Student Exit Summaries,
Transition Portfolios
and
The CDOS Commencement
Credential
How do we make transition actionable in our
schools and meaningful for our students?
Part 1
Transition Portfolios
and
Student Exit Summaries
Transition Portfolios
What is a transition portfolio? Why does
it exist?
• A transition portfolio holds hardcopies of all transition
work and documentation for a student.
• Provides them with the culmination of their transition
work and necessary documentation to help them meet
their post secondary goals.
• Students should be given a copy of everything in the
folder upon exiting school.
• The school should keep a copy of the folder as part of the
student’s records after they exit
Suggested Materials for Transition Portfolios…
• Photo ID
•
Copy of Birth Certificate
•
Proof that student has a Social Security Card
•
Immunization Record
•
Transcripts
•
IEP
•
Mandated 3 Year Review (Triennial, Evals.)
• Voter Registration
•
Student Exit Summary
• Driver’s Permit/License
•
Parent Questionnaires
• Passport
•
Student Questionnaires
• Other Information
•
Vocational Assessments
•
Resume
•
References/Recommendations
• Working Papers
• Alien Registration (when needed)
• Medical Records if applicable, (if the
student has a medical condition
which affects vocational planning)
• Log of WBL or transition activities
• Career Plan
• Employability Profile
Student Exit Summaries
(For students with IEPs exiting high school)
What are they? Why do they exist?
• Must be completed for all students with IEPs who are graduating
or exiting high school (per NYS DOE and IDEA mandates)
•
Documents their present levels of performance and needs in
academic achievement, functional performance and post
secondary goals
• Should be developed in conjunction with student, family, and
school personnel
• Must be uploaded to SESIS as a “Document related to…” and a
copy must be provided to student and family
• Can be adapted from information on most recent IEP but should
be updated to indicate any changes and more specific information
about post secondary plans, programs, supports etc…
Sample Student Exit Summary
Student Name: ___________________________
Date of Birth: ____________
Date of Graduation/Exit: ________
Type of Diploma: Regents with Advanced Designation
Regents Local CDOS Credential Skills and Achievement Credential (NYSAA only)
H.S. Equivalency
School Name/Contact Person: ___________________________________________________________________________ Date Completed: _______
School
Contact name/ title
phone #
PART I: SUMMARY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE
AREA
Academic Achievement/
Functional Performance/
Learning Characteristics:
Social Development:
Physical Development:
Present Level of Performance
Needs
(Upon school exit)
(Essential accommodations, assistive technology,
environmental or material resources or modifications
needed)
Sample Exit Summary Form cont…
PART II: POST-SECONDARY GOALS
Post-secondary goal
Education/training:
Employment:
Independent Living
(if appropriate):
Recommendations to Assist Student to Meet Post-Secondary
Goals
Things to consider for a useful Exit Summary…
• Specific programs they have enrolled in/will attend after leaving HS:
- Name of college, work training program, CBOs etc…
- Contact information/phone numbers for office of student support
services, case workers etc… at college or program
• Specific needs to manage their disability in their post HS programs:
- Will they needs textbooks on tape, note-takers, counseling
services etc…? If so, whom do they contact at their program? How will they
get them?
• Specific information for managing any health/medical needs
• How can they get prescriptions refilled?
• How do they make eye doctor appointments/maintain glasses or contacts?
• If they have a wheelchair, orthotics or prosthetics- who do they contact if
they malfunction or need maintenance?
• Specific information for managing financial/living needs:
– What bank will they use? How do they order checks? Will they have a credit
card? Etc…
– Will they rent an apartment? Do they know how to fill out a lease, need a
guarantor etc…
Break
Part 2
CDOS Commencement Credential
(Career Development of Occupational Studies)
and
SACC
(Skills and Achievement Commencement
Credential)
Making these new requirements actionable and
meaningful for our students
Review of Diploma and Credential Options
Diploma and Credential Options
Students may earn the following diplomas and credentials upon graduating
from high school. Each diploma and credential requires students to
complete specific courses and exams.
Diplomas available:
• Advanced Regents diploma
• Regents diploma
• Local diploma
Credentials available to students with IEPs:
• Career Development and Occupation Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential
• Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential (NYSAA students only)
DIPLOMA
ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
EXAM REQUIREMENTS
REGENTS
All Students
44 credits
5 Regents exams with
scores of 65+
ADVANCED REGENTS
All Students
44 credits
including 6
credits of
language other
than English
8 Regents exams and the
NYC LOTE exam with
scores of 65+
LOCAL DIPLOMA
Students with
44 credits
disabilities
(including
students with
504 plans that
designate safety
net eligibility)
5 Regents exams with
scores of 55+
Compensatory score
option
Passed RCTs (for students
who entered HS before
2011
New Commencement Credentials
Review…
CDOS (Career Development and Occupational Studies) Credential
• Available to all students with IEPs who take Regents and/or participate in PBATs
• Available as a stand alone exiting credential or can be issued in conjunction with a Local or
Regents diploma
• Not equivalent to a high school diploma!
