POLICY LETTER: August 21, 2009 to Maryland Assistant State Superintendent for the Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services Carol Ann Heath

Summary

Letter to Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services Assistant State Superintendent clarifying 34 CFR §300.320(b)(1), which states that IEPs must include appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and where appropriate, independent living skills.

SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized Education Programs, and Educational Placements