TRANSITION GUIDE
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A <strong>TRANSITION</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES<br />
districts are required to continue to offer to develop and implement an IEP for a student with a disability<br />
who graduates from high school with a credential other than a regular high school diploma until the<br />
student has exceeded the age of eligibility for FAPE under State law, or has been evaluated and determined<br />
to no longer be a child with a disability under IDEA. Depending on State law which sets the State’s upper<br />
age limit of FAPE, the entitlement to FAPE of a student with a disability who has not graduated high school<br />
with a regular high school diploma could last until the student’s 22 nd birthday. IEPs could include transition<br />
services in the form of coursework at a community college or other postsecondary institution, provided<br />
that the State recognizes the coursework as secondary school education under State law. Secondary school<br />
education does not include education that is beyond grade 12 and must meet State education standards.<br />
See the definition of “secondary school” in the Glossary.<br />
Dual or Concurrent Enrollment Program<br />
Increasingly, States and school districts are permitting students to participate in dual or concurrent<br />
enrollment programs while still in high school. The term “dual or concurrent enrollment program” refers<br />
to a partnership between at least one college or university and at least one local school district in which<br />
the student who has not yet graduated from high school with a regular high school diploma is able to<br />
enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and earn postsecondary credit. The credit(s) can be<br />
transferred to the college or university in the partnership, and applied toward completion of a degree or<br />
recognized educational credential, which the student would earn after leaving high school. Programs are<br />
offered both on campuses of colleges or universities, or in high school classrooms. Examples of dual or<br />
concurrent enrollment programs include institution-specific dual enrollment programs, AP, IB, and<br />
statewide dual enrollment programs with an emphasis on implementation at one site. The Office of<br />
Special Education Programs has stated in prior policy guidance that, if under State law, attending classes<br />
at a postsecondary institution, whether auditing or for credit, is considered secondary school education<br />
for students in grade 12 or below and the education provided meets applicable State standards, those<br />
services can be designated as transition services on a student’s IEP and paid for with IDEA Part B funds,<br />
consistent with the student’s entitlement to FAPE. 3<br />
Early College High School<br />
The term “early college high school” refers to a partnership between at least one school district and at<br />
least one college or university that allows a student to simultaneously complete requirements toward<br />
earning a regular high school diploma and earn not less than 12 credits that are transferable to the<br />
college or university within the partnership as part of his or her course of study toward a postsecondary<br />
degree or credential at no cost to the student or student’s family.<br />
Summary of Performance<br />
A summary of performance (SOP) is required for each student with an IEP whose eligibility for services<br />
under IDEA terminates due to graduation from secondary school with a regular high school diploma or<br />
due to exceeding the age of eligibility for FAPE under State law. The school district must provide the<br />
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