Section 504: 21 Myths and Realities

Thursday, November 29, 2018 • 10:00am

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2204920329701517057

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is perhaps the most misunderstood law applicable to the education of students with special needs. Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Specifically, Section 504 indicates that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely because of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal funds. Many school principals and teachers are not well versed in this federal law, yet the primary impact of and responsibility for a Section 504 Plan is in general education. There are distinct differences between a Section 504 Plan and an IEP and they include being implemented in the general education classroom, created as a civil rights law, and no funding attached to it. Charter school LEADERS play a pivotal role in meeting the needs of students with a Section 504 Plan. This engaging and interactive session will provide 21 explanations on myths and realities in the Section 504 process and implementation at a school. The webinar will be presented by Liliana Salazar, the National Director of Special Education and Student Support for Academica.

Charter Leader Meet-Ups
The Charter Support Unit is working to set up a new service as a way to help charter school leaders collaborate more effectively. Out goal is to help facilitate relationships and connections between regional charter school leaders. Our plan is schedule time for leaders to get together to discuss the similar issues they may be facing. Our goal is that these meetings would be hosted at a participating school, and we will find an outside sponsor to provide a light meal or coffee. Each meeting would have an informal general topic of conversation but be open to dialog based on what the participants may be going through. If you would be interested, please complete a short survey at flcsu.org/meetsurvey.

Upcoming Webinars
	The CSU offers webinars, typically on Thursday mornings, to assist school leaders with their professional development, and the operations of the charter school. Below are the next few presentations. Click on the name of the presentations below to register for the presentation, or go to flcsu.org/webinars for the complete list:
Thur., 11/29/2018 at 10:00 AM - Section 504: 21 Myths and Realities Thur., 12/6/2018 at 10:00 AM - Protecting Your School from Ever-changing Ransomware Threats Thur., 1/10/2019 at 10:00 AM - Assessing ELLs for Special Education: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid Thur., 1/17/2019 at 13:00 PM - Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Students Through School-Wide PBIS Thur., 1/24/2019 at 10:00 AM - Finding The Upside of Risk Thur., 1/31/2019 at 10:00 AM - Cannabis Conundrum

The CSU is a free support network operated by Building Hope in partnership with the Florida Department of Education whose primary mission is to serve all charter schools in their first five years of operation. The CSU also provides many free services to more established charter schools across Florida, including our free professional webinar series. If we can provide assistance to you or your school, please contact us:

Florida's Charter Support Unit
(727) 286-3185 • www.flcsu.org

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