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Special Programs participation tracking determines whether (and key info about how) a student "participates" in a given program at any given time based on dates and content of completed documentation for any given student.
Below are the documents used to calculate a student's participation in Section 504 in Ohio. In cases where an older version of the form exists, the documentation below applies similarly.
If a student should be considered as participating in Section 504 and does not display as such in SameGoal, inspect the table below. The student requires completed documentation that changes their participation status to "Participating". Conversely, if a student should NOT be considered as participating in Section 504 but does appear to participate in SameGoal, inspect the table below to identify documentation that should be added to change the student's status to "Not participating".
| Document | Date Field | Criteria | Participation Status | Reason |
| Section 504: Referral | "Date Received" | None | Eligibility under review | Referral |
| Section 504: Parent Consent | "Date" | "As parent/guardian:" is "I DO consent to this evaluation." | Eligibility under review | Consent granted for evaluation |
| Section 504: Parent Consent | "Date" | "As parent/guardian:" is "I DO NOT consent to this evaluation." | Not participating | Consent refused for evaluation |
| Section 504: Evaluation | "MEETING DATE" | "SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION" is "The student is eligible under Section 504/ADA as a person with a disability" | Participating | Evaluation determined child eligible |
| Section 504: Evaluation | "MEETING DATE" | "SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION" is "The student is NOT eligible under Section 504/ADA as a person with a disability" | Not participating | Evaluation determined child not eligible |
| Section 504: Plan | "MEETING DATE" | "Required for Initial 504 Plan" is not "I do not give permission for this Section 504 plan to be implemented for my child". | Participating | 504 plan |
| Section 504: Plan | "MEETING DATE" | "Required for Initial 504 Plan" is "I do not give permission for this Section 504 plan to be implemented for my child". | Not participating | 504 plan complete - parental refusal |
| Section 504: Discontinuation | "Discontinued Effective" | None | Not participating | Discontinuation |