Specialized Vocational Services

Napa Valley Unified School District

1680 Myrtle Avenue

Napa, California 94558

(707) 253-3848

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Who is Specialized Vocational Services?

Napa Valley Unified School District's Specialized Vocational Services is funded by State and Federal funds (WorkAbility and TPP) to provide services to high school students with IEPs or 504 plans.

Our staff of three specialists provide services by providing instruction to public high schools, comprehensive high schools, alternative high schools, post-secondary classrooms, and assisting students by locating work-based learning opportunities.

About WorkAbility I

The WorkAbility I (WAI) grant program provides comprehensive pre-employment skills training, employment placement and follow-up for high school students enrolled in Special Education who are making the transition from high school to work, independent living, and post-secondary education or training. The WAI program offers special education students an opportunity to complete their secondary education while also obtaining marketable job skills. The WAI program is funded and administered by the California Department of Education, and the NVUSD Special Education Department.

About DOR Transition Partnership Project (TPP)

The Transition Partnership Project (TPP) is a partnership between schools and the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR). The purpose of this partnership is to successfully transition twelfth grade high school students into meaningful employment and post-secondary education. With support from program staff, students may receive career guidance, employment preparation skills, vocational training, job development services, agency referrals and assistance. Frequently Asked TPP Questions

SVS News Articles:

Napa high school students sample careers in hospitality industryEllie Goetze just got her first job. At 17, she’s now balancing her last year of classes at Valley Oak High School with a working life at the Meritage Resort

Special education students gain job experience, independence thanks to V. Sattui partnershipSt. Helena’s V. Sattui Winery, famous for its idyllic picnic grounds and artisan deli, provides everything visitors need for a wine country picnic. But behind the scenes, V. Sattui is

Summer internship program expanding in Napa Valley from wine industry to hospitalityTroupes of high schoolers will soon take to Napa’s vineyards and wineries again, as a summer program aiming to draw local students into futures in the wine industry returns.

High school mentorship program teaches kids about the Napa wine industryBarrel blasting, cover crop management, hospitality and sales, getting up close to drone action in the vineyards, equipment repair — Napa area high schoolers did it all this summer.