Alabama Occupational Diploma and Transition 2007

Alabama Alabama Occupational Occupational Diploma and Diploma and TransitionTransition

20072007

PURPOSEPURPOSE

The AOD prepares The AOD prepares students with disabilities students with disabilities to become productive to become productive and contributing citizens and contributing citizens in society. It provides in society. It provides for meaningful inclusion for meaningful inclusion in the general education in the general education setting, community and setting, community and workplace, thereby workplace, thereby achieving post-school achieving post-school outcomes.outcomes.

COURSE CREDITSCOURSE CREDITS

• AOD requires 24 course AOD requires 24 course credits credits Baldwin Baldwin County requires 30 course County requires 30 course creditscredits

• AOD courses are aligned AOD courses are aligned with general education with general education courses of study to meet the courses of study to meet the requirements of the requirements of the No No ChildChild LeftLeft Behind Act of Behind Act of 20012001 (NCLB) (NCLB)

• Required to participate in Required to participate in Career Technical Education Career Technical Education and Cooperative Education and Cooperative Education

Alabama Alabama Occupational Occupational

DiplomaDiploma• Students who earn an AOD Students who earn an AOD

can return to school and can return to school and receive special education receive special education services untilservices until

(a) they exit with an (a) they exit with an Alabama HighAlabama High

School DiplomaSchool Diploma

(b) they turn 21(b) they turn 21

AOD ACADEMIC AOD ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

English Language ArtsEnglish Language Arts

Four credits to include the Four credits to include the equivalent of:equivalent of:

652101652101 LS English ILS English I

652102652102 LS English LS English IIII

652103652103 LS English LS English IIIIII

652104652104 LS English LS English IVIV

(These are proposed titles for the new (These are proposed titles for the new AOD English courses)AOD English courses)


MathematicsMathematics(IEP Team selects beginning math course that (IEP Team selects beginning math course that

allows movement into Algebra I)allows movement into Algebra I)

Four credits to include the equivalent of :Four credits to include the equivalent of :

653211653211 Essential Essential Mathematics IMathematics I

653212 Essential 653212 Essential Mathematics IIMathematics II

653213 Algebraic 653213 Algebraic Explorations I Explorations I

653214 Algebraic 653214 Algebraic Explorations IIExplorations II

Courses of Study and Curriculum Courses of Study and Curriculum GuidesGuides

- - www.alsde.eduwww.alsde.edu


ScienceScience


654101 LS I: Physical Science 654101 LS I: Physical Science (required)(required)

654102 LS II: Biology 654102 LS II: Biology (required)(required)

654103 LS III: Earth and Space 654103 LS III: Earth and Space Science Science

654104 LS IV: Environmental 654104 LS IV: Environmental ScienceScience

*LS Genetics, LS Human Anatomy and *LS Genetics, LS Human Anatomy and Physiology courses can be substituted Physiology courses can be substituted for 11for 11thth and 12 and 12thth grade science credits. grade science credits.

(Teachers should be trained in lab safety)(Teachers should be trained in lab safety)


Social StudiesSocial Studies


655205 LS I: World History655205 LS I: World History

655206 LS II: U.S. History to 655206 LS II: U.S. History to 18771877

655207 LS III: U.S. History from 655207 LS III: U.S. History from 18771877

655208 LS IV: Economics – ½ 655208 LS IV: Economics – ½ creditcredit

655209 LS IV: Government – ½ 655209 LS IV: Government – ½ creditcredit

Curriculum GuidesCurriculum Guides

• Designed for all studentsDesigned for all students

-Struggling students pursuing the -Struggling students pursuing the standard standard diploma-Special diploma-Special Ed. and General Ed.Ed. and General Ed.

-Students pursuing the AOD-Students pursuing the AOD

• Organization of the CurriculumOrganization of the Curriculum- COS Standard- COS Standard

- Examples- Examples

- Additional Content- Additional Content

- Objectives- Objectives

- - ♦♦Objectives – Required content for AOD studentsObjectives – Required content for AOD students

CAREER/TECHNICAL CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Career Technical EducationCareer Technical Education 2 2

Coordinated StudiesCoordinated Studies 1 1 Cooperative Career/Technical Cooperative Career/Technical Education Education

1 1

Other required course credits:Other required course credits:

HealthHealth ½ ½ Physical EducationPhysical Education 1 1 Arts EducationArts Education ½ ½ ElectivesElectives 8 8

TRANSITION TRANSITION SERVICES ELECTIVESSERVICES ELECTIVES

651610651610 Transition I Transition I

651612651612 Transition II Transition II

This code applies to This code applies to special education teachers special education teachers teaching school-to-work teaching school-to-work transition skills and/or transition skills and/or school community-based school community-based work training. These work training. These teachers do not have to teachers do not have to meet the highly qualified meet the highly qualified teacher status.teacher status.

