Re: I NEED HELP/504 Plan/special ed.

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sweetpea200001@... wrote:

>

> , go to your child's school and ask them about their 504 plan. They

> should have one because it's federal, but I found out about the 504/IEP Plan

> right here in this group. So I hope someomne remembers. If I'm not mistaken

> Georgina had looked it up for us.

> Ywellen

Hi Ywellen (and All),

Just wanted to remind everybody that if you go to the egroups website,

and then sign in to the section, you can access all of the

previous posts that have been sent by members through our group. They

are archived in the section called " messages. " At the top of the page,

on the right side, there's a search field and button. If you type in,

for example, " 504 plan " all messages that include that topic will pop

up.

*Which is why it's a great idea to try to keep the subject headers

appropriate. To even change them, if necessary, if a reply message talks

about a different topic or subject*

But ... in and Skyler's case, I don't think Skyler is of

school-age, yet. He's one of our younger children.

Ah, but I just went to check a pamphlet that was given out today to all

the students in 's school. One called, Special Education: Is It

For Your Child? It states that if a child is of school age, you can

request an evaluation at the school they attend. If the child is 3 to 5

years of age, the request may be made at a neighborhood school. " All

children suspected of having a disability are entitled to a

comprehensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for special

education and related services. The evaluation consists of individual

assessments that cover all areas related to the suspected disability and

may include health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status,

general intelligence, academic performance, communication skills and

motor abilities. "

" ... a child is eligible to receive special education and related

services between the ages of 3 and 20 years, after meeting the

eligibility criteria for one of the disability areas: mental impairment,

hearing impairment, speech impairment, visual impairment, emotional

impairment, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment,

deaf-blindness, severe multiple impairment, learning impairment, or

specific learning disability. "

JRA often falls under the 'other health impairment' category. This is

definitely something to consider looking into, after Skyler's current,

more urgent, health needs are appropriately addressed.

Aloha,

Georgina