How should a school be documenting accommodations or modifications that affect a student’s grades? Should they be noted on report cards/permanent records?
Dear Debbie:
When a school is providing accommodations or modifications that affect a student’s grades, these accommodations should be noted in the student’s IEP or Section 504 plan. As a general matter, however, school are not supposed to share information on a transcript or a diploma that has the effect of disclosing that the student has a disability or flagging him/her as a special education student, unless the educational program has been modified to such an extent that the student is not receiving a regular diploma.