COMMUNITY-BASED COMMUNITY-BASED WORK TRAININGWORK TRAINING

All students pursuing the All students pursuing the AOD must participate in AOD must participate in Community-Based Work Community-Based Work

Training or have Training or have documentation of previous documentation of previous

work experiencework experience


Students must either:Students must either:

1.1. Participate in Community-Based Participate in Community-Based Work TrainingWork Training

- - The documentation of Community-Based The documentation of Community-Based Work Training must include at least (2) Work Training must include at least (2) acceptable performance evaluations using acceptable performance evaluations using the the Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training PerformancePerformance EvaluationEvaluation completed by completed by employers/supervisors.employers/supervisors.

- The - The Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training Performance EvaluationPerformance Evaluation must document must document that the student has appropriate job that the student has appropriate job readiness skills.readiness skills.

- - Special education teachers must keep Special education teachers must keep

documentation. (Examples: The documentation. (Examples: The community-Based Work Training community-Based Work Training Performance Evaluation, resume, personal Performance Evaluation, resume, personal information, birth certificate, social information, birth certificate, social security card, letters of recommendations, security card, letters of recommendations, etc.) etc.)


2. Demonstrate appropriate job 2. Demonstrate appropriate job readiness skills through previous readiness skills through previous work experience.work experience.

--The required documentation for students demonstrate appropriate job readiness skills must include: The Community-Based Work Training Performance Evaluation form or a letter from an employer/volunteer supervisor, documenting that the student has appropriate job readiness skills.

- Special education teachers must keep documentation.

(Examples: The Community-Based Work Training

Performance Evaluation, resume, personal information, birth certificate, social security

card, letters of recommendations, etc.)

COMMUNITY-BASED COMMUNITY-BASED WORK TRAINING WORK TRAINING

required formsrequired forms• Permission to Participate in Permission to Participate in

Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training ProgramProgram

• Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training Business AgreementBusiness Agreement

• Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training Student ContractStudent Contract

• Work Area Orientation ChecklistWork Area Orientation Checklist• Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training

AgreementAgreement• Cumulative Time Sheet for Cumulative Time Sheet for

Community-Based Work TrainingCommunity-Based Work Training• Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training

Performance EvaluationPerformance Evaluation• Disciplinary Form for Disciplinary Form for

Community-Based Work TrainingCommunity-Based Work Training

STEPS FOR PREPARING STEPS FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR


1. The IEP Team will determine the 1. The IEP Team will determine the types of skill and community types of skill and community experiences that will assist the experiences that will assist the student in reaching his/her student in reaching his/her independent/competitive independent/competitive employment goal.employment goal.

2. Complete the following forms:2. Complete the following forms:

- - Permission to Participate in Permission to Participate in Community-Based Work Community-Based Work

Training ProgramTraining Program

- Community-Based Work Training - Community-Based Work Training Student ContractStudent Contract

3. Obtain personal documentation 3. Obtain personal documentation such as birth certificate, insurance, such as birth certificate, insurance, social security card, etc.social security card, etc.

STEPS FOR PREPARING STEPS FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS FOR


4. The special education teacher will 4. The special education teacher will inform the student concerning inform the student concerning training, work assignments, and training, work assignments, and responsibilities for each training responsibilities for each training site.site.

5. The special education teacher will 5. The special education teacher will develop a schedule of the training develop a schedule of the training sites and a list of the students sites and a list of the students participating at each training site.participating at each training site.

6. The special education teacher will 6. The special education teacher will complete and review the complete and review the Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training AssignmentAssignment form with the student form with the student and site supervisor.and site supervisor.

7. The special education teacher will 7. The special education teacher will use the use the Work Area Orientation Work Area Orientation ChecklistChecklist to train the student. to train the student.

EVALUATING STUDENT EVALUATING STUDENT PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE

• The special education teacher and The special education teacher and work site supervisor must evaluate work site supervisor must evaluate the student’s progress at the the student’s progress at the beginning and at the end of the beginning and at the end of the training assignment.training assignment.

