During school closure for COVID-19, please contact Miss Fitzpatrick at 325.348.3136 ext. 240 or steffany.fitzpatrick@santaannaisd.net if you need assistance with section 504 services. We will help any way possible.

If you need me to call and read with your child, I will. If you need me to Face Time or Zoom with your child to orally administer an assignment or test, I will. I will be happy to record a reading of an assignment for your child to listen to as needed. Whatever you or your student needs, I will do my best to make it happen. 

Please also check individual teacher websites for resources that may help your student with their accommodations. 

Suggestions for Accommodations at home include: 

Oral Assistance/Oral Testing/Oral Assistance

• Offer to send a recording of  yourself reading the assignment
• Zoom meetings /Face Time to read the assignments
• Videos of you reading the assignment
• Websites that read books, or assignments aloud

Frequent Misspelled Word List

• This should be sent home in packet or via email.

Extended Time

• Allow students more time, an extra day, to complete an assignment
• Send an example of how to break the work up into sections to complete over a time span instead of one sitting

Chunking Assignments

• Manually divide packets up into sections/days
• Post or email the student how to chunk online assignments

Modified Assignments

• Modify all assignments just as you would in a classroom.  

Reduce Assignments

• Only assign a necessary amount of work to determine if the concept is mastered

Note-taking Assistance

• Post online notes
• Take a picture of your notes and post or email to student
• Send a copy home in packet of your notes

Reteach Difficult Concepts

• Send home multiple examples or steps for students to understand in more than one way
• Post multiple videos over the same concept for students to see in a variety of ways

Spelling Mistakes Allowed

• Don’t count off for spelling

Supplemental Materials

• Make copies to include in packets
• Post on website for reference
• Post multiple resources and links for students to use

Calculator & Manipulatives

• Send home a calculator, post a link to a calculator similar to the ones at school
• Send home manipulatives checked out to student
• Post manipulative video or resources student may refer to

Useful forms and links for Section 504:

Accommodation List

Child Find Notice

Notice of Rights and Procedural Safeguards for Disabled Students and Their Parents