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State Board Presentation 4.10.2014

State Board Presentation 4.10.2014. Modified Diploma: Update and Discussion Sarah Drinkwater Derek Brown Michelle Zundel. Diploma Options In Oregon. Each student demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to transition successfully to post-secondary school and work

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State Board Presentation 4.10.2014

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  1. State Board Presentation 4.10.2014 Modified Diploma: Update and Discussion Sarah Drinkwater Derek Brown Michelle Zundel

  2. Diploma Options In Oregon • Each student demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to transition successfully to post-secondary school and work • Oregon has high expectations for all students, including students with disabilities • Oregon Diploma/Modified Diploma/Extended Diploma

  3. Historical Perspective Related to Federal Financial Aid • Higher Education Act of 1965 provided for the opportunity to receive federal assistance for college • Ability to Benefit clause was removed in 2011 eliminating federal student aid eligibility for students without a certificate of graduation (high school diploma)

  4. Oregon’s Modified Diploma • Approved by the State Board in 2009 • Includes specific eligibility and credit/essential skill requirements • ODE requested guidance from federal government in 2009 as to whether the Modified Diploma met the requirement of a ‘high school diploma’ for federal financial aid

  5. Oregon’s Modified Diploma • July 2009 – US Department of Education responded that the Modified Diploma did not meet requirements for federal financial assistance • Students could establish eligibility for federal financial assistance under Title IV by passing the ‘ability to benefit’ test (this was available until 2012)

  6. Recent Guidance/Clarification from OSEP and Federal Financial Aid • Definition – the student must have a ‘certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education (high school diploma)’ • High school diploma is the basic qualification awarded to students who graduate from a state/private secondary school after completing formal instruction • A high school diploma may be used to meet the general eligibility requirements for receiving Title IV federal financial assistance

  7. Positive Outcomes for Students in Oregon • Oregon Diploma – eligible for federal and state financial assistance for college; apply to the military • Modified Diploma – eligible for federal and state financial assistance for college; apply to the military • Extended Diploma – eligible for federal and state financial assistance; apply to the military

  8. Benefits of Modified Diploma • Walk in Graduation Ceremony • Call Yourself “High School Graduate” • 18-21 year olds can continue working toward standard diploma

  9. Benefits of Modified Diploma cont. • Qualify for state and local scholarships • Join the workforce • Preserves a sense of accomplishment

  10. # Modified Diplomas Increase • Previously earned by Site Based students who required modified curriculum • Now also earned by students in Resource who required accommodations • Due to Essential Skills requirements

  11. Reward Persistence • Remove the stigma of a fifth year senior • Don’t penalize schools for fifth year seniors

  12. Personalization It is the purpose of schools to cultivate individual talents.” –Yong Zhao University of Oregon

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