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March 30, 1998

Interpretations

Division II
Conference No. 1
February 18, 1998

Acting for the Division II Legislation Committee, the Interpretations Subcommittee issued the following interpretations:

Learning Disabled/Initial Eligibility

1. Definition of "Quantitatively and Qualitatively." The standard that learning-disabled students are expected to acquire the same knowledge, both quantitatively and qualitatively, as students in other core courses in order to use such courses to meet the initial-eligibility core-curriculum requirements means that such courses are "substantially comparable qualitatively and quantitatively to similar core-course offerings in that academic discipline." [Reference: 14.3.1.3.4 (courses for students with disabilities)]

Learning Disabled/Initial Eligibility

2. Core Courses for Learning-Disabled Students. Students with learning disabilities may use courses that are taught at a level below the high school's regular academic instructional level (e.g., special-education courses) to meet the initial-eligibility core-curriculum requirements, provided the students in such classes are expected to acquire the same knowledge, both quantitatively and qualitatively, as students in other core courses. [References: 14.3.1 (eligibility for financial aid, practice and competition) and 14.3.1.3.4 (courses for students with disabilities)]