{"id":9328,"date":"2014-01-23T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=9328"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:17:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T19:17:37","slug":"caution-dont-let-the-transition-plan-fail-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/caution-dont-let-the-transition-plan-fail-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Caution! Don&#8217;t Let the Transition Plan Fail Your Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Caution%21%20Don%27t%20Let%20the%20Transition%20Plan%20Fail%20Your%20Child\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/advocates.study.write.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"372\" \/>My daughter has autism. Her goal is to get a college degree, not a specific kind of high school diploma.<\/p>\n<p>Her high school told us she did not need a regular diploma to get a degree at our local community college.<\/p>\n<p>The registrar at a local college said she cannot receive any type of certificate from any state funded college with a special education diploma.<\/p>\n<p>If this is correct, the transition plan we put in place four years ago failed her.<\/p>\n<p>Should I pull her out of school, homeschool, and work with her to pass a GED test?<\/p>\n<p>Is that an acceptable diploma for higher education system? Will she be able to get a degree at any college with those diplomas?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You won&#8217;t have an answer to your questions until you do your research.<\/p>\n<p>You will more than likely find the answers on the website for your local community college.\u00a0 I searched websites for number of schools and found the information you asked about.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What Type of Diploma Does the College Require?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The schools I reviewed do not require a regular high school diploma. Your high school may have given you incorrect or incomplete information.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some college websites indicate they do require a GED for students who do not have a regular high school diploma.<\/p>\n<p>This may or may not agree with what you assumed about the entrance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Find out directly from the college what the entrance requirements are.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Learn Your State GED Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Search the website or call your state Department of Education for GED information.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\">state DOE directory on the Yellow Pages for Kids<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For example: The information on obtaining a High School Equivalency (formerly GED) in Nevada is here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmcc.edu\/high-school-equivalency-testing\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">http:\/\/www.tmcc.edu\/high-school-equivalency-testing\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find out what is included in the HSE \/ GED. If you are concerned she will have difficulty in some areas, find out if that is on the test in your state. What kind of math? Algebra? Algebra questions? Science?<\/p>\n<p>Most states offer free study classes.<\/p>\n<p>Some study centers require you to pass a pre-test before you can register to take the GED.<\/p>\n<p>In our Nevada example, I learned that about half of the questions on the pre-test for math are algebra questions.<\/p>\n<p>Check your state!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Review the IEP and Transition Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It may be that the IEP team has a misunderstanding about the wording in your daughter&#8217;s IEP. Your daughter may actually have the skills to pass the GED with her special ed diploma.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at your daughter\u2019s IEP and transition plan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure you are clear of what the goal of her IEP is, as it is written.<\/li>\n<li>Are her transition goals appropriate?<\/li>\n<li>Has the school failed to provide what is required in the IEP?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Even if the IEP does not require <em>more<\/em> than has been provided, <em>maybe it should<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You might want to contact an attorney in your state and ask these same questions.<\/p>\n<p>An attorney who specializes in special education and represents parents in special education cases can help answer your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter has autism. Her goal is to get a college degree, not a specific kind of high school diploma. 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