Sharpsville Area School District

Special Education

What is Secondary Transition?

Transition planning is a multistep process that guides youth from high school into adult living after they leave school.

Planning begins at age 14, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP team, and continues through high school as academic instruction and community experiences help clarify and support students’ goals.

Post-Secondary Education

Preparing students to pursue their dreams of further education or training.

Employment

Preparing all students to be competitively employed or supported through the appropriate continuum of employment services.

Independent Living

Fostering skills for living independently in the community of their choice.

Retention/Destruction of Student Records- Special EducationIn accordance with state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this notice is hereby given that in accordance with 24CFR 300.573, Sharpsville Area School District may destroy the special education records of students who exited from any special education program.

Special education records related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or theprovision of the Special Education in the district, must be maintained under state and federallaw for a period of seven (7) years after Special Education services have ended for the student.Special education services end when the student no longer is eligible for services, graduates, completes his or her educational program at age 21, or moves from the School District,Intermediate Unit, or Charter School.

After seven (7) years, the records are no longer useful to the School District, and will be destroyed in accordance with state and federal law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult)student contacts the responsible district that the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student wishes to maintain the information as a personal record. These records may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student when applying for post-secondary education/training, benefits or social services.

Records including student’s name, address, grades, attendance, dates attended, grade level completed and year completed may be destroyed after seven (7) years have passed from the student’s 21st birthday.

If you wish to request records or need additional information you may contact the Director of Student Services.

Destruction will proceed where parents/guardians or eligible (adult) students have not requested records in accordance with the Sharpsville Area School District’s, Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records.