Petaluma City Schools | BP 6146.4 Instruction
Differential Graduation And Competency Standards For Students With Disabilities
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) team shall determine the appropriate standards and assessments, as well as the accommodations, that may be required for students with disabilities.
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program)
(cf. 6159.1 - Procedural Safeguards and Complaints for Special Education)
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals for Special Education)
No student shall be classified as eligible for differential standards of proficiency for the purpose of circumventing the legal requirement to maintain academic eligibility for extracurricular or cocurricular activities. (Education Code 35160.5)
(cf. 6145 - Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities)
Certificate of Educational Achievement/ Completion
Instead of a high school diploma, a student with disabilities may be awarded a certificate of educational achievement if the student has met one of the following requirements: (Education Code 56375)
1. Satisfactorily completed a prescribed alternative course of study approved by the Board of Education of the district in which the student attended school or the district with jurisdiction over the student as identified in his/her IEP
2. Satisfactorily met his/her goals and objectives during high school as identified in his/her IEP
3. Satisfactorily attended high school, participated in the instruction as prescribed in his/her IEP, and met the objectives of the statement of transition services
(cf. 5127 - Graduation Ceremonies and Activities)
In accordance with Education Code 56376, a student with disabilities who meets any of the criteria specified above shall be eligible to participate in any graduation ceremony and any school activity related to graduation in which a graduating student of similar age without disabilities would be eligible to participate.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35160.5 Extracurricular and cocurricular activities; differential standards
48980 Parental notifications
56000 Education of individuals with exceptional needs
56341 Individualized education program team
56345 Elements of the IEP
56375-56378 Certificate of completion, special education
60850-60856 High school exit exam
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3070 Graduation
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1412 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
300.1-300.818 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Management Resources:
FEDERAL REGISTER
Rules and Regulations, August 14, 2006, Vol. 71, Number 156, page 46539-46845
CDE COMMUNICATIONS
2000.0314 Proficiency Standards and High School Exit Exam
WEB SITES
US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
Policy PETALUMA CITY SCHOOLS
adopted: June 25, 2002 Petaluma, California