WELCOME to 504 TrainingFall, 2015

Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day

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Suzy Rosemeyer, R.N.Lori Stack

Today’s agenda:

• Welcome and Introductions

• What is Section 504?

• Procedural Guidelines

• Accommodations

• Discussion, Q and A, Scenarios

• Documentation and Dissemination of the 504 Plan

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What is Section 504?

• Federal Civil Rights Law – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities

• Intent:– Provide students with disabilities equal access to

educational programs, services and activities– May not be denied participation solely on the basis of

disability

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504 vs IDEA

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Federal Civil Rights Law vs. Federal Education LawCovers all persons with disability vs. Eligible students 3-21Eliminates barriers vs. Individualized Education ServicesIndividual evaluation vs. Multifactorial EvaluationNo funding vs. funding

Who is Eligible?

Persons who:

• Have a physical or mental disability which substantially limits one or more major life activities; or

• Have a record of such an impairment; or

• Are regarded as having such an impairment.

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“Substantially Limited”

Unable to perform a major life activity that the average person in

the general population can perform.

Disability lasts > 6 monthsCan be episodic or in remission

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Who Determines Eligibility?

School Team: people who know the student and understand the

evaluation information.

Case-by-case, based on variety of data sources

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“Mitigating Measures”

DO NOTconsider:• Medications• Medical supplies/equipment• Low-vision devices• Assistive tech• Hearing aids

--------------------------------------------------• OK to consider glasses, contacts

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Tools for Evaluation * medical diagnosis

* aptitude & achievement tests * teacher recommendations * physical condition * social & cultural background * adaptive behavior(s) * family reports * attendance (as it relates to disability)

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How Referred?

Parent Teacher

NurseRTI team

ESS

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Steps before Meeting

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* Set a date within 30 days of request• Send Parental Notice, Rights & Consent• Notify Team• Just before the meeting, assign a

Notetaker

If determined eligible, a “504 Plan” is developed.

Includes specific accommodations that will be made to ensure access to academic curriculum and extra-curricular activities and programs

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Plan should include:

Description of disabilityMajor life activity limited

Basis for decision, ed impact Necessary accommodationsLeast Restrictive Environment

Review / re-eval dateNames of 504 team members

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Accommodations:

• Are reasonable adjustments, made to remove barriers;

• Support equal access to learning

• Should NOT alter or lower standards of coursework or requirements for extra-curricular activities or alter established programs

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Accommodations should be:• Specific to disability

• Necessary, not just helpful

• Individualized

• Documented

• Communicated to all who need to know

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Accommodations usually relate to:Environment

Teaching Strategies

Assignments

Materials

Testing

Behavior

Health

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Testing• Student with disability should participate

in standardized testing

• Accommodations do NOT alter content of test nor provide inappropriate assistance

• Accommodations should be familiar to student

• Testing accommodations should be documented on 504

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Steps After the Meeting

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• Document in ENRICH• Upload consents, attendance page,

other hard copies including medical statement.

• Copy for parent in reasonable time• Copies to staff with need to know• Set a flag in Infinite Campus• Copy to Cumulative File

Discipline?• Students with 504 are expected to conform

to same behavior standards as peers, unless outlined in Plan.

• Extra protections if faced with expulsion• Team conducts Manifestation Determination• If not related to disability, student receives

same discipline as non-disabled peers

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Field Trips

Keep in Mind:

Students with disabilities may not be excluded from participating in extracurricular activities solely because of their disabilities.

(This may mean that no one can go, if the disabled student cannot go)

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Re-Evaluation• Required periodically• Required for change in placement• Review is recommended annually• Required prior to suspending > 10 days• Should be done before graduation

• Student should be dismissed from 504 if no longer eligible

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Distribution of 504 Plan

• Distribute to all with a need to know (Parent, teachers, other staff)

• Place in student’s cumulative file

• Teacher to place in sub file

• Remember to re-distribute at quarter/semester times

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Parental Rights

• Right to receive Parental Rights• Rights to examine ed records• Right to request mediation or due

process hearing• Right to an impartial hearing with

attorney• Right to file a grievance with OCR

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ENRICH

Discussion

Q and A

Scenarios

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