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District pilots Nevada TRiP transition work: PACE lab, internships and job-readiness for students with disabilities
Summary
A federally supported Nevada TRiP grant expanded transition services at the high school level: the district opened a PACE lab at the high school, created internships and job-shadow opportunities including paid internships, and is piloting a statewide TRiP website to centralize resources for students with disabilities.
District staff reported progress on a Nevada TRiP (Transition Roadmap and Innovative Partnerships) grant that funds transition programming and community partnerships aimed at students with disabilities.
Andrew Jansen (transition outreach) and Hailey Bernardi described several new offerings this year: expansion of a PACE lab to the high school, a work-based learning class that allowed students to operate small enterprises (the Lowry Barkers dog-biscuit project) and a new internship model that allows students to take internships during the school day. Staff said Vocational Rehabilitation and the Centers for Excellence in Disabilities are among the program partners.
Students and recent participants described the experience. Ashlyn Barnes, a senior and member of the transition leadership team, told trustees the team taught her to develop a dream board, gain confidence presenting, and access vocational rehabilitation resources; she said she has a summer job with the Bureau of Land Management. Student Mikayla said internships helped her become less shy and revealed new career interests; Kaden Paulson described PACE lab experiences that helped him narrow a career path and learn small-business concepts relevant to his interest in becoming a pastry chef.
The team said they have paid interns this year (stipends/gift cards were used this year), placed students in community internships and expect to expand next year. The district is piloting a Nevada TRiP website to centralize transition resources for students, families and case managers statewide and will send postcards to students who sign up.
Presenters noted a Financial Horizons budgeting exercise (an app-based "game of life") scheduled for seniors and ongoing coordination with vocational rehabilitation to develop weekly transition lessons for grades 7—5.