SACC (Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential)
• Available only to students with IEPs who participate in Alternate Assessment (must be
designated as “Alternate Assessment” on the “Participation in State and District Wide
Assessments” page of their IEP.)
• Available only as a stand alone exiting credential since these students are not eligible to
receive regular high school diplomas
PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENTS
(TO BE COMPLETED FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY IF THERE IS AN
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR NONDISABLED PRESCHOOL STUDENTS)
The student will participate in the same State and district-wide
assessments of student achievement that are administered to
general education students.
If this is checked off the student
is eligible for CDOS only
The student will participate in an alternate assessment on a
particular State or district-wide assessment of student
achievement.
If this is checked off the student is eligible
for SACC only
Note: Do not ever change a student’s designation on this page on your own! A student’s
participation in assessments may only be changed after a re-evaluation process and as
determined by psycho-educational testing and recommendations of the evaluators.
CDOS Requirements…
Eligible Students: All students with IEPs who take Regents exams or PBATs
Students must complete 216 documented hours total of work-based learning, career and
technical education (CTE) courses, or other career planning activities.
•
•
A minimum of 54 hours must be work based learning experiences (Work based learning
refers to internships, service learning activities, school based enterprise activities etc…)
• Students must complete and annually update a career plan
• The school must complete a work skills employability profile detailing the student’s
mastery of the CDOS learning standards at least one time prior to the student exiting school
•
If it is issued as a stand alone credential (meaning the student has not qualified for a
local or regents diploma) the student must be given prior written notice that they are
eligible to continue in school until school year in which they turn 21.
•
Safety Net: Through June 2015, schools may award this credential to students who have not met the 216
hour requirement, provided that the school principal, in consultation with relevant faculty, has determined
and documented that the student has otherwise demonstrated knowledge and skills relating to the
commencement level CDOS learning standards.
SACC Requirements… (Skills and Achievement
Commencement Credential
Eligible Students: Students who participate in alternate assessment (NYSAA students)
Requirements:
No required number of coursework or work based learning hours but…
• The credential must be issued together with a summary of the student’s academic
achievement and functional performance (student exit summary) and must include
documentation of the student’s:
• achievement against the (CDOS) learning standards;
• level of academic achievement and independence as measured by NYSAA;
• skills, strengths, interests;
• and as appropriate, other achievements and accomplishments.
• The credential must be accompanied by prior written notice that the student
continues to be eligible to attend school through the school year in which he or she
turns 21.
Prior Written Notice (PWN) Forms for CDOS
and SACC credentials…
• If the CDOS is the student’s only exiting credential (they are
not also receiving a local or regents diploma) they must be
issued a prior written notice form stating they are eligible to
remain in high school until the school year in which they turn
21
• All alternate assessment students receiving a SACC must also
have a PWN
• PWN form should be uploaded into SESIS as a “document
related to…”.
• Record sending it as an event in SESIS and include a copy in
the student’s transition portfolio
Time to play….
What Diploma and/or Credential do they get?
Rules
Review each profile and the information given carefully
and determine, as a group, which diploma and/or
credential the student qualifies for.
Options include but are not limited to…
- Local Diploma
- Local Diploma with CDOS credential
- Regents Diploma
- Regents Diploma with CDOS credential
- CDOS Credential as a sole exiting credential
- SACC Credential
Would this student be able to earn a
CDOS credential or a SACC credential?
PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENTS
(TO BE COMPLETED FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY IF THERE IS AN
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR NONDISABLED PRESCHOOL STUDENTS)

The student will participate in the same State and district-wide
assessments of student achievement that are administered to general
education students.
 The student will participate in an alternate assessment on a particular
State or district-wide assessment of student achievement.
Would this student be able to earn a
CDOS credential or a SACC credential?
PARTICIPATE IN STATE AND DISTRICT-WIDE ASSESSMENTS
(TO BE COMPLETED FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY IF THERE IS AN
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR NONDISABLED PRESCHOOL STUDENTS)
The student will participate in the same State and district-wide assessments
of student achievement that are administered to general education students.
The student will participate in an alternate assessment on a particular
State or district-wide assessment of student achievement.
What Diploma and/or credential would
Steven Segal qualify for?
The date is June 2015 and Steven…
• Is a 20 year old senior with an IEP
• Has not passed all of his required regents
exams (or PBATs)
• Has completed 150 hours of work based
learning through his school internship
program and demonstrated proficiency in the
CDOS standards as determined by school
team
Bonus Points!
What would need to be issued to Steven,
uploaded to SESIS and put in his transition
portfolio?
