Who decides whether or not my child’s disability or disorder poses substantially limitations in their learning, access to curriculum or school achievement?
A. A team of people who work with your child and/or who have knowledge about evaluation information will make a determination about whether or not there is clear evidence that your child’s disorder/disability poses a substantial limitation in his or her learning (or any other educationally-based major life activity). The impairment must be substantial and somewhat unique, rather than common place, when compared to typically-developing age- or grade-level peers. Day-to-day functioning, grades and overall school performance will be carefully taken in to consideration. In any of our four schools, the team of professionals who will be assessing your child’s eligibility for a Section 504 Plan are very serious about this responsibility. They understand that they have a dual responsibility to assure the protections and safeguards that allow students with disabilities to access, to participate in and to progress in the general education curriculum as well as to protect children from labels and
