Diploma Requirements

This diploma has been modeled after the requirements of the state high school diploma. Students will take academic classes taught by special needs teachers. Students will be required to earn the following units:
4 units of English
4 units of Math
3 units of Science
3 units of Social Studies
6 units of occupational education
1 unit of Physical education (taught in the regular ed program)
3 units of electives
Attendance requirements for passing and failing will be the same as in the regular educational program. Students are also required to do community based training (CBT) during high school. In their freshman year students may do a maximum of ten hours of in house CBT. In their sophomore year students will do their CBT in small groups supervised by a transition assistant. These training opportunities will be with community agencies and local stores. In their junior years students will also do small group community based training supervised by a transition assistant. Student interests and preferences will determine these group assignments. In their senior year students will participate in CBT, which has minimal supervision. The transition assistant takes the students on an individual bases and drop them off. At the end of the day the transition assistant picks students up and returns them to their schools. Students are also required to have one hundred hours of paid employment from the completion of their junior year and graduation