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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 29941" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Attending mainstream classes is not the problem. A student must meet the minimum State requirements for graduation whether the education is provided in a small classroom setting, a special day school, Learning Disability (LD) public school, etc. </p><p></p><p>Part of graduating with a regular diploma includes taking and passing TAKS assessments and passing the Exit exam. </p><p></p><p>I brought up the "complication" because I have been in attendance at IEP meetings wherein the sd recommended the students be allowed to take alternative accountability testing vs the regular TAKS. This was done so that additional porfessional evaluation for LDs would not have to be performed and necessary services would not have to be provided; and so that the students lack of progress wouldn't be counted toward the district. The fact that the course of action recommended by the sd for these 3rd and 5th graders (no Learning Disability (LD) testing, no therapy, no regular assessments) would not allow for graduating with a regular diploma was not addressed until I brought it up.</p><p></p><p>There are some children that just can't learn at the same rate as their peers no matter how hard educators and parents try to help them. In these instances, students receive Certificates of Attendance or some other type diploma but it is not a regular diploma.</p><p></p><p>It's fairly rare, but circumstances can change and it can happen that a student takes alternative testing for a few years, then remediation, tutoring or therapy kicks in, and the IEP changes to allow for regular accountability testing. Or the student gains grade/age equivalent academic performance. Another example would be that a child with-an ED eligibility becomes stable allowing for academic achievement and/or annual accountability testing. </p><p></p><p>Realistically, however, the further a student gets behind in school academically, the harder it is for them to graduate with a regular diploma.</p><p></p><p>Until a student graduates with a regular diploma or ages out of public education, the school district remains responsible for providing FAPE.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of potential options. It's something to discuss with the sd officials and prepare for when it comes time for Transitioning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 29941, member: 23"] Attending mainstream classes is not the problem. A student must meet the minimum State requirements for graduation whether the education is provided in a small classroom setting, a special day school, Learning Disability (LD) public school, etc. Part of graduating with a regular diploma includes taking and passing TAKS assessments and passing the Exit exam. I brought up the "complication" because I have been in attendance at IEP meetings wherein the sd recommended the students be allowed to take alternative accountability testing vs the regular TAKS. This was done so that additional porfessional evaluation for LDs would not have to be performed and necessary services would not have to be provided; and so that the students lack of progress wouldn't be counted toward the district. The fact that the course of action recommended by the sd for these 3rd and 5th graders (no Learning Disability (LD) testing, no therapy, no regular assessments) would not allow for graduating with a regular diploma was not addressed until I brought it up. There are some children that just can't learn at the same rate as their peers no matter how hard educators and parents try to help them. In these instances, students receive Certificates of Attendance or some other type diploma but it is not a regular diploma. It's fairly rare, but circumstances can change and it can happen that a student takes alternative testing for a few years, then remediation, tutoring or therapy kicks in, and the IEP changes to allow for regular accountability testing. Or the student gains grade/age equivalent academic performance. Another example would be that a child with-an ED eligibility becomes stable allowing for academic achievement and/or annual accountability testing. Realistically, however, the further a student gets behind in school academically, the harder it is for them to graduate with a regular diploma. Until a student graduates with a regular diploma or ages out of public education, the school district remains responsible for providing FAPE. There are a lot of potential options. It's something to discuss with the sd officials and prepare for when it comes time for Transitioning. [/QUOTE]
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