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While our youngest has been out of public education for almost 10 years, if your son has completed credit classes for a regular or standard high school diploma that is the one that you want to get because that demonstrates to anyone that he did high school, credit work.  A modified standard diploma - may also be based on credit work completed - BUT you need to talk directly to a guidance counselor as to whether this would be viewed the same as a regular high school diploma or not.

[b]I would also say that depending upon our son's disability - if it is unlikely that he would be able to go onto a college educational program, but that he could complete a vocational sequence offered by the public school district if this is one of the goals of his present IEP - or if you have the ability to still write IEP goals for his final year in school - you can indicate that he needs a vocational sequence and it will take him longer than the traditional four years of high school to do so.  Transition Goals are the driving factor behind extended year services, especially for a student who has been taking credit classes.   To do though, he can't accept his high school diploma in hand until he finishes all other services as far as I remember.  ****However, I would see no reason why he could not "walk" with is class and participate in graduation exercises as our daughter did, but just undertstand no diploma until he finishes all services.[/b]

Anything which is a non-credit sequence such as our daughter received for an Individualized Education Plan Diploma was not based on regular high school credits.  She did, however, have services through age 21 in a Post High vocational sequence and has been employed for 10 years.   If there is a vocational sequence which would prepare him for a particular area of employment, I would go for it, especially if he does not have the capacity to go further in education.  However, I would also take a Standard over a Modified Standard diploma because that will open door for future schooling if it is a possibility in the future.[/quote]

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