Vermont’s DLM Student Eligibility Criteria Agree (Yes) or Disagree (No)? Participation Criterion Participation Criterion Descriptors Provide documentation for each The review of student records indicates a disability or multiple disabilities that significantly impact intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. 1. The student has a significant cognitive Yes/No disability *Adaptive behavior is defined as essential for someone to live independently and to function safely in daily life. 2. The student program includes grade-level Goals and instruction listed in the IEP for this student academic standards in include the enrolled grade-level DLM Essential ELA and Mathematics Yes/No elements and address skills and knowledge that are that are consistent with appropriate and challenging for this student. the DLM Essential Elements.” The student requires extensive, repeated, 3. The student requires individualized instruction and support extensive direct that is not of a temporary or transient individualized instruction nature and and substantial supports uses substantially adapted materials and Yes/No to achieve measureable individualized methods of accessing gains in the grade-and information in alternative ways to age-appropriate acquire, maintain, generalize, curriculum. demonstrate and transfer skills across multiple settings.
Participation Criterion Participation Criterion Descriptors Agree (Yes) or Disagree (No)? Provide documentation for each 1. The student has a significant cognitive disability The review of student records indicates a disability or multiple disabilities that significantly impact intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. *Adaptive behavior is defined as essential for someone to live independently and to function safely in daily life. Yes/No 2. The student program includes grade-level academic standards in ELA and Mathematics that are consistent with the DLM Essential Elements.” Goals and instruction listed in the IEP for this student include the enrolled grade-level DLM Essential elements and address skills and knowledge that are appropriate and challenging for this student. Yes/No 3. The student requires extensive direct individualized instruction and substantial supports to achieve measureable gains in the grade-and age-appropriate curriculum. The student requires extensive, repeated, individualized instruction and support that is not of a temporary or transient nature and uses substantially adapted materials and individualized methods of accessing information in alternative ways to acquire, maintain, generalize, demonstrate and transfer skills across multiple settings. Yes/No Vermont’s DLM Student Eligibility Criteria
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