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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 388377" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>They are required to do what it sounds like they did.</p><p></p><p>Child states goal is college. Therefore, IEP states goal as going for "advanced diploma" from high school and has accomodations/modifications to help him succeed in his high school classes toward that end. His IEP is not binding on the college so it doesn't matter what is written there as far as the college is concerned.</p><p></p><p>Statisically, only 60% of high school graduates go onto college. Of those that do go, only about 55% actually graduate. (meaning only 1/3 of high school graduates complete college). Your son is a convicted felon, with long term incarceration and probable mental illness. All 3 of those make him STATISICALLY less likely to start and finish college. The school would be completely remiss if they didnt provide goals to support the STATISTICALLY likely outcome that either your son will not attend or will not complete college and will need the assistance of those organizations. </p><p></p><p>This does not mean that your son won't attend college and graduated. It does mean that the school must provide support for BOTH goals -- his college goal and the statisically probable one. </p><p></p><p>Colleges do not look at IEPs to decide whether or not to admit a child. I'm not even sure that they ask if the child has an IEP during the application process. Most are concerned with two pairs of things (1) GPA (2) ACT/SAT score and if those get you through the first level of screening (3) recommendations and (4) extra-curriculars. Of course, if he is going to start at community college -- all they care about is that he has a high school diploma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 388377, member: 1169"] They are required to do what it sounds like they did. Child states goal is college. Therefore, IEP states goal as going for "advanced diploma" from high school and has accomodations/modifications to help him succeed in his high school classes toward that end. His IEP is not binding on the college so it doesn't matter what is written there as far as the college is concerned. Statisically, only 60% of high school graduates go onto college. Of those that do go, only about 55% actually graduate. (meaning only 1/3 of high school graduates complete college). Your son is a convicted felon, with long term incarceration and probable mental illness. All 3 of those make him STATISICALLY less likely to start and finish college. The school would be completely remiss if they didnt provide goals to support the STATISTICALLY likely outcome that either your son will not attend or will not complete college and will need the assistance of those organizations. This does not mean that your son won't attend college and graduated. It does mean that the school must provide support for BOTH goals -- his college goal and the statisically probable one. Colleges do not look at IEPs to decide whether or not to admit a child. I'm not even sure that they ask if the child has an IEP during the application process. Most are concerned with two pairs of things (1) GPA (2) ACT/SAT score and if those get you through the first level of screening (3) recommendations and (4) extra-curriculars. Of course, if he is going to start at community college -- all they care about is that he has a high school diploma. [/QUOTE]
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