1215

1215 Section 504

Foundations & Basic /Rights and Protections

The South Kingstown School Department, by resolution dated May 26, 1992, adopts the following policy:

The South Kingstown School Committee affirms that no person shall, solely by reason of her or his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by the school department.

The South Kingstown School Committee recognizes that the term "handicap" means:

1. Any person with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits that person from participating in his/her academic school program.

2. Any person with a record of such impairment, or

3. Any person regarded as having such an impairment.

The term "handicap" also includes any person who has been diagnosed as disabled in accordance with the Rhode Island Disability Regulations or any person with a communicable disease, temporary handicapping conditions, or any medical problem which excludes that person from participating in school department programs.

The South Kingstown School Committee is committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all handicapped persons and will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure that they are not excluded from school department programs or discriminated against in the fulfillment of their program participation.

To assure nondiscrimination, the South Kingstown School Department has established a 504 referral process and a 504 grievance procedure which is available in every school building. All questions and concerns should be addressed to the building administrator.

The South Kingstown School Department also adopts the referral process and grievance procedure of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which referral procedure is attached hereto and made a part of this policy.

Policy Adopted: 5/26/92

SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

504 REFERRAL PROCESS

The Following represents the South Kingstown School Departments 504 Referral process:

1. The principal receives a referral from parent, student, professional, or outside agency.

2. The principal reviews the referral data and decides if it is necessary to convene a 504 Committee. The committee determines which accommodations are necessary to meet the student's needs.

3. The 504 Committee, together with the principal, will determine which accommodations are necessary to meet the student's needs.

4. The principal then implements and supervises those accommodations.

5. Should the principal on the committee, determine the student is not eligible for 504 services, the principal will provide a letter to the referring person with an explanation for that decision and a copy of the Procedural Safeguards.

504 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

1. A grievance shall mean a complaint by a student, an employee or the parent of a student in the elementary or secondary schools operated by the South Kingstown School Department that there has been a violation of 504.

2. All grievances shall be submitted in writing and shall be signed by the complainant.

3. The complaint shall be initiated at the lowest possible level. Initial complaint shall be filed with the building principal. The principal shall communicate his/her written decision to the complainant within ten (10) school days after having received the complaint.

4. If the decision of the principal is not satisfactory, the complainant may appeal said decision within ten (10) school days to the superintendent of schools. The superintendent shall set a hearing within ten (10) school days from the date of receiving the appeal. The superintendent shall render a decision within ten (10) school days of the hearing. Said decision shall be written.

5. In the event the decision of the superintendent is not satisfactory, the complainant, within seven (7) school days, may request a hearing before the school committee. The school committee shall render a decision within 45 school days of the appeal.

504 EDUCATIONAL STUDENT SERVICE

Process, Procedure and Plan

I. REFERRAL: DATE:___/___/___

A. ORIGINATING DATA

Student:___________________________________ Parent:______________________

D.O.B.: ___________ Gr.:_____ Sex:____ Address:____________________________

School: ____________________ Hr: ____ _______________________________

Referee:____________________________

Role/Relationship:_____________________ Phone: (H)__________ (W)___________

B. STATEMENT OF THE PRESENTING PROBLEM (be specific)

______________________________________________________________________________

C. SUPPORTING REFERENCE

______________________________________________________________________________

II. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW:

A. 504 ELIGIBILITY ______YES _____NO

RATIONALE

______________________________________________________________________________

B. REFERRAL TO 504 COMMITTEE ___/___/ ____ _____YES ____NO RATIONALE

______________________________________________________________________________

C. RECOMMENDATIONS

D. STUDENT SERVICE PLAN

1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E. DURATION ____/____/____TO____/____/____ REVIEW DATE ____!____/____

F. LOCATION OF PROGRAM:____________________________________

School/Building

G. 504 COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS (Name & Role/Relation) AGREEMENT

__________________________________/_____________________ ____YES____NO

II. PARENT CONFERENCE / NOTICE and COPY ____/____/____

IV. SERVICE PLAN CONCURRENCE / REJECTION: (please circle)

___________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian/Student Date

COMMENTS

Note: If Student Service__Plan is rejected, please indicate if Grievance Procedures are requested. _____Yes _____No

Copies: Student Service Office

504 Office

Building Administrator

Guidance

Parent