An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law Compendium

C HAPTER 9 – I NTERACTIVE P ROCESS D OCUMENT 9.A C HECKLIST F OR T HE I NTERACTIVE P ROCESS A ND A CCOMMODATIONS - S TUDENTS

Policies and Procedures  Provide anti-discrimination statement (including against disabilities).  Establish process for seeking and providing reasonable accommodations.  Protect those who seek and obtain accommodations from retaliation. Admissions Application and Interviews  Should not seek information about disabilities, for example:  Do not ask about medications.  Do not ask about academic accommodations at other schools.  Provide reasonable accommodations during the interview process if requested. Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Disabled Students  Reasonable accommodations must be provided to qualified disabled students.  Applies to known physical or mental disabilities, including learning disabilities.  School must accommodate a student or applicant who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.  Determination of whether a student is qualified is within the discretion of the school.  Process is a dialogue and exchange of information between the school and student/parents.  Student or family requesting accommodation must provide documentation that supports need for an accommodation. The school should ask for information and documentation that reflects the following:  The nature of the student’s disability.  What accommodations the student/parents are seeking.  Any accommodations that have worked for the student in the past.

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