IHCP under 504 designation..

I don't think it really matters what document the accommodations are listed under as long as it is referenced directly in the 504. Many times the IHP is attached to the 504 as an "attachment" and referenced as part of the 504. I think it carries the same weight, it is just sometimes easier to separate out the accommodations in an easy to read and find format. I would just make sure the IHP is dated and referenced correctly in the 504.

I hope I answered your question.

Quote:Originally posted by Lori Anne:
[b]Can a school grant your child the 504 . . . but if all the accommodations are under IHCP can the school say that they are not held to the same standard as if they were written directly on the 504?[/b]

No. A student is determined to either be "eligible" under Section 504 or not. There is usually a form that the school district uses that states what 'life function' was significantly impacted and the committee's determination ('eligible' or 'not eligible').

So technically speaking, a student receives a Section 504 Designation. Then the modifications and accommodations are determined.

Our 504 plan has several (8, I think) components, one of which is an IHP.

Whether the accommodations are written directly into the 504 plan, or referenced as an attachment to the plan has no effect on the standards and legal implications.

As long as there is documentation of the fact that the student has been deemed "504-eligible" (schools often have a form for that), and the accommodations are somehow directly linked to that documented decision, that then you are in good shape...

[This message has been edited by Nutternomore (edited April 11, 2007).]

Thanks to all of you!