Prospect Timeline

• January 

  • Student presentations at high schools & transition program

  • Applications go out

  • Information night (January/February)

  • High School & transition program tours begin

• April

  • Applications due

  • Data sent and received from case managers and students

• May 

  • Interviews for prospective students and acceptance letters mailed

• June

  • Family Orientation

  • Family Involvement night #1 held

• July/August

  • DVR intake meeting due (click here for contact info)

  • DDA intake meeting due (if applicable, click here for more detailed info)

  • Community Vocational Rehabilitation intake meeting due 

  • Community Vocational Rehabilitation travel training offered 

• September

  • School year begins

  • Travel training completed

  • Reduced Fare bus passes attained at Lynnwood Transit Station (See Here for form and Here for Directions)

Application & Acceptance Process

1. Students & Families fill out an application.  Here is the link if the application window is open. Students, please allow your own answers to shine. Assistance is absolutely encouraged as needed. Student voice is critical.

   1. Students & Families: Please include your resume with your submission.

   2. Teachers, please fill out the transition assessment here. Please compare the students' skills to that of a typically developing peer of similar age.

   3. Teachers, please send your student this link to the Brigance Transition Inventory. 

2. If student applications pass the initial screening, they are invited to interview with the interview team INDEPENDENTLY (see qualifications below)

   1. A member of the selection committee will be in touch with specifics.

3. After interviews, the students receive a letter of acceptance or denial.

4. Students & Families meet with their Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in the Lynnwood Office to get signed up for DVR.

   1. Sign up for DVR Services with Diane Shepard 

      1. Phone - 360-870-5844

      2. Email - Diane.Shepard@dshs.wa.gov 

5. Students & Families have an intake meeting with the embedded Community Vocational Rehabilitation partner.

   1. Northwest Center is our embedded provider.  Ally Frank is the contact.

      1. Email: afrank@nwcenter.org

      2. Phone: (206) 285-9140 

6. Students & Families attend orientation in June to prepare for the next school/program year (see Dates & Timelines for more detailed information).