Legal Aid Society of New York

Special Education Services

If your child receives special education services, please select one of the following after consulting your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• My child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts a 'modified promotion standard'.
• My child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts the standard promotion criteria established by the Department of Education.

If your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts a 'modified promotion standard':

Then the standard promotion criteria applicable to most students do not apply. Rather, the IEP itself establishes the relevant standards for promotion.

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If your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) adopts the standard promotion criteria set out in the Chancellor's Regulation:

Your child's promotion will be determined based upon a 'comprehensive assessment' based upon the following factors:

• Credits: Whether your child has obtained at least 20 credits towards the 44 required for graduation from High School, including:
• • 4 in English or ESL
  • 4 in Social Studies
• Academic Standards: Whether your child has met the New York State Learning Standards in the following academic subject areas (shown by grades, teacher observation, and student work).
• • Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Science
• Attendance: Whether your child has attained 90% attendance.

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