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Torrance Unified outlines rollout of state'authorized alternative diploma pathway for students with significant disabilities
Summary
Board presenters described the state'authorized alternative diploma pathway (Ed. Code 51255.31) that will allow about 90 Torrance Unified students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to earn a standard-looking diploma while retaining access to adult transition services through age 22.
The Torrance Unified School District board received a detailed presentation on a new state alternative pathway to a high school diploma intended for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
District officials said the pathway, authorized by Education Code 51255.31, allows eligible students who take the California Alternate Assessment to earn a diploma that appears the same as a general-education diploma. The district estimates about 90 students across its extensive needs programs could qualify; staff described programs at South High, West High and a regional health-support site at North High.
"This is an opportunity for our students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to actually earn a high school…
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