{"id":8299,"date":"2013-10-31T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8299"},"modified":"2013-11-06T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T16:19:23","slug":"unwritten-504-plans-school-says-thats-not-what-we-agreed-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/unwritten-504-plans-school-says-thats-not-what-we-agreed-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Unwritten 504 Plans: School Says, \u201cThat\u2019s Not What We Agreed To!\u201d"},"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=\"Unwritten%20504%20Plans%3A%20School%20Says%2C%20%E2%80%9CThat%E2%80%99s%20Not%20What%20We%20Agreed%20To%21%E2%80%9D\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/kid.parent.teacher130.jpg\" width=\"127\" height=\"168\" \/>We finally have a 504 in place for my 14 year old son with ADHD and very mild Asperger&#8217;s. He has dysgraphia and is so unorganized.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers were supposed to provide written assignments or email them to me, but the school tells me that\u2019s not what we agreed to.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Section 504 <strong>does not require<\/strong> the school to develop a written 504 Plan.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder the school can easily say \u201cthat\u2019s not what we agreed to.\u201d The school does not even have to include parents in the meeting where the 504 plan is developed.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for parents to create the documentation as a record.<\/p>\n<p>Request another meeting with the school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After your next meeting or any communication<\/strong> with the school, send a letter that describes exactly what you understood the agreement to be.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly set out all the conditions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Include wording like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> I understood that\u2026.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>If I have not understood the agreement correctly, please respond in writing with clarification\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>If I do not hear from you, I will assume that I am correct\u2026.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The school<strong> is required<\/strong> to notify you that a 504 plan was developed.<\/p>\n<p>Just creating a plan does not always ensure the school is providing FAPE. The school is responsible for making sure that teachers are providing the accommodations on an ongoing basis.\u00a0 If not, the school could be in violation of Section 504.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why you need to create and maintain written documentation.<\/p>\n<p>You will find just how to write letters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Documentation, Paper trails, and Letter writing<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Section 504\u00a0 &#8211; or Eligible for IEP?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Would your son not qualify for an IEP under IDEA?<\/p>\n<p>Are you familiar with the key differences?<\/p>\n<p>Read these articles.<br \/>\n<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><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Get Your Game Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get \u201cangry\u201d \u2013 turn your emotions into advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Game plans here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/feta2\/feta2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/feta2\/feta2.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We finally have a 504 in place for my 14 year old son with ADHD and very mild Asperger&#8217;s. 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