• The The Community-Based Work Community-Based Work Training Performance EvaluationTraining Performance Evaluation form must be used to document the form must be used to document the students’ progress.students’ progress.

• The student evaluation forms must The student evaluation forms must indicate scores of threes and fours indicate scores of threes and fours before moving the student to before moving the student to another training site.another training site.

EVALUATING STUDENT EVALUATING STUDENT PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE

• The special education teacher The special education teacher should complete a should complete a Cumulative TimeCumulative Time SheetSheet to document hours completed to document hours completed on each Community-Based Training on each Community-Based Training site.site.

• The IEP Team will review all The IEP Team will review all Community-Based Work Training Community-Based Work Training Performance Evaluations, Performance Evaluations, Cumulative Time Sheets and other Cumulative Time Sheets and other documentation to determine if the documentation to determine if the student has acquired the skills student has acquired the skills necessary to be successful in necessary to be successful in independent/competitive independent/competitive employment.employment.

Career Technical Career Technical Education Education

RequirementsRequirements• Total of 4 or more creditsTotal of 4 or more credits

♦ Career Technical Education Career Technical Education CoursesCourses 22

♦ Coordinated StudiesCoordinated Studies11

♦ Cooperative EducationCooperative Education

♦ Cooperative Education Seminar I Cooperative Education Seminar I & II& II

• Meets once a week with Coop Meets once a week with Coop CoordinatorCoordinator

♦ Work-based experienceWork-based experience• Student employmentStudent employment

Career Technical Career Technical EducationEducation

Three Pathways to Three Pathways to Cooperative EducationCooperative Education

1)1) Concentrator status, indicating Concentrator status, indicating completion of two career/technical completion of two career/technical education credits in a sequenced education credits in a sequenced program of study related to the program of study related to the student’s career objectives ORstudent’s career objectives OR

2)2) Two career/technical education Two career/technical education credits (one credit from two different credits (one credit from two different programs of study) ORprograms of study) OR

3)3) One career/technical education credit One career/technical education credit and one advanced academic creditand one advanced academic credit

COOPERATIVE COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Special Education Teachers’ Special Education Teachers’ ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

• Involve Career Technical Education Involve Career Technical Education in the process no later than 10in the process no later than 10thth gradegrade

• Must be familiar with Alabama Must be familiar with Alabama Career Technical Education Career Technical Education Teacher/Coordinator ManualTeacher/Coordinator Manual

• Must be familiar with Cooperative Must be familiar with Cooperative Education Policies and Procedures Education Policies and Procedures for Baldwin Countyfor Baldwin County

• Must be familiar with the AOD Must be familiar with the AOD ManualManual

CAREER TECHNICAL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATIONEDUCATION

• Coordinated StudiesCoordinated Studies▪ Must be taught by a Must be taught by a

Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education TeacherTeacher

▪ Requires 140 clock hours of Requires 140 clock hours of instructioninstruction▪No modificationsNo modifications▪Online course offered through Online course offered through

Access at no cost to the Access at no cost to the studentstudent


• Cooperative Education Cooperative Education Seminar I & IISeminar I & II

– Meets for one class period a Meets for one class period a week with the Cooperative week with the Cooperative Education Teacher/CoordinatorEducation Teacher/Coordinator

– Continue development of Continue development of Employment PortfolioEmployment Portfolio

– Solve work-based issuesSolve work-based issues


• Cooperative Education Seminar I & Cooperative Education Seminar I & IIII

(Work-Based Experience)(Work-Based Experience)

– Minimum of 270 hours of successful paid work Minimum of 270 hours of successful paid work experience to earn one credit experience to earn one credit oror 540 hour and 540 hour and receive 2 creditsreceive 2 credits

– Hours cannot accumulate PRIOR to twelfth Hours cannot accumulate PRIOR to twelfth grade yeargrade year

– Hours CAN be completed the summer after Hours CAN be completed the summer after the student’s exiting year (students have the student’s exiting year (students have approx. 60 days to complete)approx. 60 days to complete)

IMPORTANT: Students must have accumulated IMPORTANT: Students must have accumulated at at

least 135 hours prior to exiting least 135 hours prior to exiting school school

to be eligible to receive to be eligible to receive summer hours.summer hours.

