Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-1 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 6A-1.09963 - High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General requirements. Beginning in the
				2014-2015 school year, students with disabilities entering grade nine may
				attain a standard diploma and earn standard diploma designations by meeting the
				requirements in Section
				1003.4282(1)-(8)
				or 1002.3105(5) or
				1003.4282(10)
				and 1003.4285 Florida Statutes
				(F.S.). Nothing contained in this rule shall be construed to limit or restrict
				the right of a student with a disability solely to the options described in
				this rule. A certificate of completion will be awarded to students who earn the
				required eighteen (18) or twenty-four (24) credits required for graduation, but
				who do not achieve the required grade point average or who do not pass required
				assessments unless a waiver of the results has been granted in accordance with
				Section 1008.22(3)(c)2., F.S., or participation in a statewide assessment has
				been exempted in accordance with Section
				1008.212 or
				1008.22(10),
				F.S. Students who entered grade nine before the 2014-2015 school year and whose
				individual educational plan (IEP), as of June 20, 2014, contained a statement
				of intent to receive a special diploma may continue to work toward a special
				diploma.
(2) Definitions. For the
				purposes of this rule, the following definitions apply:
(a) Access courses. Access courses are
				approved by the State Board of Education and are described in the Course Code
				Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments, in accordance with Rule
				6A-1.09441, Florida
				Administrative Code (F.A.C.). Access courses are based on the access points -
				alternate academic achievement standards.
(b) Access points are modifications as
				defined in Rule 6A-6.03411, F.A.C., and the
				alternate academic achievement standards for Florida. Access points are built
				to target the salient content of Florida's Standards. Access points are
				intended for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, as
				defined in Rule 6A-1.0943, F.A.C., and are
				designed to contribute to a fully aligned system of content, instruction and
				assessment, allowing fluid movement as students grow in the
				competency.
(c) Statewide,
				standardized alternate assessment. In accordance with Section
				1008.22(3)(d),
				F.S., an alternate assessment is a statewide, standardized assessment designed
				for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities that meet the
				inclusionary and exclusionary criteria in Rule
				6A-1.0943, F.A.C.
(d) Employment transition plan. A plan that
				meets the requirements found in Section 1003.4282(9)(b)2.d., F.S. This plan is
				separate and apart from the IEP.
(e) Eligible career and technical education
				(CTE) course. Eligible CTE courses include any exceptional student education
				(ESE) or general education CTE course that contains content related to the
				course for which it is substituting. Modifications to the expectations or
				outcomes of the curriculum, are allowable and may be necessary for a student
				who takes access courses and participates in the alternate assessment.
				Modifications may include modified course requirements. Modifications to
				curriculum outcomes should be considered only after all appropriate
				accommodations are in place. Modifications must be developed for students in
				conjunction with their IEP and must be documented on the IEP. Course outcomes
				may be modified through the IEP process for secondary students with
				disabilities who are enrolled in a post-secondary program if the student is
				earning secondary (high school) credit for the program.
(f) "General Education Curriculum Standards"
				means the standards incorporated in Rule
				6A-1.09401, F.A.C.
(g) "Modifications" shall have the same
				meaning as defined in paragraph
				6A-6.03411(1)(z),
				F.A.C.