Please explain the provision for the mathematics requirement and students with disabilities in more detail. What are the specifics of the core course and the support class?
The graduation rule allows for students with disabilities to graduate with a high school diploma after accumulating three mathematics credits (instead of 4) if they have taken Mathematics I with a support class (two units of credit, one core and 1 elective) and Mathematics II with a support class (another 2 units of credit, 1 core and 1 elective) and then either Mathematics III or another mathematics unit. It is anticipated that the core mathematics units will most likely be in a co-taught or collaborative setting and that the support class will also provide co-taught or collaborative support. However, there will certainly be students with disabilities who do not need special education support in mathematics as well as those for whom the co-taught or collaborative environment without the need for the support class will be more appropriate. These students will need four units of math to graduate.
