{"id":7085,"date":"2012-08-13T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2017-01-23T15:04:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T19:04:32","slug":"what-is-the-timeline-for-developing-a-section-504-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-is-the-timeline-for-developing-a-section-504-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Timeline for Developing a Section 504 Plan?"},"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=\"What%20is%20the%20Timeline%20for%20Developing%20a%20Section%20504%20Plan%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>My 6 year old daughter had her 3 year reevaluation. She has Childhood Apraxia of Speech and fine motor difficulty. She is doing well academically.<br \/>\nAt the IEP meeting one month ago, it was decided that she <strong>no longer qualifies for an IEP<\/strong>.\u00a0 The school suggested a 504 plan and said they would contact us for a meeting.<\/p>\n<p>What is the timeline for a 504 Plan?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20759\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/girl.sad2_.med_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20759\" class=\"wp-image-20759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/girl.sad2_.med_.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/girl.sad2_.med_.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/girl.sad2_.med_-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Young Girl Looking Sad\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The federal regulations do not mandate a timeline for Section 504 meetings or for implementation of a 504 plan. Your school district may have developed specific procedures for implementing a 504 plan, but I doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>Since the federal regulations for Section 504 do not require parent participation in the process, the school may have already had the meeting &#8211; or not.<\/p>\n<p>The school does not have to invite you to the meeting to develop a 504 plan.\u00a0 However, the school <strong>must notify you<\/strong> that the plan was developed.\u00a0 If you have not heard anything from the school, it is time to find out what, if anything, they have done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parent Participation in the IEP Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You said &#8220;it was decided that she no longer qualified for an IEP.&#8221; \u00a0Who or what is the &#8220;it&#8221; who make this decision? Were you involved in that decision? Did the school base this decision on a comprehensive evaluation, similar to the evaluation she had to determine if she was eligible for special ed?<\/p>\n<p>IDEA 2004 lists parents <strong>first<\/strong> as members of the IEP team. You should have input at any meeting when a school team makes a decision about her eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Differences in IDEA and Section 504<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is important to be aware of the difference between an IEP and a Section 504 plan.<\/p>\n<p>IDEA provides more specialized services and safeguards for you and your child. <!--more-->You will find information about the\u00a0key differences\u00a0in these articles.<\/p>\n<p><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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/504.idea.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/504.idea.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More information and articles are on this page &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Discrimination: Section 504 and ADA<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/sec504.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grades and Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your daughter is doing well academically. Great!\u00a0 However, IDEA does not mention grades as a criteria for special education eligibility.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has your daughter met <strong>all<\/strong> her IEP goals?<\/li>\n<li>Does she no longer have speech problems that require specially designed instruction to meet her unique needs?<\/li>\n<li>Does she no longer have any fine motor needs?<\/li>\n<li>How was your daughter&#8217;s progress determined?<\/li>\n<li>Did the IEP team, including the parents, review objective test data?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The school is required to do a comprehensive evaluation (and <strong>assess all areas of suspected disability<\/strong>) before they can terminate your daughter&#8217;s eligibility from special ed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did the 3 year reevaluation provide this data in all areas?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It may be that your daughter no longer needs an IEP and is ready to exit special education.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong><\/span> Think carefully about terminating your child&#8217;s eligibility until you are convinced that she is functioning well and can continue to progress.<\/p>\n<p>At her age, the next few years are critical for reading, writing, and communication skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My 6 year old daughter had her 3 year reevaluation. She has Childhood Apraxia of Speech and fine motor difficulty. She is doing well academically. 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