N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:8-6.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:8-6.6 - Individual learning plans

(a) The host high school's bridge year liaison shall develop, in consultation with the student, an individual learning plan (ILP) for each student pursuing a bridge year.

1. The bridge year liaison may confer with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals with knowledge of the student's educational, behavioral, emotional, social, and health needs. For students with a disability, the multi-disciplinary team shall include the student's IEP team.

2. The bridge year liaison may utilize the ILP template on the Department's website at http://www.nj.gov/education/covid19/boardops/bridge.shtml.

(b) An ILP for a student's bridge year shall define academic and extracurricular goals and shall detail activities and strategies that will support the student in accomplishing the goals.

1. All academic goals in the ILP shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:8-6.7 and shall:

i. Be based on specific instructional objectives;

ii. Be based on student interest and career goals; and

iii. Include demonstration of student competency.

2. The activities and strategies detailed in the ILP may include, but are not limited to, counseling, academic support, coursework, transition services, and extracurricular or athletic participation.

3. Host high schools that do not operate on the basis of fall and spring semesters shall ensure that students in a bridge year meet the total credit requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:8-6.7over the course of the entirety of the bridge year.

(c) An ILP for a student's bridge year shall specify the manner in which the institution of higher education must report quarterly to the host high school's bridge year liaison regarding the student's progress and performance related to the academic goals defined in the ILP.

(d) Each student's ILP shall be completed by June 1 of the student's senior year.

(e) The host high school's bridge year liaison shall update and modify a student's ILP throughout the student's bridge year to ensure the student is meeting academic and performance goals. The host high school's bridge year liaison shall utilize the quarterly reports submitted pursuant to (c) above to modify a student's ILP.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:8-6.6

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 2086(a), effective 11/7/2022