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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For anyone who has a child with a disability in Montgomery County Public Schools who has been denied a 504 Plan because the child has passing grades in on grade level courses listen up:

I just attended a 504 Meeting in MCPS which the school psychologist said this standard has changed.  for 504 Plans, school are no longer supposed to look at academic impact.  Instead, schools need to consider whether or not the child has [b][u]equal access[/u][/b]to the curriculum because of his/her disability.  If the child needs accommodations to gain equal access, whether that be an on grade level class or an above level class, then a 504 Plan should be written to formalized those needs.

The psychologist told the team that there was new training about this change in MCPS Policy when the Principal kept pointing to my child's A's and B's on his report card.[/quote]

504 plans aren't just about accessing the curriculum.  You can get a 504 plan for an issue that has no impact on a child's learning.  For example, children with hemophilia or diabetes generally have 504 plans.

IEPs are different, in that the child has to require specially designed instruction to gain educational benefit.  That doesn't mean that they need to be failing, or behind, but there does have to be an educational component to their disability. [/quote]

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