A Student With a DisabilityIs One Who:A Student With a DisabilityIs One Who:

Has a physical or mental Has a physical or mental impairment which impairment which substantially limits one or substantially limits one or more major life activities;more major life activities;

Has a record of such an Has a record of such an impairment;impairment;

Is regarded as having such Is regarded as having such an impairmentan impairment

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

Accommodations must Accommodations must be individualized;be individualized;

Modifications to general Modifications to general education program or education program or special programs;special programs;

Designed to meet Designed to meet individual educational individual educational needsneeds

School Districts Must:School Districts Must: Adopt a nondiscrimination policy, Adopt a nondiscrimination policy,

develop a grievance procedure and develop a grievance procedure and appoint a compliance officer;appoint a compliance officer;

Provide notice of nondiscrimination in Provide notice of nondiscrimination in admission or access to programs or admission or access to programs or activities;activities;

Give a second notice to parents of Give a second notice to parents of students with disabilities outlining their students with disabilities outlining their rights;rights;

Continued -- Schools Must:Continued -- Schools Must:

Identify and evaluate students with disabilities Identify and evaluate students with disabilities or suspected disabilities;or suspected disabilities;

Implement an appropriate education program Implement an appropriate education program for students with disabilities;for students with disabilities;

Have a self-evaluation and transition plan on Have a self-evaluation and transition plan on filefile

Annually notify students and parents of the Annually notify students and parents of the

school district’s § 504 responsibilitiesschool district’s § 504 responsibilities

“Student with a Disability” “Student with a Disability”

Any student who has a physical Any student who has a physical or mental impairment which or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life substantially limits a major life activity, has a record of such an activity, has a record of such an impairment or is regarded as impairment or is regarded as having such an impairment.having such an impairment.

“Physical or Mental Impairment”“Physical or Mental Impairment”

Any physiological disorder Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic or condition, cosmetic disfigurement or disfigurement or anatomical loss affecting anatomical loss affecting one or more body systems.one or more body systems.

“Major Life Activities”“Major Life Activities”

Functions such as caring for Functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual one’s self, performing manual tasks, tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning speaking, breathing, learning and and working.working.

Parent

Teacher

Student

“Helping Professional”

Together We Can!

Evaluation

If there is reason to If there is reason to believe that, because of a believe that, because of a qualifying disability, a qualifying disability, a student student needsneeds accommodations or accommodations or services, the district services, the district

mustmust evaluate the evaluate the studentstudent

Problem Solving Team Chair Reviews Concern Invites P.S.T Members and Schedules Meeting

Problem Solving Team

Contact Parents Give Notice of

Rights

Get Consent to Evaluate

Parental Notice

If you intend to evaluate or re-evaluate a If you intend to evaluate or re-evaluate a child.child.

If you make any changes in the If you make any changes in the accommodation plan or eligibility.accommodation plan or eligibility.

If you refuse to act onIf you refuse to act onany parental requestany parental request

Problem Solving CommitteeProblem Solving Committee

Must, collectively, Must, collectively, be knowledgeable about:be knowledgeable about:

The studentThe student

The disabilityThe disability

Interpretation of the evaluationInterpretation of the evaluation

Problem Solving CommitteeContinued

Problem Solving CommitteeContinued

The committee should also have The committee should also have an individual who can:an individual who can:

** Commit school district resourcesCommit school district resources

** Recommend placement options Recommend placement options and and accommodationsaccommodations

Problem Solving Team Chair Reviews Concern

Invites AD HOC Members and Schedules

Meeting

Problem Solving Team

Contact Parents Give Notice of

Rights

Get Consent to Evaluate

No Evidence that Impairment Substantially Limits A Major Life Activity

Data Indicates Impairment May Substantially Limit a Major Life Activity

Need More Information- Use Relevant 504 Assessment

Procedures and/or Monitoring of Existing

Interventions Make connection Between

Diagnosis And Educational

NeedsReconvene PST to Discuss 504 Data and/or Success of

Existing Intervention

Have Needed Information Write 504 Accommodation Plan

and Monitoring Procedures

Successful: Review within 1

YearNot Successful:

