The Student Support Team (SST) is comprised of staff members within your child's school.
The SST promotes prevention and early intervention for all students and determines the
need for additional interventions based on student response and progress. The goal is
to address possible academic or behavioral obstacles by developing and implementing supports
within the general education setting.
Any staff member or parent can recommend a student to the SST that is demonstrating academic
or behavioral concerns. The SST screens/processes referrals for concerns regarding attendance,
physical/health, social-emotional, behavioral, mental health, and academics. The team will develop
and monitor academic and behavioral interventions through SST Plans.
The SST is lead by a chairperson who hosts routine scheduled meetings throughout the year. A general
educator, parent, and other specific staff (as needed) will take part in the meeting. The SST may refer
the student to the 504 process or even the special education process, if more complex supports are needed.
Student Support Team School Directory |
Elementary Schools |
Middle Schools |
High Schools |
Abingdon Elementary
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Aberdeen Middle
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Aberdeen High
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Bakerfield Elementary
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Bel Air Middle
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Bel Air High
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Bel Air Elementary
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Edgewood Middle
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C. Milton Wright High
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Church Creek Elementary
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Fallston Middle
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Edgewood High
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Churchville Elementary
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Havre De Grace Middle
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Fallston High
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Darlington Elementary
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Magnolia Middle
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Harford Technical High
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Deerfield Elementary
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North Harford Middle
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Havre de Grace High
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Dublin Elementary
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Patterson Mill Middle
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Joppatowne High
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Edgewood Elementary
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Southampton Middle
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North Harford High
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Emmorton Elementary
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Patterson Mill High
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Forest Hill Elementary
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Forest Lakes Elementary
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Fountain Green Elementary
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George D. Lisby Elementary
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Hall's Cross Roads Elementary
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Havre de Grace Elementary
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Hickory Elementary
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Homestead/Wakefield Elementary
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Jarrettsville Elementary
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Joppatowne Elementary
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Magnolia Elementary
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Meadowvale Elementary
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Norrisville Elementary
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North Bend Elementary
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North Harford Elementary
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Prospect Mill Elementary
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Red Pump Elementary
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Ring Factory Elementary
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Riverside Elementary
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Roye-Williams Elementary
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Old Post Road Elementary
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William S. James Elementary
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Youth's Benefit Elementary
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Harford Academy
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Swan Creek
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OVERVIEW OF 504 PLAN
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (commonly referred to as Section 504) is a federal law
designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive
federal financial assistance. Those programs include public school districts, institutions of higher
education, and other state and local education agencies.
The school counselor typically serves as the case manager of a 504 plan. The counselor will host a
meeting involving a general educator, parent, and other specific staff (as needed) to conduct an evaluation.
Based on the evaluation, a 504 plan may be created to meet the needs of the student. Students are eligible
for a 504 plan if they are identified as having a disability that substantially limits one or more major
life’s activities.
A 504 plan is a set of documented accommodations within the classroom or school setting. The plan will
help the student be able to follow the regular curriculum within the general education setting.
504 PARENTAL RIGHTS
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
It is the policy of the Board of Education to provide a free and appropriate public education to and
reasonable modification of policies, practices, or procedures for each eligible student with a disability
under Section 504. It is the intent of the District to ensure that students who are, or may be, eligible
for instructional accommodations and/or reasonable modification of policies, practices, or procedures under
Section 504 are identified, evaluated, and if eligible, provided with appropriate instructional accommodations
and/or reasonable modifications of policies, practices, or procedures.
Parents (or students if age 18 or older) have the following rights under Section 504:
- Right for your child to take part in and receive benefits from the District and its programs and
activities, including nonacademic and extracurricular programs and activities, without discrimination
based on his/her disability;
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Right to be informed, in your native language and mode of communication, of any proposed actions
related to identification, evaluation, or educational placement of your child;
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Right to examine all relevant records of your child;
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Right to have an evaluation of your child that draws on information from a variety of sources to
determine his/her eligibility for Section 504 Instructional Accommodations:
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Right to have periodic reevaluations of your child, including reevaluation before any significant change
in your child’s placement;
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Right for your child to receive appropriate Instructional Accommodations in the least restrictive
environment that is appropriate to meet his/her needs if he/she is found eligible under Section 504,
and right to provide your input before Section 504 program/placement decisions are finalized:
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Right to a manifestation determination review before any disciplinary removal of your child that
constitutes a significant change in placement, to determine if your child’s misconduct was related to
his/her disability;
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Right to request an impartial due process hearing under the District’s Section 504 Procedures And
Procedural Safeguards to address issues about the identification, evaluation, educational placement of,
or provision of a free appropriate public education to your child, to participate in and be represented
by legal counsel at the hearing, and to appeal the hearing decision through the District’s review
procedure:
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Right to file a grievance under the District’s Uniform Grievance Procedure to address any claim of
discrimination based on disability, and to appeal the grievance decision; and
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Right to forego or terminate the District’s impartial due process hearing and/or grievance procedures
described above and file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
(“OCR”).