A student receiving Section 504 supports will need to be reevaluated every 3 years.
In order to evaluate a student, first notify the parents, obtain their consent, and invite them to the evaluation meeting.
Steps
To notify the parents and obtain consent:- Section 504: Prior Written Notice
- Select Section 504 Plan Periodic Reevaluation as the type of action.
- Provide necessary information and contact information.
- Share the document with the parents and mark it complete.
- Section 504: Parent Consent
- Provide background and contact information.
- Share the document with the parents so they can grant or deny consent.
- Complete the document.
Steps
To invite the parents to the evaluation meeting:- Create a Section 504: Parent Invitation.
- Select the purpose To determine if your child is eligible, or continues to be eligible under Section 504.
- Provide meeting information.
- Share the document with the parents.
- When the parents respond, mark the document complete.
Steps
To conduct an evaluation:- Create a Section 504 Evaluation.
- Select Review 504 Evaluation.
- Provide relevant dates.
- Share the document with the evaluation team so each team member may conduct their evaluation.
- Come together and provide a summary of findings in Section 1. Optionally, attach supporting documentation.
- Make a determination about eligibility in Section 2.
- All meeting participants and parents should review and add their signatures in Section 3.
- Once everyone agrees on a decision, the document can be completed.
Steps
To invite the parents to the plan meeting:- Create a Section 504: Parent Invitation.
- Select the purpose To develop, review and/or revise your child's Section 504 plan.
- Provide meeting information.
- Share the document with the parents.
- When the parents respond, mark the document complete.
Steps
To develop a new plan:- Create a Section 504: Plan by creating it from scratch or copying from the previous year's plan.
- Select a meeting type of Review/Continuing 504 Plan.
- Provide relevant dates.
- Next evaluation should be 3 years minus 1 day after the previous evaluation.
- End date should be 1 year minus 1 day after the start date.
- Next review should be 1 year minus 1 day after the current plan.
- Review Sections 1, 2, and 3 and update as necessary.
- Meet to discuss the plan, have all meeting participants and parents add their signatures, and have the parents grant or deny consent for the plan to be implemented.
- Mark the document complete.
- Share a copy of the plan along with a Notice of Parent/Student Rights with the parents.
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The plan cannot be amended. If a change needs to be made after the document is complete, copy the existing plan to a new document and enter a new meeting date.