Summary of Performance

What is a Summary of Performance?

The SOP is a document that is intended to help facilitate a student’s transition to postsecondary success. This document should include recommendations about ways to help a student meet their postsecondary goals.

Who is it for?

All students receiving special education services who are graduating or exiting due to age must have an SOP when they leave.

Student-Centered Transition Network Website

SOPs must consider:

• The views of the student

• The views of the parents or guardian

• Written recommendations from adult service providers that describe how to support the student’s postsecondary goals

Must include:

• Current Academic Achievement

  • Be specific in describing how accommodations and other supports have been helpful in supporting the student in relevant academic settings

• Current Functional Performance

  • Include information about the strengths and abilities that have helped the student’s functioning in relevant settings

• Postsecondary goals

  • The SOP is most beneficial when it is completed with the student’s active participation during the transition planning process

Many software programs will pull information from the last annual ARD.  It is important to review the information being pulled to ensure its accuracy and that all required areas are covered in detail.