504 advice

[Anonymous]

Our ASD daughter lost her IEP when she turned 8 as she tests on-grade level (the reason the school gave for taking it away). The school has worked with us to help with some informal 504ish support--lunch bunches for social skills and more time for tests. We want to formalize this and have asked for a 504 meeting. Has anyone had any luck getting a 504 after losing an IEP? Since losing the IEP, we did do a IQ test that shows cognitive difficulties (processing speed), as well as she did quite bad on the CoGAT (I know that is mainly used in the opposite way... to determine G/T or not, but she scored less than 10% percentile on most of it). We are basically wanting to formalize these supports. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous]

I would think you need to get her tested again to see what specific accommodations she needs?

[Anonymous]

the standard for an IEP is quite low, so push back if they say no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the standard for an IEP is quite low, so push back if they say no.

Sorry- I meant a 504. all it needs is a disability to affect learning in SOME way

[Anonymous]

what county are you in? It is pretty standard for kids to lose an IEP and move directly to a 504 plan.

To get a 504 plan you do NOT have to have bad grades or be below grade level. You jusy have to have a diagnosis that has a significant impact on activities of daily living (like reading, speaking, communicating, walking, thinking, concentrating, etc. The list of activities is non-exhaustive.

Also, a school has a "Child Find" duty to locate and serve all disabled kids in it's district, so kicking a kid off an IEP without considering the student's eligibility for a move to a 504 is arguably a violation of "Child Find".

[Anonymous]

Dear OP - you want an IEP because it is legally enforceable. Schools will ignore the 504. Do whatever you can to get the IEP back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear OP - you want an IEP because it is legally enforceable. Schools will ignore the 504. Do whatever you can to get the IEP back.

+1

[Anonymous]

We are in Howard County at one of the so-called top schools. They said they don't give IEPs to those who are on grade level, despite any major deficiencies in an area. Hence the try for a 504--which they also didn't want to give last year.