Reply to 504 Plan meeting: what should I know for the meeting?

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "504 Plan meeting: what should I know for the meeting?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 504 Plan doesn't relate to placement, but I would raise it anyway. If the reasons for keeping out of advanced math are related to his disability (say, he can't do mad minutes quickly because of slow processing or slow handwriting), you can argue that he should be in advanced math with appropriate 504 accommodations.[/quote]

It is illegal to keep a kid out of advanced programs solely, because the child has a 504 or IEP plans.  In the old days, kids were forced to give up their accommodations to participate in advanced classes.  The Department of Ed has acknowledged in a letter (which carries the force of law) that this is not legal.

But, you sound like you are caught up in something different -- Curriculum 2.0.  Under curriculum 2.0, kids where formerly working above grade level are now being "de-accelerated".  Some schools are now placing all kids "on grade level" and "with enrichment".  The on grade level part is something that all kids now have to do.  The "enrichment" is something kids do if and only if they get thru the on grade level material.  The enrichment doesn't let them move ahead, it only lets them "deepen their knowledge".  For my child who was working on double digit multiplication, he has now been sent back to do addtion and the "enrichment" is that he adds or subtracts in 3 or 4 digit numbers, while other kids are adding/subtracting single or double digit numbers.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics