WELCOME to 504 Training Fall, 2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 111/18/2015 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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 2

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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 3

504 vs IDEA 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 4 Federal Civil Rights Law vs. Federal Education Law Covers all persons with disability vs. Eligible students 3-21 Eliminates barriers vs. Individualized Education Services Individual evaluation vs. Multifactorial Evaluation No 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. 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 5

“Substantially Limited” Unable to perform a major life activity that the average person in the general population can perform. Disability lasts > 6 months Can be episodic or in remission 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 6

Who Determines Eligibility? School Team: people who know the student and understand the evaluation information. Case-by-case, based on variety of data sources 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 7

“Mitigating Measures” DO NOTconsider: Medications Medical supplies/equipment Low-vision devices Assistive tech Hearing aids OK to consider glasses, contacts 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 8

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) 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 9

How Referred? Parent Teacher Nurse RTI team ESS 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 10

Steps before Meeting 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 11 * 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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 12

Plan should include: Description of disability Major life activity limited Basis for decision, ed impact Necessary accommodations Least Restrictive Environment Review / re-eval date Names of 504 team members 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 13

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 11/18/ Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day

Accommodations should be: Specific to disability Necessary, not just helpful Individualized Documented Communicated to all who need to know 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 15

Accommodations usually relate to: Environment Teaching Strategies Assignments Materials Testing Behavior Health Other 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 16

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 /18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 17

Steps After the Meeting 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 18 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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 19

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) 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 20

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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 21

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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 22

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 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 23

ENRICH Discussion Q and A Scenarios 11/18/2015 Accelerate Learning for Every APS Student, Every Day 24