Section 504 Cooperative Service
This service is designed to assist districts in providing educational services to students who are identified in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112 and in keeping with proposed mandates to provide services under TEC § 83, Proposal to Identify and Assist Students Requiring Special Services.
SECTION 504 COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP
Membership is a basic service and provides the participating district access to a trained Section 504 consultant for the following purposes:
- advisory consultation for problematic Section 504 issues which emerge at the campus or district level,
- review of local procedures at the campus or district level to assure compliance with regulations and in establishing and maintaining appropriate documents, and
- conducting in-district roundtable discussions to ensure that district personnel and/or campus designees will have an appropriate knowledge base of the legalities and procedural requirements of Section 504.
Additionally, member districts may send represenatives for a workshop with an attorney to provide members with practical and legal experience in the Section 504 process. The Region 10 ESC Section 504 consultant will maintain updated information regarding administrative and judicial decisions at the state and federal levels which may impact the districts. A trained mediator will be provided to districts to assist in conflict mediation between the district and Section 504 students and/or parents.
The annual fee is communicated to district superintendents during the commitment process for the Package of Administrative Services. Service limited to districts and charter schools with less than 25,000 ADA.
Contact:
Joe Arnold, (972) 348-1098
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