[3] Modified high school diplomas are awarded to students with disabilities who cannot pass regular academic classes even with special education accommodations and support.
[1][4] Most special education students are helped through accommodations and support to earn standard (not modified) high school diplomas.
The modified high school diplomas are awarded only to students with a documented history of not maintaining grade level achievement due to a learning, instructional, or medical barrier.
[1] Schools awarded the modified diploma so they would not have to report a non-disabled student as having failed to graduate.
After the 8th grade, the student's progress is reviewed annually by their parents and school team.