Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is an anti-discrimination statute that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Section 504 requires evaluation, identification, provision of appropriate services, and procedural safeguards.
The Section 504 regulation requires school districts to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to each qualified student. Under Section 504, the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services is designed to meet the individual educational needs of individuals with disabilities as adequately as the needs of individuals without disabilities. The provision of FAPE under Section 504 provides equal access to education and is documented via a Section 504 plan. Classroom teachers and other general education staff are responsible for providing reasonable accommodations and/or services necessary for eligible students to participate in and benefit from public education, as developed by the Section 504 team.
Section 504 prohibits districts from the following (34 CFR Section 104.4):
- Excluding an individual with a disability from participation in any district program or activity;
- Denying an individual with a disability the benefits of any district program or activity;
- Subjecting an individual with a disability to discrimination solely by reason of a disability.
What qualifies a student for a Section 504 Plan? The Section 504 regulatory provision of 34.C.F.R. 104.35(c) requires school districts to ensure the determination that a student is eligible for special education and/or related aids and services be made by a group of knowledgeable persons, including persons knowledgeable about the meaning of the evaluation data.
To be eligible under Section 504, a student must have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
- A physical or mental impairment refers to any physiological disorder or condition or any mental or psychological disorder.
- Impairments which are episodic or in remission are a disability if they would substantially limit a major life activity when active.
- Major life activities are activities that the average person in the general population can perform with little or no difficulty. Major life activities are functions including, but not limited to: caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and operation of bodily functions. The Section 504 team may determine that another activity not listed herein is a major life activity for a student.
- The Section 504 team must then determine if a student’s impairment substantially limits the performance of the identified major life activity, in comparison to the manner, condition, and duration that same age, non-disabled peers in the general population perform that major life activity.
For more information, please contact the 504 Coordinator at your student's school site.
504 Coordinators
Pleasanton Unified School District
School Site: |
504 Coordinator/Contact Information |
Alisal Elementary
1454 Santa Rita Road 94566 |
Julie Berglin
925-426-4200 |
Donlon Elementary
4150 Dorman Road 94588 |
Danielle Tremain
925-426-4220 |
Fairlands Elementary
4151 W. Las Positas Blvd. 94588 |
Kaycie Norton
925-426-4210 |
Hearst Elementary
5301 Case Avenue 94566 |
Beth Louderback
925-426-3772 |
Lydiksen Elementary
7700 Highland Oaks Drive 94588 |
Jennifer McCullough
925-426-4420 |
Mohr Elementary
3300 Dennis Drive 94588 |
Lydia Rice
925-426-4256 |
Valley View Elementary
480 Adams Way 94566 |
Andrea Withers
925-426-4230 |
Vintage Hills Elementary
1125 Concord Street 94566 |
Terri Quesinberry
925-426-4240 |
Walnut Grove Elementary
1999 Harvest Road 94566 |
Kristina Brown
925-426-4250 |
Hart Middle School
4433 Willow Road 94588 |
Ashley Green
925-426-3102 |
Harvest Park Middle School
4900 Valley Avenue 94566 |
Gigi Kruse-Silva
925-426-4444 |
Pleasanton Middle School
5001 Case Avenue 94566 |
Arley Hill
925-426-4390 |
Amador Valley High School
1155 Santa Rita Road 94566 |
Athena Duran
925-461-6100 |
Foothill High School
4375 Foothill Road 94588 |
Jen Friesen
925-461-6600 |
Village High School & Pleasanton Virtual Academy
4645 Bernal Avenue 94566 |
Joe Viviani
925-426-4260 |
Here is some additional information about 504 Plans from Understood.org:
*Please see the below attached file for the District’s 504 Procedural Safeguards.