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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of accommodations do you think he needs?[/quote]
The 504 specifies things like extended time for tests, ideal seating, no more than 2 tests/day. [/quote]

It also specifies things like "copy of class notes" which is really helpful for kids with ADHD who get distracted in class, plus use of calculator and/or computer for writing.  It can also specify accommodations like speech to text or text to speech, spell check, etc.

Really a 504 can specify anything that is "reasonable" (in terms of the burden it places on the school to provide) that isn't "special instruction".

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A significant number of my students have copies of class notes as an accommodation. I work in an affluent public school, where many have accommodations.  All teachers post copies of notes online now for everyone.  This is because of Schoology, not because of this accommodation.

I don’t know what you want, OP.  You say your kid is spending too much time at home.  How would a 504 help? Are you hinting at reduced assignments? That often isn’t appropriate in HS with the content needed to learn material for tests.  Is your kid in the right classes? It sounds like it if the grades are As and it sounds like time on tests isn’t an issue since the grades are As.  [/quote]

I agree with this second paragraph, it isn’t exactly clear what you think might help so it is hard to know what to advise.

I think if I was in your shoes I would argue that the intensity of the curriculum in HS is much higher and you sense your child might be approaching the frontier of what he can do unaccommodated. Because the stakes are high with HS grades (related to college admissions) and because 504s can’t magically appear overnight, you want the structure in place now. I’m not sure they will embrace that, but I’d really lean on them to make some kind of concession to make 504 accommodations available very quickly if things go south.[/quote]

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