What Diploma and/or Credential would
Ralph Macchio qualify for?
The date is June 2018 and Ralph…
- Is an 18 year old senior with an IEP
- Has passed all of his regents/PBATs
- Has completed 216 hours of work based
learning and demonstrated evidence of
meeting each CDOS standard
What diploma and/or credential would
Bruce Willis qualify for?
The date is January 2017 and Bruce…
- Is a 19 year old senior in general education
- Has passed all of his PBATs/Regents
- Completed 220 hours of work based learning
through his school internship program
What Diploma and/or credential does
Jean Claude Van Damme qualify for?
Jean…
- Is 19 years old and exiting high school June 2014
- Has an IEP that states he participates in
alternate assessment (NYSAA)
- Has completed 112 hours of work based learning
and coursework and has demonstrated
proficiency in each CDOS standard
Bonus Points!
What would need to be issued to
Jean, uploaded to SESIS and put in his
transition portfolio?
Thanks for playing!
Break Time
How do we make CDOS, WBL, and
transition support actionable in our
schools?
(by using a lot of what we are already doing)
Focus Questions
• What are we already doing in our schools that
support the CDOS standards and/or can count
towards the 216 hours (including the 54 WBL
hours)?
• How do we make our transition supports and
work meaningful, transparent and explicit
(both on and off the IEP)?
CDOS Credential:
What can count towards the 216 hours ?
CDOS and Work Based Learning: What
counts at a school level?
• Job Shadowing (1-8 hours of observation at a work site)
• Community service/volunteering
• Service learning
• Senior project
• School based enterprise
• Related in-school instruction to support WBL skills and activities: (eg;
an internship course that explicitly supports the development of work
related skills such as interviewing, completing applications, reflections
etc…)*
*Can be credit bearing or non credit bearing
CDOS and WBL Hours: State approved
CTE programs
• If your school has a registered, state approved
CTE program all of those instructional hours
would count toward the CDOS credential
• These programs must be registered and approved
with the state and overseen by a certified Coordinator
of Work Based Learning Programs
* This does not apply to any of your schools at this time!
But if you are interested in learning more about it,
possibly adding one to your school, or getting certified
as a WBL Coordinator please let us know!
Putting it all together…
Supporting meaningful transition activities for students
(while complying with new regulations) now includes the
following considerations…
• Understanding and documenting evidence of students
meeting the 3 commencement level CDOS Standards
• Providing and documenting opportunities for students to
complete 216 hours of CDOS work (including a minimum
of 54 WBL hours)
• Completing all transition related parts of the IEP to reflect
the work being done in your schools to meet your
students’ individual post- secondary goals and needs
Collective Brainstorming and CDOS Jigsaw…
1. Divide into groups of 3-4 people.
2. Take 5-10 minutes to independently read and annotate the
standard and performance indicators your group is responsible for.
3. As a group, analyze the standard and share specific activities and
supports already in place (or that could be put in place) that align to
this standard.
4. Capture key ideas on chart paper in alignment with the sample
graphic organizer on the following page
5. Each group will present on their standard and the results of their
brainstorming.
6. Outcomes on each of the standards will be compiled and sent out
after our meeting today to use as a resource moving forward
Collective Brainstorming Graphic Organizer template
CDOS Standard
1. Career
Development
2. Integrated
Learning
3a. Universal
Foundation Skills
(This standards has 8
separate key ideas)
What is this
standard
measuring? (Include
key components,
rationales etc…)
What activities are
you already or could
you do in your
schools that align to
this standard?
(advisory or
internship courses,
WBL etc..)
How could you
document
proficiency in this
standard? (What
artifacts, trackers
etc… could be
produced as
evidence?)
Connecting the CDOS standards, the IEP, and your
School
Where do we see alignment between the new
CDOS standards and the information that is
typically included/required in a transition IEP?
What changes might we have to make?
(Consider the PLOP, Measurable Post-Secondary Goals,
Coordinated Set of Transition Activities etc…)
Plan for moving forward in your school:
How will these new transition mandates impact what
you are already doing? What may you need to put in
place (based on your student populations, needs etc…)
Helpful Links…
CDOS Links
Work based learning manual: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/wbl/docs/WBLmanualMarch2013.doc
CDOS FAQs (includes info for students exiting before 2015 and transfer students):
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequirements/CDOS-QA-Feb14.pdf
CDOS Standards with sample tasks: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/cdlearn/documents/cdoslea.pdf
CDOS Standards PDFs: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/cdlearn/cdosresourceguide.html
CDOS Guide/James DeLorenzo field advisory: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScredential613.pdf
Student Exit Summaries
Student Exit Summary information, including blank forms: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/idea/studentexit.htm
Transition Information, Regulations, Guidance Documents etc…
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/transition/randg.htm