Helping students explore what comes after high school.
BlackMuse provides Pre-Employment Transition Services that help students explore careers, build workplace skills, develop self-advocacy, understand postsecondary options and connect learning to real-world experiences.
Students with disabilities preparing for life after high school.
Eligibility and service authorization for Pre-ETS are determined by Washington State DVR, not by BlackMuse. BlackMuse delivers the services once a student is referred and authorized.
Students
Students with disabilities who are preparing for life after high school and want to explore careers and build skills.
Families
Families who want to understand what Pre-ETS is, how it fits alongside school, and how to start a conversation about services.
Schools
Schools looking to bring Pre-ETS programming to their students alongside DVR-authorized services.
DVR Counselors
Counselors coordinating referrals, authorization and documentation for students on their caseload.
Five required Pre-ETS activities.
Every Pre-ETS student is offered access to these five services. Tap or click any service to see what it includes.
Job Exploration Counseling
Helping students discover what work could look like for them.
- Interests
- Strengths
- Occupations
- Industries
- Career pathways
- Labor-market exploration
- Workplace research
How a Pre-ETS referral becomes a delivered service.
Useful for counselors and schools coordinating referrals: this is the path a student moves through from referral to documented outcomes.
- 01
Referral
A student is referred for Pre-ETS, typically through a DVR counselor working with the school or family.
- 02
Approval / Authorization
DVR determines eligibility and authorizes the specific Pre-ETS services a student will receive.
- 03
Scheduling
BlackMuse coordinates delivery with the school or site around the authorized services and student schedule.
- 04
Service Delivery
BlackMuse delivers the authorized Pre-ETS services, individually or in a group setting.
- 05
Documentation
Attendance, service delivery and participant progress are documented throughout.
- 06
Outcome Reporting
BlackMuse reports service delivery and outcomes back to DVR and the school, aligned to agency requirements.
Pre-ETS delivery, by the numbers.
Every figure below links to what it represents and where it comes from.
Pre-ETS students reached
Students with documented completed Pre-ETS services
Documented Pre-ETS student-hours
Pre-ETS sites
Cohort Record
20 of 20
20 of 20 Lincoln High School cohort participants had documented consent, DVR status and VRC approval.
Pre-ETS cohort administrative records. · May 2026
Pre-ETS reaches students across a range of settings.
Service arrangements vary by site.
Traditional schools
Alternative education programs
Therapeutic schools
Residential settings
Named Sites
- Firwood Secondary School
- ReLife
- Lincoln High School
- Emerald Ridge High School
- Willie Stewart Academy
- Pearl Youth Residence
Service arrangements vary by site.
Where Pre-ETS can lead.
BlackMuse programs are designed to build the following. Outcomes vary by program, authorization and participant.
Career
- Career Direction
- Work Experience
- Employer Connections
- Internships
- Competitive Employment
Professional Skills
- Professional Skills
- Self-Advocacy
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem Solving
Pathways
- Credentials · where applicable
- Postsecondary Education
- Apprenticeship
Outcomes vary by program, authorization and participant. No single pathway includes every outcome.
Questions counselors, schools and families ask
“They do an amazing job with our students.”
- “a vital part of our Pre-ETS Team”
- “I'm very proud to call them our partners here!”
Stacy Kidd
Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation