ISSUES |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
| Laws |
IDEA, P.L. 94-142, Section 504 – promotes student success |
ADA – promotes student access to programs and services |
| Basis of services |
IEP, school assessments |
IEP not acceptable, recent documentation required from licensed professional that identifies student's limitations to learning |
| Student's relation to the school |
Dependent, uninvolved in educational contract, open discussion among staff |
Expected to know when to get assistance, understand their disability & needs, know & use campus resources/services, be a self-advocate |
| Services |
Entitled to services, resource room, course waivers, test/grade modifications |
Appropriate services determined based on documentation & justification of functional limitations |
| Relations with parents |
IEP developed with parents, reports to parents, parents informed when student is in trouble |
Parents generally excluded because of FERPA/Buckley Amendment, discussion possible only with authorization signed by student |
| Structure & accountability |
Teachers & parents very involved |
More freedom & responsibility, community policies & consequences |
| Time |
In class all day, after- school time structured |
Less time in class & varies each day, more free time, many social opportunities |
| Classes |
Directed by teacher, work done in class, in class all day |
Attendance optional, out-of-class reading & assignments, 4-6 classes each semester, expected to be an independent learner |
