Teacher not following accommodations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Document everything and go as far up the chain as you need to on this. Not following accommodations can open the district up to a lawsuit (as it should). I’m a professor at a public university. Extended time to complete assignments is a common accommodation. It is made very clear to us that we open the university up to being sued if we don’t follow these accommodations. It makes me mad when I hear about teachers and professors not following these. Yes it’s extra work to keep track of who has accommodations and what exactly they specify. It’s not an excuse to not follow them.

Doesn't extended time refer usually to testing within restricted settings and time frames? You don't have to give later due dates for papers and projects done at home. Kids need to learn to manage their time based on the other responsibilities they have. It's not clear from op what the issue is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Document everything and go as far up the chain as you need to on this. Not following accommodations can open the district up to a lawsuit (as it should). I’m a professor at a public university. Extended time to complete assignments is a common accommodation. It is made very clear to us that we open the university up to being sued if we don’t follow these accommodations. It makes me mad when I hear about teachers and professors not following these. Yes it’s extra work to keep track of who has accommodations and what exactly they specify. It’s not an excuse to not follow them.

Doesn't extended time refer usually to testing within restricted settings and time frames? You don't have to give later due dates for papers and projects done at home. Kids need to learn to manage their time based on the other responsibilities they have. It's not clear from op what the issue is.

Extended time for tests is a separate accommodation from extended time to complete assignments. As a PP mentioned the latter comes with a specific amount of extra time e.g. 1-2 days.

As to your second comment, there are a lot of things about school that are very artificial and don’t mimic the real world. A lot of real life jobs allow one thing to get done within the range of a few days or a week. People can self select into jobs that don’t have non-negotiable deadlines if that kind of thing will be an issue for them. School does not give that kind of flexibility. Of course people need to learn to manage their time but some people with health conditions can’t always predict when they will have a flare up or episode that unexpectedly hampers their ability to get something done. I have taught several very bright and capable students with this type of accommodation. They don’t hand them out like candy. If the student communicates ahead of time (even the day of) and then turns in the work within the extended timeframe, they are doing everything right. Nobody gets to override this because they think that someday the student will need to learn to manage their time better.

[Anonymous]

The department chair is just a teacher, they have no ranking over other teachers in the department and certainly no ability to tell them how to grade. Reaching out to them will not help.

Go to the grade level administrator with specific, documented incidents.

“Johnny’s teacher assigned the paper on Macbeth on March 1 due March 5. As per Johnny’s 504, he gets 1.5x on all assignments as needed. Therefor, since all students got 4 days, Johnny should have been allowed 6. He turned in the paper on March 6, within the 1.5x limit, but teacher xyz is refusing to grade because it is considered late.”

FCPS allows anyone to turn in work up to 10 days late, so unless he’s turning in things waaaaaaaaay late (which wouldn’t be covered by a 504 anyway!) then you’re likely not the only one dealing with a lack of grading for late work, my guess is any gen Ed student turning stuff in a week or two late is in the same boat and admin should be made aware.

-FCPS hs teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The department chair is just a teacher, they have no ranking over other teachers in the department and certainly no ability to tell them how to grade. Reaching out to them will not help.

Go to the grade level administrator with specific, documented incidents.

“Johnny’s teacher assigned the paper on Macbeth on March 1 due March 5. As per Johnny’s 504, he gets 1.5x on all assignments as needed. Therefor, since all students got 4 days, Johnny should have been allowed 6. He turned in the paper on March 6, within the 1.5x limit, but teacher xyz is refusing to grade because it is considered late.”

FCPS allows anyone to turn in work up to 10 days late, so unless he’s turning in things waaaaaaaaay late (which wouldn’t be covered by a 504 anyway!) then you’re likely not the only one dealing with a lack of grading for late work, my guess is any gen Ed student turning stuff in a week or two late is in the same boat and admin should be made aware.

-FCPS hs teacher

+1, unless you indicate clear dates and timelines nothing will change. Vague accusations will be ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The department chair is just a teacher, they have no ranking over other teachers in the department and certainly no ability to tell them how to grade. Reaching out to them will not help.

Go to the grade level administrator with specific, documented incidents.

“Johnny’s teacher assigned the paper on Macbeth on March 1 due March 5. As per Johnny’s 504, he gets 1.5x on all assignments as needed. Therefor, since all students got 4 days, Johnny should have been allowed 6. He turned in the paper on March 6, within the 1.5x limit, but teacher xyz is refusing to grade because it is considered late.”

FCPS allows anyone to turn in work up to 10 days late, so unless he’s turning in things waaaaaaaaay late (which wouldn’t be covered by a 504 anyway!) then you’re likely not the only one dealing with a lack of grading for late work, my guess is any gen Ed student turning stuff in a week or two late is in the same boat and admin should be made aware.

-FCPS hs teacher

At my kid’s high school, anyone can hand in anything at any time without late grade penalties. Where did you get this 10 day limit?
+1, unless you indicate clear dates and timelines nothing will change. Vague accusations will be ignored.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Email the teacher & counselor. Copy the Dept chair and the asst principal that supports that grade. Explain what’s happening and confusion as to why the 504 plan is not being followed. Attach a pdf of the 504.

The department chair cannot do anything about this.

Doesn’t the Dept chair participate in the supervision of the teacher? If a member of the dept is struggling to support a student, the chair needs to know.

