Now Available: The Parent's 504 Plan Meeting Preparation Workbook

You do not have to walk into a 504 meeting trying to remember everything.

Today we are proud to release The Parent's 504 Plan Meeting Preparation Workbook by Dr. Teresa D. Simkins-Aris, Book 2 of the New Hope Advocacy Parent Workbook Series.

It is a step-by-step planner, checklist, agenda and advocacy guide that helps families organize records, identify concerns, understand functional impact, prepare meaningful questions, review accommodations, document decisions, and follow up after the meeting.

An Accommodation on Paper Is Only the Beginning

Many families leave a 504 meeting with a list of accommodations and later discover that some were vague, misunderstood or never consistently used. An accommodation written on paper only matters if it is understood, implemented and effective.

That is why this workbook doesn't stop at what accommodations your child receives. It helps you look at whether each one is specific and measurable, and plan how it will actually be carried out in the classroom.

A disability may open the conversation. Individual need should drive the plan.

This Workbook Will Help You

• Organize important records
• Identify your child's strengths and needs
• Connect concerns to functional impact
• Prepare meaningful questions
• Evaluate whether accommodations are specific and measurable
• Plan how accommodations will actually be implemented
• Document meeting decisions
• Track responsibilities and timelines
• Follow up after the meeting

Inside the Workbook

• Record organization
• Functional impact worksheets
• Accommodation review
• Meeting preparation
• Questions to ask
• Implementation planning
• Meeting notes
• Post-meeting follow-up

It takes you through the whole process: before the meeting, during the meeting and after the meeting.

Who It's For

This workbook is for parents and caregivers of school-age children who:

• Have a current Section 504 plan
• Are preparing for an initial 504 meeting
• Believe their child may need accommodations
• Are concerned that existing accommodations are vague or inconsistently implemented
• Want to know what information to bring to a meeting

Educators, advocates, counselors, therapists and parent groups who support families through the 504 process will find it useful too.

Workbook Details

• Title: The Parent's 504 Plan Meeting Preparation Workbook
• Author: Dr. Teresa D. Simkins-Aris
• Series: New Hope Advocacy Parent Workbook Series, Book 2
• Format: Paperback, $24.99
• ISBN: 979-8-9824119-1-4

Get the workbook →

Don't Let Important Records Get Lost

After the meeting, keep your child's 504 plan, evaluations, meeting notes and follow-up letters together in your New Hope Advocacy Member Vault, so everything is ready when the plan is reviewed. See what membership includes or become a member.

Preparing for an IEP meeting instead? The Parent's IEP Meeting Preparation Workbook arrives November 6.

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Prepare. Participate. Advocate.