EDUCATION CABINET

OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

STEVE BESHEAR THOMAS O. ZAWACKI

Governor Secretary

DAVID BEACH

Exec Director

Update

SERVICE FEE MEMORANDUM

PS 13-14-9

TO: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Staff

Branch Managers, Counselors, and Assistants

CDPVTC Director, Case Management Director, and Counselor(s)

Office for the Blind Staff

Gerry Gordon-Brown and Vanessa Denham, Client Assistance Program (CAP)

FROM: Charles W. Puckett, Central Office Administrator

Systems and Fiscal Management Branch

DATE: June 25, 2007

Update: October 11, 2010

Update: June 2, 2014

RE: Kelly Autism Program (KAP) at Western Kentucky University

The Kelly Autism Program (KAP) is a program that provides academic support for students who have been diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum Continuum. It is available for those enrolled in Western’s main campus, Bowling Green Community College, and Bowling Green Technical College. Services include academic counseling, mentoring, tutoring, weekly meetings, and computer lab with assistive technology. Students in this program must also be working with Student Disability Services (SDS); and services provided through KAP are in addition to any services such as extended time in a quiet environment, note takers, books on tape, and scanned e-text which may be provided through SDS.

Students who wish to participate in this program must sign the Kelly Autism Program Post Secondary Contract which lists the expectations that s/he must fulfill as a participant in the program. After the KAP Post Secondary Contract is signed, sent to the counselor, and OVR agrees to support the consumer in this program, the $3,000/semester fee for the program shall be authorized prior to the semester using expenditure code 90L – Tutoring. The authorization should be sent to the Director of the program using the vendor information below. Refund dates for the KAP shall be identical to the refund dates for tuition.

KAP shall provide the referring OVR counselor both a mid-semester and end-of-semester report summarizing the student’s participation and progress in the program.

VENDOR INFORMATION

VENDOR NUMBER: VC0000137149

VENDOR NAME AND ADDRESS: Western Kentucky University

Kelly Autism Program

Attn: Dr. Marty Boman

104 14th St.

Bowling Green, KY 42101

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