Quality Program & Performance Management
- Human Resources
- Data Analysis
- Quality Assurance and Program Evaluation
- WIOA Performance Accountability System and Employment Outcomes
- The VR Process
- Community Partnerships
- Pre-Employment Transition Services and Transition Services
- VR Program Administration and Management
- Laws, Regulations, and RSA Policies
Quality Employment Strategies
VR Leadership
Focus areas
- Human Resources
- Staff Recruitment Plan
- Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
- Staff Retention and Succession Planning
- Staff Training
- Quality Assurance and Program Evaluation
- Performance Management
- Internal Controls
- Quality Assurance Process
- Program Evaluation
- The VR Process
- Referral and Application
- Eligibility and Significance of Disability Determinations
- IPE Development
- Informed Choice
- Service Record Closure and Exit
Focus areas
- Human Resources
- Staff Recruitment Plan
- Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
- Staff Retention and Succession Planning
- Staff Training
- Quality Assurance and Program Evaluation
- Performance Management
- Internal Controls
- Quality Assurance Process
- Program Evaluation
- The VR Process
- Referral and Application
- Eligibility and Significance of Disability Determinations
- IPE Development
- Informed Choice
- Service Record Closure and Exit
- Understand Your Agency's Structure
- Understand the Federal Administration of the VR Program
- Becoming an Effective VR Leader
- The History of VR
- SRC, TA Centers, and the VR Network
- State Plan, Funding, and Fiscal Management
- Regulations, Lingo, and Disability Etiquette
- Non-Delegable Responsibilities, VR Data
- Reporting Requirements and Training
If you are new to VR and have just landed a job in a leadership position, these 20 tips will help you and your team as you strive for excellence.
- Understand Your Agency Structure
- Understand the Federal Administration of the VR Program
- Be "In the Know" -- You Can’t Lead Effectively if You Don’t Know What You’re Leading
- Be Intellectually Curious
- Learn About the History of VR
- Learn About the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC)
- Familiarize Yourself with the Training and Technical Assistance Centers
- Understand That Your Agency is Part of a Larger Network
- Read Your State Plan and Understand the Difference Between the Unified and Combined State Plan
- The VR Program Juggles Multiple Annual Cycles
- Know Your Money
- The VR Program Has a State Share/Cost Matching Requirement
- Do NOT Transfer Federal Award Funds Between General and Blind Agencies Without Talking to RSA First
- Learn What Regulations Apply to the VR Program
- Learn the Lingo
- Learn Disability Etiquette
- There Are Five "Non-Delegable" Responsibilities for VR
- Know Your Data
- Follow the Reporting Requirements
- Participate in Training and Find a Buddy