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Transition to 504 Likely?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 5731" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> Does the transition to a 504 plan require formal termination of eligibility under IDEA? </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Yes, it does.</p><p></p><p>He would have to be dismissed from IDEA in one meeting, and then a 504 meeting would have to be held. (I've seen this happen where the IEP meeting is closed, and a 504 meeting begins immediately.)</p><p></p><p>If your sd adhered to the letter of the law, difficult child would have to go through the evaluation process to determine 504 eligibility. While the qualifying criteria is different for IEPs and 504s, Section 504 has the same evaluation requirements as IDEA. </p><p></p><p>If you go forth with this, the sd could use the same evaluation they will have to do for dismissal from IEP to qualify him for 504.</p><p></p><p>Ironic for your situation, students who have IEPs are automatically protected under Section 504, but the converse is not true.</p><p></p><p>I know you have full confidence in your sd; that's great. But I'd be reluctant to forfeit difficult child's IEP. Too many things can happen. Sd personnel changes, 504s don't get the same respect from most sd personnel as IEPs (I had one teacher tell me that she goes so far as to throw them in the trash), our kids can destabilize in the blink of an eye, unforeseen events happen like parents having to move out of district, parents have little control with-504s and fewer procedural safeguards, etc. Another thing you may want to factor in is that puberty is approaching for your difficult child and puberty too often triggers a downward spiral.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 5731, member: 23"] [ QUOTE ] Does the transition to a 504 plan require formal termination of eligibility under IDEA? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, it does. He would have to be dismissed from IDEA in one meeting, and then a 504 meeting would have to be held. (I've seen this happen where the IEP meeting is closed, and a 504 meeting begins immediately.) If your sd adhered to the letter of the law, difficult child would have to go through the evaluation process to determine 504 eligibility. While the qualifying criteria is different for IEPs and 504s, Section 504 has the same evaluation requirements as IDEA. If you go forth with this, the sd could use the same evaluation they will have to do for dismissal from IEP to qualify him for 504. Ironic for your situation, students who have IEPs are automatically protected under Section 504, but the converse is not true. I know you have full confidence in your sd; that's great. But I'd be reluctant to forfeit difficult child's IEP. Too many things can happen. Sd personnel changes, 504s don't get the same respect from most sd personnel as IEPs (I had one teacher tell me that she goes so far as to throw them in the trash), our kids can destabilize in the blink of an eye, unforeseen events happen like parents having to move out of district, parents have little control with-504s and fewer procedural safeguards, etc. Another thing you may want to factor in is that puberty is approaching for your difficult child and puberty too often triggers a downward spiral. [/QUOTE]
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