Graduation Exception for Special Populations

Helping Students Graduate and Obtain Higher Education 

1. Enrollment Procedures for Foster Youth

   • Diagram Foster Youth: 

     1. STRTP → Sandra Stevens → Student w/IEP → Melissa Bowler → Makes recommendation on enrollment

     2. STRTP → Sandra Stevens → Student w/o IEP → Katina Austin → Makes recommendation on enrollment

     3. Resource Family → School Site → Student with or without IEP → School Site Enrolls → Information forward to Katina Austin 

2. Enrollment Procedures Bright Paths Youth (Homeless)

   • Diagram for Homeless/Displaced Students:

     1. McKinney-Vento/Homeless → Immediate Enrollment (McKinney-Vento Act Guidelines) → Notify Homeless Liaison and Counselor  → Service Rendering (Community and School Based Services) 

     2. Unaccompanied Youth  → Immediate Enrollment (McKinney-Vento Act Guidelines) → Notify Homeless Liaison and Counselor  → Service Rendering (Community and School Based Services)

     3. Special Education → Identify (McKinney-Vento and Special Education) → Registrar notifies Homeless Liaison, School Psychologies, and Counselor → IEP/504 team schedules a meeting within 30 days

     4. Immediate enrollment → Without immunization records → Notify School Nurse and Homeless Liaison→ the family has a 30-day grace period to obtain records → School staff & homeless liaison provides community resources to obtain record (Clinics and/or Health Department.)

Reduced Graduation Requirements Process:

Documents 

• Notification Letter - Reduced Graduation Requirements
• Carta de Notificación - Requisitos de Graduación Reducidos
• Credit Verification Worksheet
• Ficha de Verificación de Créditos