Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) in partnership with Disability:IN North Carolina launched the Student Transition Assistance Resources Program (STARS) on October 1, 2022
Serving high school students with disabilities (ages 14-22), the STAR program is an online program that is open to students who live anywhere in North Carolina.
The STAR program offers pre-ETS training services including 1) job and career exploration , 2) self-advocacy training and 3) work readiness training (101 & 201). The STAR program of services is provided during the school day, as an after- school program and a summer program that operates on a virtual platform at no cost.