By Joseph L. Pfrommer, Esq.

Patterned after a flowchart, this unique guide takes IEP and 504 team members step by step through the eligibility determination process and the decisions that must be made along the way to ensure compliance. Separate parts address 24 steps under the IDEA and 22 steps under Section 504, explaining requirements in straightforward language and directing the path forward as outcomes dictate.

Teams learn the compliant way to:

• Ask teachers and parents questions to gain a clear picture of the student's needs
• Decide whether a student's suspected disability adversely affects educational performance
• Eliminate limited English proficiency as the determinant factor in the eligibility decision
• Determine the impact of a mental health impairment on major life activities
• And more