– AOD student should participate in Co-op AOD student should participate in Co-op during their twelfth grade yearduring their twelfth grade year

– AOD students are required to meet the AOD students are required to meet the cooperativecooperative

education guidelineseducation guidelines


• Responsibility of the Responsibility of the Cooperative Education Cooperative Education TeacherTeacher– Development of the Career Development of the Career

Technical Implementation Technical Implementation Plan (CTIP)Plan (CTIP)

– Community Connects – Community Connects – network with businesses and network with businesses and identify job market for identify job market for studentsstudents

– Supply leads to studentsSupply leads to students– Work with job coaches if Work with job coaches if

neededneeded

Communication is Communication is vital between vital between

Special Education Special Education and and

Career/Technical Career/Technical Education in Education in

order to order to implement a implement a

successful AOD successful AOD programprogram

CHANGINGCHANGING GRADUATION/EXITGRADUATION/EXIT

OPTIONSOPTIONS• Students have the opportunity to move Students have the opportunity to move

between the diploma options. The IEP between the diploma options. The IEP Team will review the exit option, at least Team will review the exit option, at least annually, and determine if the highest annually, and determine if the highest most appropriate diploma option has most appropriate diploma option has been selected.been selected.

• Students pursuing the AOD Students pursuing the AOD may notmay not count credits earned in the AOD courses count credits earned in the AOD courses of study toward the AHSD except as of study toward the AHSD except as electives. If a student chooses to change electives. If a student chooses to change his/her diploma/exit option to the AHSD, his/her diploma/exit option to the AHSD, general education course credits must be general education course credits must be earned.earned.

• Students pursuing the AHSD may change Students pursuing the AHSD may change to the AOD at any time during the ninth to the AOD at any time during the ninth through the twelfth grade. Courses will through the twelfth grade. Courses will apply toward earning the AOD. The apply toward earning the AOD. The student must have the appropriate student must have the appropriate course credit and meet the requirements course credit and meet the requirements for Career Technical/Cooperative for Career Technical/Cooperative Education to receive the AOD. Education to receive the AOD. Additional coursework and/or Additional coursework and/or community-base work training may be community-base work training may be required.required.

ASSESSMENT FOR ASSESSMENT FOR AODAOD

• Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) or Alabama Alternate Assessmentor Alabama Alternate Assessment

• IEP Team makes the decisionIEP Team makes the decision• If the student passes the AHSGE and AOD If the student passes the AHSGE and AOD

coursework, the student can receive the Alabama coursework, the student can receive the Alabama High School Diploma.High School Diploma.

Exception Rule CriteriaException Rule Criteria1. Completion of all course credits for the AHSD or the AOD.

2. Documentation of the disability(s) in the area of the one subject-area test of the AHSGE that was not passed.

3. Participation in remediation activities (extent and nature

determined by the local school system) during high school.

4. Met attendance requirements of the local school system.

5. Hold a cumulative “C” grade average for all coursework

(Grades 9-12).

REMINDERSREMINDERS

• Cooperative Education Program has Cooperative Education Program has one set of requirements for all students one set of requirements for all students to be accepted into the program.to be accepted into the program.

• AOD students must be in a Coop AOD students must be in a Coop Program in order for work hours to Program in order for work hours to count towards the required 270 paid count towards the required 270 paid employment hours.employment hours.

• AOD students can complete paid AOD students can complete paid employment hours the summer they employment hours the summer they exit if they have accumulated 135 exit if they have accumulated 135 hours during the school year. The LEA hours during the school year. The LEA must have personnel to supervise the must have personnel to supervise the student – Cooperative Education student – Cooperative Education Personnel (Coop Coordinator).Personnel (Coop Coordinator).

• A student pursuing AOD who is no A student pursuing AOD who is no longer eligible for special education longer eligible for special education services MUST be afforded the services MUST be afforded the opportunity to continue working opportunity to continue working toward earning an AOD. Refer the toward earning an AOD. Refer the student to the BBSST and someone will student to the BBSST and someone will be assigned to monitor the student.be assigned to monitor the student.

