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WorkAbility I Array of Services Definitions
Acronyms and Terms
| Acronym/Term | Name/Definition |
|---|---|
BEL |
Business, Education, and Labor Committee |
CDE |
The California Department of Education |
| CIE | Competitive, integrated employment |
Compliance |
Following program rules |
Documentation |
Evidence that supports program data and activities |
| DDS | Department of Developmental Services |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DOR |
Department of Rehabilitation |
EDD |
Employment Development Department |
Encumbrance |
Earmarking specific sums of money for specific expenditures |
FAPE |
Free appropriate public education |
FMTA |
Focused Monitoring Technical Assistance units in the CDE, Special Education Division |
Follow-Along |
Services, including placements, which are provided to students while they are still in school |
Follow-Up |
Survey-based data collected to determine adult outcomes for former WAI students one and two years past their exit dates from high school |
FTN |
Family Transition Network Committee |
GAN |
Grant Award Notification; A letter issued by the CDE that states a local program will be funded for a specific amount of money |
GRC |
Government Relations Committee |
HSS |
Human Support Services |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
Listserv |
A CDE-administrated distribution list that is to disseminate official policy, guidance, documents, and announcements to the subscribers of the listserv, and for those subscribers to share operational information |
LMI |
Labor Market Information |
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
Mentor |
An experienced WorkAbility I program representative assigned to assist and guide less experienced or troubled programs. |
NCDG |
National Career Development Guidelines |
NPS/A |
Nonpublic Schools and Agencies |
On-campus placement |
Any work experience placement provided on the same campus where the student attends school |
One Stop |
Career and Employment Center funded through the Employment Development Department |
Placement |
Any WorkAbility I student who receives competitive pay for work |
RC |
Regional Center |
Regional manager |
A WAI program representative elected from the field to supervise a specific state region |
SCANS |
Labor Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills |
SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
Served |
Any student who participates in specific school-based, work-based, and connecting activities as outlined in the array of services |
| SRT | State and Regional Training Committee |
| Student Learner Wage | There is an exception for learners, regardless of age, who may be paid not less than 85 percent of minimum wage rounded to the nearest nickel during their first 160 hours of employment in occupations in which they have no previous similar or related experience. Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner's Office  |
SSID/CSIS numbers |
The California School Information Services Statewide Student Identifiers |
Subsidized placement |
Any paid student placement that is not paid by the employer (e.g., through WorkAbility I funds) |
| TEC | Technology, Education, Communication Committee |
Transition |
The act of moving from one stage to another; WorkAbility I focuses on moving students from high school to the post-secondary world |
TSL |
Transition services language |
WAI |
WorkAbility I |
WBL |
Work-based learning experiences |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
WLS |
Wage, Labor, and Safety Committee |
Work permit |
Documentation required for minor students who have not graduated from high school to work within the State of California |
National Websites
- Every Student Succeeds Act
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U. S. Department of Labor
- Disability Resources
- Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts
- Employment Laws
- Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities
- Mentoring Youth with Disabilities
- Office of Disability Employment Policy
- People with Disabilities: Fulfilling Your Business Goals
- Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities
- Disability Resources
California Websites
- Department of Education
- Employment Development Department
- Department of Rehabilitation
- Department of Developmental Services
Resource Websites
- Association of Career and Technical Educators
– Largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers.
- California Association of Work Experience Educators
– Supports work-based learning professionals to develop, promote and improve high quality programs.
- National Youth Employment Coalition
– Networking to improve the effectiveness of organizations that seek to help youth become productive citizens.
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
– Expands opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families.
- Seeds of Partnership
– Supports educators, administrators, families and young adults with disabilities. Provides information about family engagement and Family Empowerment Centers.
- Wrightslaw
– Accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
WorkAbility I Recorded Training
WorkAbility I Regional Meeting Guidance Fiscal Year 2021–22 (Video; 21:21)
The Workability I (WAI) Regional Meeting Guidance Fiscal Year (FY) 2021–22 provides WAI Regional Designees program and fiscal guidelines for coordinating and conducting WAI regional meetings.
Additionally, this training provides the fiscal parameters and reporting requirements when utilizing WAI grant funds for conducting WAI regional meetings.