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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD's neuropsych evaluation came back and they are recommending that I request a 504 plan.  I just wondered if anyone had experience doing that in MCPS - I already got the feeling that depending on results of the neuropsych - the school didn't necessarily feel they had to do anything.  DD does average to below average in school - with a smattering of Ps and Is on her report card.  Her reading level is currently below the target for first grade.  How else can I prove academic impact?[/quote]

For a 504 you do not need to prove "academic impact".  You may need to remind the school team this.  Academic impact only applies if it was an IEP meeting.

For a Section 504 Plan, you need to demonstrate:

MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfi gurement, or anatomical loss
affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal;
special sense organs, respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive,
digestive, genito-urinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or any mental or
psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional
or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES
Functions such as learning, caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking,
seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, and working.

SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS
(1) Unable to perform a major life activity that the average student in the general
population can perform; or (2) significantly restricted as to the condition, manner,
or duration under which an individual can perform a particular major life activity as
compared with the condition, manner, or duration under which the average student in the
general population can perform the same major life activity.

504 is about leveling the playing field and providing equal access to the curriculum.  Students with 504 Plans can be in above grade level classes, on grade level classes and below grade level classes (however, below grade level classes may signal the need for Special Education Services and thus an IEP is needed).

You need to be knowledgeable of your child's rights and what the law is at the meeting.  You will get push back from MCPS but keep reminding the team you are not at an IEP meeting and the 504 meeting is about equal access.  How can your child access the curriculum at hand if he/she does not have proper accommodations for his/her disability?[/quote]

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