why sar ? (support for accommodations request) needed bridge from high school to higher education...

Why SAR ?(Support for ACCOMMODATIONS Request)

Needed Bridge from High school to Higher Education for students with IEPs.

Enhanced communication/ consistent processCollaborative Solutions

Context for Developing SAR

The environmentNon-categorical, k-12 Categorical/designation—Higher Education

Differing criteriaLack of consistency between disability

services providers of higher education

UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES

Entitled Individual – Secondary

Individuals birth-21 who are determined through an individualized evaluation conducted by a team, including the parent, to be eligible and in need of specially designed instruction.

UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES

Eligible Individual – Higher Education

The disability must have a demonstrated impact on the individual’s ability to perform academically.

The individual must be otherwise qualified for the program meeting, including meeting university admission requirements.

UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES

Who makes the decision?High School Individuals are

determined entitled by the IEP team based upon a preponderance of data from multiple sources.

Higher Education

Individuals are determined eligible by the service provider using documentation provided by outside sources.

UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES

Who must “prove” disability?SecondarySchool are required to identify

students who need assistance.Laws govern how to document the

need.Higher EducationIndividuals are required to self-

identify and show “proof” of their disability.

Laws do NOT provide guidance for documenting a disability.

Elements in the Form Eligibility/Diagnostic Statement Formal Diagnosis/Date (when available) Basis for Determination Current Functional Impact Response to Instructional Intervention Progression/Stability of the disability

Elements in the Form History of Accommodations

9th-12th Grade Suggested Accommodations Signature

Name, Title, Organization, Telephone Authorization for Release of Information Student Statement of Goals

3-5 sentences describing hopes to accomplish

Benefits for All Comprehensive

Dates—eligibility, assessment, interventionBasis for determinationHistory—intervention, accommodationsCurrent functional impactStudent Involvement/Insight

Benefits For the StudentRelevant

Summarizes relevant information Provides perspective on what has worked Student articulation/advocacy Manageable/Portable

Benefits for Higher EducationRelevant

Summarizes relevant information Provides perspective on what has worked Student articulation/advocacy Manageable/Portable

Benefits for SecondaryRelevant

Summarizes relevant information Provides perspective on what has worked Student articulation/advocacy Manageable/Portable

BenefitsConsistent

Within agency Across agency Multi-agency Alignment of expectations Not consensus but uniformity