Transition IEP for Transition IEP for students that will be in students that will be in

grades 6 – 8 for the grades 6 – 8 for the following school yearfollowing school year

You must address all of the You must address all of the following:following:

• Course of StudyCourse of Study• Transition AssessmentTransition Assessment• Transition GoalsTransition Goals• Transition ServicesTransition Services

Transition IEP for Transition IEP for students that will be in students that will be in

grades 9 – 12 the grades 9 – 12 the following school yearfollowing school year

You must address all of the You must address all of the following:following:

• Exit OptionsExit Options• Anticipated Date of ExitAnticipated Date of Exit• Program Credits to be Program Credits to be

earnedearned• Transition AssessmentsTransition Assessments• Transition GoalsTransition Goals• Transition ServicesTransition Services• Transfer of RightsTransfer of Rights

Transition Transition PROGRAM CREDIT TO BE EARNED (Complete for students in

grades 9-12)

For each course taken, indicate program credit to be earned.

English Math Science Social Studies

Alabama High School Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement

Alabama High School Diploma 11

Alabama Occupational Diploma

11 11 11

Graduation Certificate

Transition Transition PROGRAM CREDIT TO BE EARNED (Complete for students in

grades 9-12)

For each course taken, indicate program credit to be earned.

English Math Science Social Studies

Alabama High School Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement

Alabama High School Diploma

Alabama Occupational Diploma

11

Graduation Certificate 11 11 11

Transition is…Transition is…

• an ongoing process through an ongoing process through out the student’s school care.out the student’s school care.

• the involvement of many the involvement of many persons and agencies with a persons and agencies with a vision beyond that of vision beyond that of graduation.graduation.

• outcome oriented.outcome oriented.

• NOTE: Transition NOTE: Transition information should be information should be documented on the profile of documented on the profile of the student’s IEP.the student’s IEP.

Summary of Academic Summary of Academic Achievement and Achievement and

Functional Performance Functional Performance (SOP) Review(SOP) Review

• Complete for every student Complete for every student that exits with a AHSD, AOD or that exits with a AHSD, AOD or certificatecertificate

• Recommendations for meeting Recommendations for meeting Transition goals are Transition goals are required required for those students who have for those students who have not met the identified not met the identified postsecondary goals by postsecondary goals by graduationgraduation

• Place a copy of all parts of the Place a copy of all parts of the completed SOP in the completed SOP in the student’s folderstudent’s folder

• Provide the completed SOP to Provide the completed SOP to the student upon graduationthe student upon graduation

Things to RememberThings to Remember

• The IEP Team should consider The IEP Team should consider all possible diploma/exit options all possible diploma/exit options and match the student’s goals to and match the student’s goals to the appropriate graduation the appropriate graduation option/course of study.option/course of study.

• The Alabama High School The Alabama High School Diploma should be the first Diploma should be the first option considered for all option considered for all students.students.

• The IEP Team should select the The IEP Team should select the Alabama Occupational Diploma Alabama Occupational Diploma or the Graduation Certificate or the Graduation Certificate only when it is clear on an only when it is clear on an annual basis that this is the most annual basis that this is the most appropriate option for the appropriate option for the student.student.

• When there is indecision regarding which When there is indecision regarding which diploma/exit option would be the most diploma/exit option would be the most appropriate for a student, the IEP Team is appropriate for a student, the IEP Team is stronglystrongly encouraged to select the higher of encouraged to select the higher of the options being considered.the options being considered.

• The IEP Team should review the The IEP Team should review the diploma/exit option selected annually, or diploma/exit option selected annually, or more frequently if necessary, for changes more frequently if necessary, for changes needed to the student’s course of study needed to the student’s course of study and/or program supports.and/or program supports.

• All students must be considered for All students must be considered for participation in general education core participation in general education core courses and electives (with or without courses and electives (with or without accommodations and with or without accommodations and with or without modifications), including those students modifications), including those students pursuing the Alabama Occupational pursuing the Alabama Occupational Diploma and the Graduation Certificate.Diploma and the Graduation Certificate.

• The profile of the IEP should include any The profile of the IEP should include any transition assessment data.transition assessment data.

• In Baldwin County a goal should be written In Baldwin County a goal should be written to address each Transition Service that has to address each Transition Service that has been identified on the Transition page of been identified on the Transition page of the IEP.the IEP.

ResourcesResources

• Informal Assessments for Informal Assessments for Transition Planning Transition Planning workbookworkbook

• Focus on TransitionFocus on Transition• Assessments on MoodleAssessments on Moodle• Assessment Binder (for Assessment Binder (for

secondary level schools)secondary level schools)• Preparing For LifePreparing For Life• AOD ManualAOD Manual

Documents

Alabama Occupational Diploma and Transition 2007