attend training and/ or watch recording of training.
Review at team meetings for follow up questions.

Team Communication
Review at team meetings the Pre-ETS staff responsibilities and the Benefit Orientation Specialist responsibilities.

VRIS Posting
Required- Support Services- Benefit Orientation

Training Dates
Thursday October 30, 2025, Friday October 31, 2025
Recordings are available.