Courses of Study

• Advanced• Standard• Modified

Standard• Special• Other

Beginning with First Time 9th Graders 2013-14 SY

• New requirements– Virtual Course: Advanced Studies & Standard Diploma– CTE Credential: Standard

• Academic and Career Plans: Start in Middle School• Modified Standard Diploma is NOT an option

– MSD is rolled into the Standard Diploma

Terms You Need to Know:Standard Credit: Pass a classVerified Credit: Pass an end of course assessment (standards of learning aka SOL)

For Students with Disabilities• Early start is best (first IEP in which the student turns 14)

– Courses– Finding right supports/accommodations• AIM, Assistive Technology

– Self-determination– Work experience (predictor of postsecondary

success)– Inclusion (predictor of postsecondary success)– Agency referral– FAPE – IEP follows the student through age 21 or

until graduation with Adv or Standard Diploma

Non-traditional Students

– Intellectual Disabilities– Autism

Postsecondary Education

• How can I help teachers help students come to postsecondary settings prepared?

• What do students with disabilities need to receive supports in postsecondary settings?

• How can we help families understand postsecondary environments?

ResourcesContact:

marianne.moore@doe.virginia.gov804-225-2700

A Few Resources:www.doe.virginia.gov www.imdetermined.orgcenterontransition.org/ worksupport.com/ ttaconline.org/ going-to-college.org/ thinkcollege.net/ doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos

/2013/239-13a.pdf Technology Transfer Program