Student Exit Summary

A Student Exit Summary is a report provided to special education students as they prepare to leave the school system. The summary lists the student's strengths, abilities, skills, functional and academic levels, needs, limitations, and necessary accommodations. The summary also includes recommendations that will support the student in reaching his or her post-school goals after leaving the New York City public school system.

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) must provide a summary for students who meet the following criteria:

• Receive special education services.
  
  
• Attend a DOE school or an approved non-public school.
  
  
• Are leaving the school system because they have reached the age of 21, or will receive a Regents, Local, or IEP diploma.
  
  

The summary should be completed during the final year of high school and provided to the student prior to exiting. The summary must be completed by a staff member who is familiar with the student's functional and academic levels, accomplishments, needs, necessary accommodations, and post-school goals.

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Completing a Student Exit Summary