What is Section 504? 29 USC 794,34 CFR 104.1
A civil rights law that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities as adequately as compared to non-disabled peers
Section 504 does not provide funds for a program (where an IEP may)
Selected Initial option
Identification
A parent, teacher, counselor, or administrator identifies the concern.
Referral
Initiator completes and submits the Section 504 Referral Form to the 504 Coordinator/Designee.
Teacher/Staff Feedback
Using the Section 504 Feedback Form , 504 Coordinator/Design obtains strengths/concerns and identifies appropriate accommodations from all staff members who come in contact with the student and are in a position to provide meaningful feedback.
Pre-Meeting
504 Team promptly meets to review data, plan any necessary assessments, and assign responsibilities for administering assessments.
Assessment
Team members assigned at Pre-Meeting conduct necessary assessments.
504 Meeting/Creating an Initial 504 Plan
At the scheduled meeting, the 504 Team analyzes the assessment data, determines eligibility, and (if student is eligible) develops reasonable accomodations. The 504 Coordinator/Designee will then Create Initial 504 Plan during the meeting. As indicated in the linked procedure, the 504 Coordinator/Designee prints the plan, obtains signatures of all attendees, and provides parent/guardian a copy of the signed plan.
Filing the 504 Plan
The 504 Coordinator/Designee files the original signed copy in the student cumulative file (cum) within purple folder W26-0603.
Implementing the 504 Plan (if student eligible)
The 504 Coordinator/Designee advises all staff members who come in contact with the student that the student has a 504 Plan, and the 504 Coordinator/Designee provides them a copy of the plan. Teachers and anyone else who has Illuminate access to the student’s data can find the 504 Plan on the student’s Illuminate profile page.
Selected Annual Review option
Teacher/Staff Feedback
Using the Section 504 Feedback Form , 504 Coordinator/Design obtains strengths/concerns and identifies appropriate accommodations from all staff members who come in contact with the student and are in a position to provide meaningful feedback.
Pre-Meeting
504 Team promptly meets to review data, plan any necessary assessments, and assign responsibilities for administering assessments.
Assessment
Team members assigned at Pre-Meeting conduct necessary assessments.
504 Meeting/Revising the 504 Plan
At the scheduled meeting, the 504 Team analyzes the assessment data, determines eligibility, and (if student is eligible) develops reasonable accommodations. The 504 Coordinator/Designee will then revise 504 Plan during the meeting. As indicated in the linked procedure, the 504 Coordinator/Designee prints the plan, obtains signatures for all attendees, and provides parent/guardian a copy of the signed plan.
Filing the 504 Plan
The 504 Coordinator/Designee files the original signed copy in the student cumulative file (cum) within purple folder W26-0603.
Implementing the Revised 504 Plan (if student remains eligible for a 504 Plan)
The 504 Coordinator/Designee files the original signed copy in the student cumulative file (cum) within purple folder W26-0603.
Implementing the 504 Plan (if student remains eligible for a 504 Plan)
The 504 Coordinator/Designee advises all staff members who come in contact with the student that the student’s 504 Plan has been revised, and 504 Coordinator/Designee provides them a copy of the revised plan. Teachers and anyone else who has Illuminate access to the student’s data can find the revised 504 Plan on the student’s Illuminate profile page.