1. Innovative Rehabilitation Services
Education for Adults with Disabilities
Presenters:
George Stransky
& Faculty

6. Production Worker

7. Food Services

8. Building, Maintenance/Janitorial

9. Landscape & Gardening

10. Community Partners The City of La Verne The City of San Dimas
Easter Seals of So Cal in West Covina
Various Vendors of Regional Center

11. Course Offered
Lifelong Learning for the Special Needs Population

12. What we Did Identified gaps in services… Students currently served
Regional Center Clients age 22+
Employment First Policy

13. California Employment Rate (2011) With Developmental Disability Vs
California Employment Rate (2011) With Developmental Disability Vs. Without Disability
According to the US Census Bureau, in 2011, 72.2% of the California working age population worked full-time. This compares with Employment Development Department (EDD) data of 13% for working age regional center clients who received wages, most of them working part-time and many earning sub-minimum wage.

14. Average Monthly Earnings
The average monthly earnings for regional center clients who received any reportable wages in 2011 was only $485/month, according to data from the EDD.

15. Completing High School
For June 30, 2013, the California Department of Education reports that 5,849 students with significant disabilities (autism, intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injury) left K-12 education. Of those, 32% graduated, 24% received a certificate of completion, and 44% either dropped out or aged out.

16. Most Students with Significant Disabilities are Struggling to Complete High School
What this page shows us: Most students with significant disabilities are struggling to complete high school. Of those students who graduated, most had autism, and very few had an intellectual disability. Most of those with certificate of completion had an intellectual disability.

17. Employment First Policy
AB 1041 Employment First Policy in the Lanterman Disabilities Services Act signed into law in October 2014

18. KEY GAP FACING OUR REGION
lack of services focused toward assisting adults with disabilities, particularly as related to workforce preparation Need for education for People on the ASD

19. Plans and Strategies Expand and increase current programs
Provide supportive transitional programs
Establish meaningful bridge programs
Life skills programs

20. Hacienda La Puente - IRS
Re‐established “Pathways to Success” ABE program at HLPAE IRS Social
skills, life skills curriculum.
Re‐established a 10 to 15 day Work Sample Evaluation program.
Re‐established IRS Situational Assessment Program

21. Mt. SAC Proposed Program
Employability Certificate for Students with Disabilities
Workplace Preparation for Students with Disabilities Program
Independent Living Skills
Micro Enterprise
Designed to fill a need in the region related to educating Deaf people in job skills and academic areas.

22. Create Bridge Program Between HLPAE-IRS & Mt. SAC
Write curriculum
Hire staff and faculty
Identify facilities
Purchase equipment
Design marketing strategy

23. Assessing Skills
Develop a common or correlated assessment process between agencies including but not limited to Work Sample Evaluation and/or career counseling

24. Consortium Wide Effort
Partnering with Regional Center
Utilizing Students Historical Data and IEPs
Counseling
Oral Interview
Testing
Enrollment
Curriculum
Certificates Offered
Retention Rate
Completion Rate
Sustainable Employment
Certificates Awarded

25. Transition Strategies
Create a bridge program between Mt. SAC, and HLPAE-IRS utilizing referrals from situational and formal testing/assessment
Transition to the workforce through competitive, noncompetitive, supportive group and individualized employment
Some individuals may be identified as transitional to credit classes, CTE or ABE

26. Thank you! http://www.mtsacregionaladulted.org/spring-2016-conference/