Exceptional Student

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    Graduation Requirements 

     

    1. Standard Diploma:
    1. Exceptional education students (students with disabilities) enter­ing grade 9 are expected, to the maximum extent possible, to have access to the regular curriculum and to graduate with a Standard Diploma. The District School Board must provide instruction to prepare students with disabilities to demonstrate proficiency in the core content knowledge and skills necessary for successful grade-to-grade progression and high school graduation.
    2. All Exceptional Student Educa­tion (ESE) students must meet the district course and credit require­ments in order to earn a Standard Diploma. Accommodations may be provided for exceptional edu­cation students as specified in the Transition Individual Educa­tion Plan (TIEP). Requirements for academic or basic high school courses may not be modified (cur­riculum frameworks or students standards cannot be changed) for students with disabilities if the courses are to be used to meet the graduation requirements for a Four Year Standard Diploma or 18-credit ACCEL diploma.

     

    1. Certificate of Completion:
    1. Beginning with students enter­ing grade 9 in the school year, a parent of a student with a disability shall, in collaboration with the in­dividual education plan (IEP) team during the transition planning pro­cess, declare intent for the student to graduation from high school with either a standard \ high school diploma or a certifi­cate of completion. A student with a disability who does not satisfy the standard high school diploma requirements shall be awarded a certificate of completion.

     

    1. Deferment of Diploma:
    1. A student with a disability may defer the receipt of a standard high school diploma and continue to receive services if s/he meets the following requirements:
      1. The IEP includes special edu­cation, transition planning, transi­tion services or related services through age 21; and
      2. The student is enrolled in: ac­celerated college credit instruction pursuant to 1007.27, F.S., indus­try certification courses leading to college credit, collegiate high school program, courses neces­sary to satisfy the Scholar desig­nation requirements, or a struc­ture work-study, internship or pre-apprenticeship program.

     

    ESE students who pursue a Stan­dard Diploma will have access to the regular education curriculum/classes with support and accom­modations from Gen. Ed. Teachers and the ESE teachers. Some of the Classes required for graduation will be: Algebra I, Biology I, Geom­etry, and Hope. Please, refer to the Curriculum Guide for specific de­scriptions of all classes required. Most academic classes will be hand scheduled by the ESE coor­dinator and Guidance Counselors. Elective classes will be chosen by individual meetings.

     

    ESE Classes – For Self-Contained Students or students with significant cognitive disabilities : Students work on a standard di­ploma via Access point classes. Classes will be hand scheduled by counselor or case manager.

     

    Learning Strategies (Course #7963080)

    The purpose of this course is to en­able students with disabilities to ac­quire and generalize strategies and skills across academic, community, and employment settings to achieve annual goals based on assessed needs and the student’s individual educational plan (IEP).SCIENCE