Date of Award
12-1-2014
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Sue Poppink
Second Advisor
Dr. Louann Bierlein Palmer
Third Advisor
Dr. Christie L. Nutkins
Keywords
Section 504, Section 504 Coordinators, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, uniformity, education policy, district requirements
Abstract
For public schools to receive federal funds, districts must develop and implement policies that assure a free and appropriate public education to all children including those with disabilities ages three through 21. This can be accomplished through special education or Section 504 policies and services. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and interpret the processes, tools, and procedures Section 504 Coordinators use to create and provide uniformity of Section 504 requirements across their districts. Specifically, I examined how coordinators ensured their schools (a) identified and located students, (b) made provisions for providing a free and appropriate public education, (c) evaluated and placed students, (d) provided procedural safeguards, and (e) afforded, from a district perspective, children with Section 504 plans an equal opportunity to participate in nonacademic and extra-curricular services and activities.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Breault-Cannon, Caroline, "Processes, Tools, and Procedures Section 504 Coordinators Use toCreate and Provide Uniformity of Section 504 Requirements Across Their Districts" (2014). Dissertations. 369.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/369