New Law Changes for Students with Disabilities: Alternative Pathways for Promotion and Graduation
"Explore Act 833 of 2014 which introduces alternative pathways for certain students with disabilities to facilitate grade promotion and graduation. Learn about eligibility criteria, minimum performance requirements, and the impact on diploma tracks, ensuring students can achieve their goals while maintaining academic standards."
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Alternative Pathways for Grade Promotion and Graduation New Law changes outcomes for certain students with disabilities Act 833 of 2014
Act 833 (HB1015) Alternative Pathway for Promotion and Graduation IEP teams of certain students with disabilities have the option of determining what a student must perform to move to the next grade (promotion) or graduate. Some students may have their IEP goals be considered as a requirement for grade promotion and earning credits toward graduation.
Which Students are Eligible? Promotion Did not pass standardized test the prior year Graduation Did not pass standardized tests: any two (2) of most recent three (3) years; or, two (2) administrations of any End-of-Course test.
Which Students are NOT Eligible? Students with disabilities who have met requirements on standardized tests or for promotion and/or graduation will not be provided an alternative pathway to be promoted to the next grade or graduate.
Get Ready for Changes Within 30 days of the student entering the grade level or high school course, the IEP team must establish what a student must score (minimum performance requirements) on the standardized assessment or end of course tests relevant to promotion and graduation requirements.
Testing Students with disabilities will continue to take all appropriate tests for the classes/grades for which they are enrolled. Student performance on these tests will continue to count toward school and district accountability.
Is Alternative Pathway Lowering Expectations? No. Currently, many students with disabilities are being put on non-diploma tracks at relatively young ages. Decisions are being made as early as 3rd grade that these students will not earn a diploma. This alternative pathway will give the students with disabilities the opportunity to work towards goals without being taken off of a diploma pathway.
Focus for 2014-2015 Within the first 30 days: High school students who have a way to earn enough Carnegie Units prior to turning 22. All young students (freshman/sophomores) Older students who have some Carnegie Units Eighth Grade Students at risk of not being promoted to High School Ever after: Include alternative requirements in IEPs of eligible students.
What does not change? All rights and responsibilities related to the Individual with Disabilities Education Act Access to the Academic Curriculum that all students are learning IEPs should continue to be aligned with the curriculum Participation on Standardized Assessments Parent/Student Rights
For More Information http://www.laddc.org/content.cfm?id=563 or www.laddc.org/promotion-diploma-pathways
