What's Required (a) Graduation with a regular high school diploma under subsections (b)(1), (b)(2)(D), (g)(1), (g)(2), (g)(3), or (g)(4)(D) of this section terminates a student's eligibility for special education services under this subchapter and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and entitlement to the benefits of the Foundation School Program, as provided in Texas Education Code (TEC), §42.003(a). (b) A student entering Grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter who receives special education services may graduate and be awarded a regular high school diploma if the student meets one of the following conditions.
What We Do Graduation Requirements.- 89.1070. Students, who participate in the 18+ Transition Services program, are continuously evaluated for progress and IEP completion. Students may exit the program at any point at which the student has met the IEP requirements. The ARD Committee makes the exit decision, based on individualized student needs, whether it is appropriate for the student to continue at 18+ or to graduate from 18+. Adult students may graduate at any point during the year at which the ARD Committee determines it is appropriate. 18+, and adult transition program, is designed to transition students at the point at which they are prepared and not at traditional exit points, such as the end of a semester. Individualized graduation considerations include:
Exiting 18+ Programs Based on 89.1070(D) – Age Eligibility (D) The student no longer meets age eligibility requirements. 19 Texas Administrative Code § 89. 1035. Age Ranges for Student Eligibility. (a) Pursuant to state and federal law, services provided in accordance with this subchapter shall be available to all eligible students ages 3-21. Services will be made available to eligible students on their third birthday. Graduation with a regular high school diploma pursuant to §89.1070 (b)(1)-(2) of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements) terminates a student's eligibility to receive services in accordance with this subchapter. An eligible student receiving special education services who is 21 years of age on September 1 of a school year shall be eligible for services through the end of that school year or until graduation with a regular high school diploma pursuant to §89.1070 (b)(1)-(2) of this title, whichever comes first. 89.1070 (f) - The Request to Return For children who receive a diploma under this part, upon the request of the child or parent to resume services, the ARD COMMITTEE must determine needed educational services as long as the child meets the age eligibility requirements. Guidance from ESC 13, Austin (Revised Commissioner’s Rule 89.1070; The Old, The New, and What It Means to for You; October 2011) When a student, who graduated through 89.1070, returns to request services, an ARD must be held to determine eligibility and the educational need for services: - Does this student's disability impact their ability to get and keep a job? - Are there job skills the student needs to address? - Are there other agencies that the school can contact as part of the coordinated set of activities required for transition? - What other educational needs does the student have? |
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