About
Vocational
Rehabilitation

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Strategy

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Progress Notes

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Job Club

100

-Commenced on 4/14/25 at Westbay. Runs for 4 weeks.

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Quality Pre-Employment Transition Services to students with disabilities

75

-Currently serving 1200 students with disabilities via in-class instruction and camps and SYIP.

3

Consumer Portal

75

-Tentative roll-out July 2025

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Assessment Spending

50

-Spending is down. Year ends 9/30/25 then can compare to SFY 24.

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Couselor decision Matrix (TJ CPM Project)

25

-Project is about 25% done. Going well, will present when finished.

6

Client Complaint Process

75

-Has been drafted and is in pilot with supervisors for feedback before roll out.

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Progress Notes

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New Positions

75

-16 new positions included in budget. Has been heard by all legislative committees, awaiting final vote at close of legislature on June 2nd.

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In-Service

75

-September 10 & 11 2025 at Grand Sierra Resort, Reno. All plans are being finalized. Link to registration was sent out 5/15/25.

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Mentorship

0

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VR Employee of the Quarter

100

-Not doing quarterly, instead, we are doing it monthly. Started in January 2025. Have a new honoree every month. Going great.

5

Fireside Chats

100

-Ongoing for 2024. Scheduled once per quarter. Schedule has been sent out for 2025. Very well received, very informative.

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Staff Development Days

85

-Will roll out in July. Was an outcome from Strategic Planniing in 12/2024, and led to the annual staff survey which was just recently completed.

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Strategy

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Progress Notes

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WEX Card Program

33

RFP in process. Letters of intent going out 5/18, plan to be on July BOE with implementation Jan or Feb 2026.

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Vendor Portal 

100

-Went live 5/2/2025-going great.

3

AI Eligibility

15

-Working with Alliance who developed AWARE, and is working on creating an AI tool within AWARE.

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Tech review tool

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Revamp Team TA

100

-New process is complete and has been used successfully with 3 teams. New model seems to be well received and will continue.

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P & P Committee 

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-Restarts again in July 2025

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CSN

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Vendor Complaint Process 

75

-New process has been drafted and is with Ops team for edits then will go live.

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Strategy

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Progress Notes

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Nevada TRIP

75

-April 1, 2025 Nevada TRIP website went live. It serves the first 3 pilot districts (White Pine, Humboldt and Carson City) with all other districts being added in 2026 & 2027. All accessability features, including those for the visually impaired are being diligently reviewed by independent assistive technologist for the blind who is also a blind user. Second language, Spanish, will go live end of summer 2025.

2

Youth Hub Collaboration in Sparks

25

-VR is a committed partner in the new youth hub. Construction is pending and we are working with Nevadaworks in ongoing effort.

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Youth Camp w/Workforce Connections

33

-Lora Turner CPM Project, titled How Can We Increase the Number of Dislocated Youth (Title 1) Who Enroll in Both VR and Workforce Services? Team is established, data is being collected, cross training is happening and pilot group of co-enrolled participants will launch at endof the month.

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Town Halls

0

-Will continue with annual Town Hall meetings in advance of our Strategic Planning meetings. Will do in person and virtual/phone on multiple dates/times to be determined.