The Law
The name of the law that houses Section 504 legislation
What is The Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
Receives the referral for Section 504
Anyone can receive a referral. Referrals are communicated to the school psychologist who will initiate the 504 evaluation.
Report containing all pertinent information regarding the student and possible disability.
What is the 504 Evaluation or 504 Record Review
To be completed by parent prior to initiating a formal evaluation/record review.
What is a Section 504 Notice and Consent for evaluation/re-evaluation?
The parent MUST provide a diagnosis in writing to the school in order for a student to be considered as an individual with a disability.
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Principal,Assistant Principal,Mental Health Specialist/ Psychologist, Special Ed. Coordinator
Who is the District Representative?
Any person who: (i) has a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity; (ii) has a record of such an impairment; or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment
Who is an individual with a disability?
Parent, Teacher, Mental Health Specialist, Administrator, Section 504 Case Manager, others with knowledge about the student
Who is the Section 504 Team?
The number of days DCS considers to be a "timely manner" within which to complete a Section 504 Ed Eval/Record Review
What is 60 Days (same as ETR Evaluations).
Used to inform parent of meeting date and time.
What is the "Parent Invitation"
A student does not qualify as a student with a disability if the condition is in remission.
Organizes and facilitates the evaluation.
Who is the School Psychologist?
May include any disability, long-term illness, or various disorder that “substantially” reduces or lessens a student’s ability to access learning in the educational setting because of a learning-, behavior- or health-related condition
Person responsible for providing the Section 504 accommodations.
Who is the teacher(s)?
Connors, BASC-3, and more...
What are rating scales?
Official record of what transpired in a meeting.
What is a Prior Written Notice.
Students who are eligible for Section 504 can be suspended for more than 10 days in a school year.
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A student can be removed to an interim alternative educational setting for not more than 45 days if the circumstance involved weapons, illegal drugs or the infliction of serious bodily injury.
These reduce or eliminate the effects of a child's disability.
What are accommodations?
Caring for oneself, bending, lifting, breathing, thinking, concentrating, standing, working, communicating, etc...
What are major life activities?
Held to determine if the behavior that led to the disciplinary infraction is the result of the student’s underlying disability
What is the Manifestation Determination Meeting?
Parent input, teacher input, diagnosis (if available), attendance, discipline, grades, standardized test results, etc.
What is data/information for the Section 504 Ed Eval/File Review?
Where 504 documentation is housed.
What is Samegoal.
Gifted students should not also have a Section 504 plan.
False- Gifted students may have a disability that substantially limits a major life activity.
Should be offered to parents at each 504 meeting
What are "Procedural Information and Rights"
Medications, prosthetic devices, assistive devices, learned behavior, and adaptive neurological modifications that an individual may use to eliminate or reduce the effects of an impairment .
What are mitigating measures?
Form that must be completed and entered into SameGoal when a student is no longer eligible for services
What is the Section 504 Discontinuation form.
Must be completed when outside documentation is not sufficient to determine the existence of an impairment or educational impact
What are behavior rating scales and/or a classroom observation.
These are reviewed annually.
What are Section 504 plans (and IEP's).
If a student has a disability not covered by an IEP, but qualifies as a disability under Section 504 and does not require accommodations, the student should be identified as "Eligible without a Plan" under Section 504.
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Document that assists in determining 504 eligibility by outlining factors for the team to consider.
What is the Section 504/ADA Learning Evaluation Worksheet?
A student with ADHD is found ineligible under IDEA but eligible under Section 504 because.......
The ADHD substantially limits a major life activity, therefore the student can qualify under Section 504.
Unable to perform a major life activity that the average person in the general population can perform.
What is "Substantially Limits".
Person who provides data and input to support the implementation of specific social emotional accommodations in the educational environment to enable equal access to the curriculum.
Who is the Mental Health Specialist.
District compliance document for Section 504.
What is the Accessibility Checklist?
An RTI plan is required prior to creating a 504 plan.
False. RTI and Section 504 are not related.
A disciplinary removal of more than 10 days.
What is a change of placement.