Section 504 hearing:an administrative procedure to resolve disputes between parents and school districts about
services, accommodations or modifications to services provided under Section 504. School districts must make a
Section 504 hearing available but the process need not be the same as the IDEA hearing mechanism.
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Self-contained placement: a setting, apart from the regular educational environment, where a child with a
disability spends more than 60% of his/her school day.
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School evaluation. Also called a “comprehensive assessment”. An evaluation performed by the school
system; this evaluation examines many areas of a child’s behavior, abilities, and school performance.
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Service Coordinator. If a child is eligible for early intervention services because of a medical, behavioral,
or developmental problem, a person called a service coordinator is assigned to help the family create a
plan for getting treatment and other services.
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Sliding scale. A system in which people are charged fees according to what they can afford to pay.
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