I. The Superintendent or designee shall develop written procedures to implement Florida Statutes and State Board of Education rules which include students with disabilities as defined in Section 1007.02, Florida Statutes, except those students who have been documented as having intellectual disability, who enter post- secondary programs in career and technical education centers. The procedures shall include, but not be limited to:

A. A method for identifying students who meet the definition of disabled as set forth above.

B. Development of reasonable accommodations for admission and program completion requirements for post-secondary programs offered at a career and technical center, where failure to meet the requirement is related to the disability and does not constitute a fundamental alteration in the nature of the program..

C. A plan for advising students about eligibility criteria and reasonable accommodation requirements.

D. Individualized counseling for students who may qualify for reasonable accommodation requirements.

E. An appeal process for students who do not qualify for reasonable accommodation requirements.

II. A high school or adult student who has a documented disability and is completing a post-secondary career and technical program may be exempted from meeting the career basic skills levels required for completion of the program. The District shall establish exit criteria for disabled students who have not achieved the basic skills levels on the post test.

III. A student who attends the area career and technical center shall be classified as either a high school student or an adult student.

A. A high school student is concurrently enrolled in a regular high school and the career and technical center for one (1) to six (6) hours daily.

B. An adult student is a person who is sixteen (16) years or older and has withdrawn from a regular school program.

IV. The Superintendent or designee shall maintain records on students who apply for and who are permitted to enter post-secondary programs on the basis of Florida Statutes and State Board of Education rules. Data collected shall be in accordance with State Board of Education rules.

V. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board may approve plans and agreements with institutions of higher education for dual enrollment and / or early admissions programs.