As students exit high school due to graduation with a regular diploma or due to exceeding the age eligibility for FAPE under State law, a local education agency …shall provide the child with a summary of the child’s academic achievement and functional performance, which shall include recommendations on how to assist the child in meeting the child’s postsecondary goals… according to §Sec. 300.305(e)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.
The Summary of Performance (SOP) must be completed during the final year of a student’s high school education. The SOP should contain Background Information, Student’s Postsecondary Goals, Summary of Performance, Recommendations to assist the student in meeting postsecondary goals, and Student Input.
A template for the SOP, and more detailed information on the process, can be downloaded here. It was developed by the National Transition Documentation Summit © 2005 including representation from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT), and Division on Learning Disabilities (DLD), the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) and the National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD).
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