- Adopted
- October 23, 2019
- Reviewed
- October 18, 2023
- Revised
- October 27, 2021; October 15, 2025
The District will provide students with disabilities appropriate opportunities to earn a diploma or non- diploma high school exiting credential in accordance with Commissioner's regulations. Students with disabilities may be eligible for one or more of the following:
Diploma Options
- Regents Diploma
- Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation
- Local Diploma, including any endorsement as may be available.
Exiting Credentials Options
- Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential, which may be earned as a supplement to a Regents or local diploma or as a student's only exiting credential.
- Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.
Specific requirements and detailed information for each diploma and non-diploma high school exiting credential are specified in the Commissioner's regulations and various guidance materials issued by the New York State Department of Education.
8 NYCRR §§ 100.1, 100.2, 100.5, and 100.6