Recycle Through PST and/or

Consider IDEA

1. Physical or Mental Impairment

2. Impairment in a Major Life Activity

3. Substantially Limited

4. 504 Eligible

504 Eligibility “Funnel”

504 Eligibility “Funnel”“Substantially Limited”

Without Without accommodations, the accommodations, the student with a student with a disability would not disability would not be afforded a be afforded a comparable comparable opportunity to an opportunity to an appropriate appropriate education.education.

Is the impairment Is the impairment a) negligible? - not eligiblea) negligible? - not eligibleb) mild? - not eligibleb) mild? - not eligiblec) moderate? - not eligiblec) moderate? - not eligibled) substantial? - ELIGIBLEd) substantial? - ELIGIBLEe) extreme? - e) extreme? - ELIGIBLEELIGIBLE

Definition #1 Definition #2

Eligible for Section 504

If it is determined by the team that a student If it is determined by the team that a student hashas a disability under Section 504, the a disability under Section 504, the district must develop and implement an district must develop and implement an accommodation plan for the delivery of any accommodation plan for the delivery of any needed services.needed services.

Accommodations must be carried out as Accommodations must be carried out as they are identified, and are the responsibility they are identified, and are the responsibility of the general education program.of the general education program.

Must be individualizedMust be individualizedAdjustments in academic requirements Adjustments in academic requirements

and expectations may be necessaryand expectations may be necessaryShould be designed to meet the Should be designed to meet the

individual educational needs of students individual educational needs of students with disabilities as adequately as the with disabilities as adequately as the needs of other students are metneeds of other students are met

AccommodationsAccommodations

Section 504 Accommodations

Lesson PreparationLesson Preparation Test TakingTest Taking AssignmentsAssignments Physical arrangement of roomPhysical arrangement of room Study skills/organizationStudy skills/organization AttendanceAttendance Medical needsMedical needs

In disciplining a student:

The administrator needs to determine whether The administrator needs to determine whether the student committed the infraction.the student committed the infraction.

The student’s team needs to determine whether The student’s team needs to determine whether the behavior was caused by the disabilitythe behavior was caused by the disability if so, the student’s team determines whether if so, the student’s team determines whether

the accommodation plan is appropriate or the accommodation plan is appropriate or whether the student may need special whether the student may need special education serviceseducation services

If the team determines the behavior was not caused by the disability, the student is referred back to the administration for discipline as a general education student.

Procedural Safeguards

Parents have a right to be notified in writing Parents have a right to be notified in writing of any decisions concerning the identification, of any decisions concerning the identification, evaluation, or educational placement.evaluation, or educational placement.

The parents have a right to examine, copy and The parents have a right to examine, copy and request amendments to the students request amendments to the students educational records.educational records.

The parents have a right to an impartial The parents have a right to an impartial hearing regarding school district decisions.hearing regarding school district decisions.

The parents have a right to a further review of the impartial hearing officer’s decision.

School District Responsibilities

Adopt a nondiscrimination policy, develop a Adopt a nondiscrimination policy, develop a grievance procedure and appoint a grievance procedure and appoint a compliance officer.compliance officer.

Provide notice of nondiscrimination in Provide notice of nondiscrimination in admission or access to programs or activities.admission or access to programs or activities.

Give a second notice to parents of students Give a second notice to parents of students with disabilities outlining their rights.with disabilities outlining their rights.

Annually notify students with disabilities and their parents of the school district's responsibilities under Section 504, including:

* notice of their rights* an opportunity to review relevant

records* an impartial hearing

School District ResponsibilitiesContinued

School District ResponsibilitiesContinued

School District ResponsibilitiesContinued

School District ResponsibilitiesContinued

Identify and evaluate students with disabilities or suspected disabilities.Implement an appropriate education program for students with disabilities.Have a self-evaluation and transition plan on file.