{"id":6771,"date":"2012-05-24T10:18:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T14:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2012-05-24T13:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T17:36:09","slug":"does-eligble-for-special-ed-mean-an-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/does-eligble-for-special-ed-mean-an-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"Does &#8220;Eligible for Special Ed&#8221; Mean an IEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Does%20%22Eligible%20for%20Special%20Ed%22%20Mean%20an%20IEP%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>My 15 year old daughter was determined eligible for special education. The special ed teacher was pushing for a 504, I want an IEP. If she qualifies for special education doesn\u2019t that mean she gets an IEP?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The answer to your question about an IEP v. a 504 Plan depends on which law governs your child\u2019s eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>If the school team determined that your <strong>child is eligible for special education and related services under the IDEA<\/strong>, the school <strong>must develop an IEP<\/strong> that meets her unique needs and provides educational benefit.<\/p>\n<p>If the school determined that your daughter has a disability but doesn\u2019t \u201cneed\u201d special education and related services, she may be eligible for a 504 Plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, not an IEP.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What information, evaluations, etc. did the team use to determine your daughter was eligible for special education?<\/li>\n<li>Did this data show your daughter&#8217;s disability adversely affects her educational performance?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look at the documents you received about the eligibility decision \u2013 they should answer your question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Law Governs Eligibility?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hear this question about eligibility over and over.\u00a0 And, if you spend any time on Wrightslaw, you will have heard the next statement over and over.<\/p>\n<p>Do not rely on the special ed teacher&#8217;s interpretation of the law \u2013 you may be misinformed or misled. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We tell parents <strong>and<\/strong> educators, YOU need to read the law for yourself \u2013 you may need to read it several times \u2013 until YOU understand what the law says and does not say. Do not rely on someone else\u2019s interpretation of the law.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the distinction of &#8220;needing&#8221; special education and related services, read this article.<\/p>\n<p>It explains that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/elig.add.grades.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">disability does not automatically qualify a child for special education services<\/span><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/elig.add.grades.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/elig.add.grades.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the information, articles, and legal resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/elig.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Eligibility page<\/span> <\/a>to learn if your daughter is eligible for special education services.\u00a0 Why or why not.<\/p>\n<p>Many parents and educators are confused about rights and benefits under Section 504 and the IDEA.<\/p>\n<p>You need to learn the purposes of each law and differences in legal rights in several important areas: eligibility, procedural safeguards, impartial hearings, access v. educational benefit, and discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Another must read!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.summ.rights.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Key Differences Between Section 504, the ADA, and the IDEA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.summ.rights.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.summ.rights.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My 15 year old daughter was determined eligible for special education. The special ed teacher was pushing for a 504, I want an IEP. If she qualifies for special education <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/does-eligble-for-special-ed-mean-an-iep\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,18,9],"tags":[1301,112,1297,21],"class_list":["post-6771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eligibility","category-ieps","category-section-504","tag-eligibility","tag-iep","tag-section-504","tag-special-education"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6771"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7310,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771\/revisions\/7310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}