	IEP	504 Plan
What it does	Provides individualized special education services	Provides specific accommodations in a general ed setting
What law applies	IDEA	Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act
Who is eligible	Student must meet one or more of the 13 eligible disability areas and significantly impact their ability to learn in the general education setting	Student must have any identified or suspected disability that significantly impacts a major life activity
Who creates it	Special education evaluation team including administrators, teachers, social workers, parents, school psychologists	504 building coordinator with support from a team including parents, administrators, teachers
What is in it	Specific goals, services being provided, accommodations, modifications and standardized testing accommodations	Specific accommodations and standardized testing accommodations if needed
Consent required	Consent is required to evaluate a student and begin to provide services.	Consent is required to evaluate a student and begin to provide services.
How often is is reviewed	IEP’s are updated every year and eligibility is evaluated every 3 years	504’s are updated every year and eligibility is evaluated every 3 years