Non-Examples

Non-Example 1

A box is checked on the IEP indicating that the student is completing the courses required for a high school diploma.

  • The standard option without any explanation of accommodations, modifications, or alternative paths would be inappropriate based on our knowledge of the student’s strengths, needs, and their postsecondary goals.
  • Using a checkbox with no additional information makes it difficult to determine if that course of study truly supports the student in reaching their postsecondary goals.
  • It is also not individualized to the student’s postsecondary goal, transition assessments, or transition services.

Non-Example 2

The student took wood shop, auto body repair, and metal working last year.

  • The course of study must address future coursework, not past courses taken.

Non-Example 3

Sasha attends the self-contained classroom for students with developmental disabilities who are older than 18.

  • Identifying the student’s placement does not indicate information about the curriculum and its relevance to his postsecondary goals.

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