No. The department chair has no supervisory role. They are also "just teachers," though they are usually one of the most knowledgeable about all the courses taught within their department.

The department chair is responsible for ensuring that all teachers in the department have access to curriculum, understand the curriculum and pacing necessary, and are engaging in data dialogues, unpacking of standards, vertical articulation, and collaboration. They are also usually responsible for being the voice of the department both to administration and to the district.

COUNSELORS oversee 504s and implementation of accommodations. The director of student services supervises the counselors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How late is your kid turning the assignment in? If he's past the time and a half or whatever his 504 says, then the teacher doesn't have to accept it.

The answer to this is key as to how to handle.

Yes, the child is asking for extensions in advance of turning assignments in late.
Yes, the child is turning in the assignments within the agreed upon deadline. While DC has 1.5 time sometimes the teacher only gives an extra 2-3 days or until Monday or whatever they want to specify and DC has met all those deadlines.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Email the teacher & counselor. Copy the Dept chair and the asst principal that supports that grade. Explain what’s happening and confusion as to why the 504 plan is not being followed. Attach a pdf of the 504.

The department chair cannot do anything about this.

Doesn’t the Dept chair participate in the supervision of the teacher? If a member of the dept is struggling to support a student, the chair needs to know.

No. The department chair has no supervisory role. They are also "just teachers," though they are usually one of the most knowledgeable about all the courses taught within their department.

The department chair is responsible for ensuring that all teachers in the department have access to curriculum, understand the curriculum and pacing necessary, and are engaging in data dialogues, unpacking of standards, vertical articulation, and collaboration. They are also usually responsible for being the voice of the department both to administration and to the district.

COUNSELORS oversee 504s and implementation of accommodations. The director of student services supervises the counselors.

Who oversees the teachers then? The teachers don't seem to care if the counselors are upset with them and the counselors seem to have no power to actually enforce the 504.

[Anonymous]

Thank you to those who responded so far. The teacher had agreed to grade the late assignment but it has been 1.5 months and despite repeated follow ups it remains a 0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you to those who responded so far. The teacher had agreed to grade the late assignment but it has been 1.5 months and despite repeated follow ups it remains a 0.

Has the marking period ended? If not,this assignment is just at the bottom of the teacher's To do pile. Late assignments are a pain to grade bc you have to go back into the frame of mind when you were grading that first stack.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Email the teacher & counselor. Copy the Dept chair and the asst principal that supports that grade. Explain what’s happening and confusion as to why the 504 plan is not being followed. Attach a pdf of the 504.

The department chair cannot do anything about this.

Doesn’t the Dept chair participate in the supervision of the teacher? If a member of the dept is struggling to support a student, the chair needs to know.

No. The department chair has no supervisory role. They are also "just teachers," though they are usually one of the most knowledgeable about all the courses taught within their department.

The department chair is responsible for ensuring that all teachers in the department have access to curriculum, understand the curriculum and pacing necessary, and are engaging in data dialogues, unpacking of standards, vertical articulation, and collaboration. They are also usually responsible for being the voice of the department both to administration and to the district.

COUNSELORS oversee 504s and implementation of accommodations. The director of student services supervises the counselors.

Who oversees the teachers then? The teachers don't seem to care if the counselors are upset with them and the counselors seem to have no power to actually enforce the 504.

Don’t confuse “not caring” with “completely overwhelmed.” I have close to 30 students with accommodations out of 150. I am drowning in late work, altered assignments, various due dates, etc. I am a meticulous record keeper, but even I will make mistakes when I’m faced with 12-14 different needs for just one classwork assignment. I’m doing my best. I’m trying to meet every accommodation, but I am just one person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Email the teacher & counselor. Copy the Dept chair and the asst principal that supports that grade. Explain what’s happening and confusion as to why the 504 plan is not being followed. Attach a pdf of the 504.

The department chair cannot do anything about this.

Doesn’t the Dept chair participate in the supervision of the teacher? If a member of the dept is struggling to support a student, the chair needs to know.

No. The department chair has no supervisory role. They are also "just teachers," though they are usually one of the most knowledgeable about all the courses taught within their department.

The department chair is responsible for ensuring that all teachers in the department have access to curriculum, understand the curriculum and pacing necessary, and are engaging in data dialogues, unpacking of standards, vertical articulation, and collaboration. They are also usually responsible for being the voice of the department both to administration and to the district.

COUNSELORS oversee 504s and implementation of accommodations. The director of student services supervises the counselors.

Who oversees the teachers then? The teachers don't seem to care if the counselors are upset with them and the counselors seem to have no power to actually enforce the 504.

There is an assistant principal who is assigned to each department. That person is the teacher's supervisor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you to those who responded so far. The teacher had agreed to grade the late assignment but it has been 1.5 months and despite repeated follow ups it remains a 0.

Has the marking period ended? If not,this assignment is just at the bottom of the teacher's To do pile. Late assignments are a pain to grade bc you have to go back into the frame of mind when you were grading that first stack.

+1, late work is always graded (or regraded) last.

[Anonymous]

Does your 504 plan not have a parental rights and procedural safeguard section or attachment? That will explain how to appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your 504 plan not have a parental rights and procedural safeguard section or attachment? That will explain how to appeal.

That document doesn’t really address OP’s question.