appropriate administrator. Team Requires evaluation and 504 Not specifically IEP team requires plan/placement decisions to addressed in parent, district be made by a team that relation to FAPE. representative, includes someone general education knowledgeable about the teacher, special student, about evaluation data education teacher or and about provider, someone accommodations/placement knowledgeable about options. the educational implications of evaluation data and may include others. Service Plan Section 504 plan or similar No individual service Individualized planning document. plan component. Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Population Disabled students who have or have had a physical Identifies specific or mental impairment that substantially limits a major categories of life activity (or are regarded as disabled by others). disabilities. Free Requires the provision of a Does not address Requires the provision Appropriate free appropriate education. FAPE. of a free appropriate Public a program education. “Appropriate” Education designed to meet the needs of means a “Appropriate” (FAPE) individual disabled students as program designed to adequately as education provide meaningful provided to non-disabled educational benefit. students. Students may Students may receive receive related services or related services only if accommodations without a needed to benefit from need for special education special education. services. Accessibility Has regulations regarding building and program Requires that accessibility. modifications must be made if necessary to provide access to a free appropriate education. Notice Requires notice to the parent No specific notice Requires prior written or guardian with respect to requirements. notice to the parent or identification, evaluation, and guardian with respect placement. to identification, evaluation, and placement.
appropriate administrator. Team Requires evaluation and 504 plan/placement decisions to be made by a team that includes someone knowledgeable about the student, about evaluation data and about accommodations/placement options. Not specifically addressed in relation to FAPE. IEP team requires parent, district representative, general education teacher, special education teacher or provider, someone knowledgeable about the educational implications of evaluation data and may include others. Service Plan Section 504 plan or similar planning document. No individual service plan component. Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Population Disabled students who have or have had a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (or are regarded as disabled by others). Identifies specific categories of disabilities. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Requires the provision of a free appropriate education. “Appropriate” a program designed to meet the needs of individual disabled students as adequately as education provided to non-disabled students. Students may receive related services or accommodations without a need for special education services. Does not address FAPE. Requires the provision of a free appropriate education. “Appropriate” means a program designed to provide meaningful educational benefit. Students may receive related services only if needed to benefit from special education. Accessibility Has regulations regarding building and program accessibility. Requires that modifications must be made if necessary to provide access to a free appropriate education. Notice Requires notice to the parent or guardian with respect to identification, evaluation, and placement. No specific notice requirements. Requires prior written notice to the parent or guardian with respect to identification, evaluation, and placement.
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