The Summit Group:
Performance Management in Vocational Rehabilitation
The Summit Group on Performance Management in VR was created to support a national community of practice of state VR agency personnel and other supporters who are involved in program evaluation, quality assurance, data analysis, or continuous improvement roles. The goal is increasing networking between practitioners, sharing promising practices and tools, supporting the professional development of state VR agency performance management personnel, and continuous improvement of state VR agency service delivery systems.
What’s New with the Summit Group
2026 Summer Forum Webinar Events
Greetings Summit Group on Performance Management in VR members,
The Summit Group, in cooperation with the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (VRTAC), is very pleased to offer a free webinar forum series for Summit Group members and friends. Sessions will include panelists who will lead a discussion of the topic followed by breakout sessions where participants can discuss how the topic applies to their agency and their specific role.
The four forum topics will be:
- Data Validation / Internal Control Systems (panel and breakout discussions; July 9, 12:00-2:00 ET.
- Data Visualizations/ Dashboards (panel and breakout discussions); July 14, 1:00-3:00 ET.
- Quantity Versus Quality of Employment Outcomes (panel and breakout discussions); July 16, 1:00-3:00 ET.
- To Be Announced
Important Event Information:
- Registration information will be provided in the coming weeks.
- Each session will be capped at 100 participants, so please only register if you are certain of your intent to attend.
- Accommodation needs should be entered at registration at least 2 weeks prior to each session.
- A Zoom link will be distributed to all registrants 2 days prior to the event.
- Additional information on each session will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.
- Please stay tuned for more information on the events and for registration links.
The Summit Group on Performance Management in VR is a national community of practice for state VR agency personnel and other supporters who are involved in program evaluation, quality assurance, data analysis, or continuous improvement roles. The goal is increasing networking between practitioners, sharing promising practices and tools, supporting the professional development of state VR agency performance management personnel, and continuous improvement of state VR agency service delivery systems. New specialists in performance management roles in state VR are particularly encouraged to participate.
The VRTAC is funded by a cooperative agreement from the Rehabilitation Services Administration and its mission is to partner with State VR agencies to provide TA and training in VR program and performance quality management, fiscal and resource quality management of the VR program and quality employment strategies and practices.
Summit Conference Proposals
The Summit Group on Performance Management in VR is seeking prospective hosts for the next Summit Conference. If you have interest in hosting in the future, please see the review the attached proposal submission guidance for potential hosting in 2026. Hosting agencies may be state VR agencies or other technical assistance or educational units that work closely with state VR agencies. The Summit Group will provide guidance throughout the process for hosting agencies.