student parent handbook 2010 - Special School District

Special School DistrictHiram Neuwoehner School12112 Clayton RoadTown and Country, MO 63131314-989-8700Student and Family Handbook2010-2011

SSD Schools CoreValues*All learn in a safe environment*All people are treated with dignity andrespect*All seek continuous improvement*All are held accountable

August 2010Dear Students and Parents,Welcome to Hiram Neuwoehner School. The administrative staff and faculty arecommitted toward helping students prepare for post-secondary goals andindependent living. This handbook outlines basic school information, Districtpolicies, emergency procedures and the student Code of Conduct. The teachingstaff will review this handbook with students. A copy will be provided to allfamilies so that students and parents know what is expected of them.Please take time to read the booklet, sign below, detach the slip and return it tothe classroom teacher. In addition, please sign the Parent/School Compact andElectronic Communication Systems User Agreements found inserted into thishandbook. Should you have any questions regarding the handbook or otherconcerns, please feel free to contact us.Thank you for your help and involvement. As a team, we can provide a safe andstrong learning environment for all students.Sincerely,Lorie Arnsman SchwartzPrincipal(314)989-8700****************************************************************We have reviewed the contents of the 2010-2011 Hiram Neuwoehner SchoolHandbookI have read, understand, explained to my child, and will support the school inimplementing the Code of Conduct.__________________________________________Parent SignatureDateI understand and will follow the Code of Conduct_____________________________________________Student SignatureDate

Welcome!Hiram Neuwoehner School, established in 1971, is a special education school in the SpecialSchool District of St. Louis County. Neuwoehner School is a secondary school servingstudents ages 14-21. Neuwoehner School serves a diverse student population and providessignificant supports to meet individual student needs as outlined in the individualizededucation plan.Hiram Neuwoehner School hosts a school-wide Student Council with representatives fromeach hallway in the school. The Student Council sponsors a number of activities each yearincluding officer elections, school dances and teacher appreciation activities as well as raisingmoney for a variety of nonprofit organizations.T.E.A.M. Tiger (Together Everyone Achieves More!) is the school-wide motto used to promoterecognition of students demonstrating appropriate social skills relating to the school rules: BeKind, Be Safe, Be Cooperative, Be Peaceful. Students earn T.E.A.M. Tiger tickets and havethe opportunity to attend T.E.A.M. Tiger gatherings and win prizes. Teachers implementregular social skills instruction related to this system of school-wide effective behaviorsupports to promote student learning. Go Tigers!The Neuwoehner School Parent-Teacher Organization sponsors a number of activities annuallyto support students and staff. The PTO sponsors a fundraiser each fall and spring. Moneyraised is used to sponsor student activities such as school dances, family fun night, and promand staff appreciation activities to recognize staff’s commitment and a job well done! Lastyear we bought a tread mill with our annual giving fundraiser. The PTO also oversees the useof the school emergency fund. Parents are encouraged to get involved with the Parent-Teacher Organization by volunteering to help with an activity or simply by supporting theschool fund raiser~whatever size fits!The Hiram Neuwoehner School staff is as diverse as the student population served. Mostteachers hold a Master’s Degree or higher. The paraeducators serving the NeuwoehnerSchool community come from a variety of backgrounds including teaching, nursing, businessand special education. Additionally, Neuwoehner students are supported by a variety ofrelated service providers including registered nurses, occupational therapists, physicaltherapists, social workers, speech and language pathologists and a whole host of itinerantservice providers in the areas of vision, communication, hearing and mobility. School staff areregularly recognized for their exemplary service. Staff efforts on our T.E.A.M. Tigerprogram were recognized when Neuwoehner School was awarded the PBS Award of Excellencefrom DESE.The Hiram Neuwoehner School community prides itself on the accomplishments of thestudents it serves. It is through the celebration of each individual student’s selfdeterminationin meeting their personal goals that our mission to …assist students to becomeindependent, responsible, productive citizens and to reach their personal potential is achieved!Take a moment to review the parent-student handbook for more information aboutNeuwoehner School!

School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports~T.E.A.M. Tiger!(Together Everyone Achieves More!)T.E.A.M. Tiger! is the name of Hiram Neuwoehner’s school-wide positive behaviorsupport program. The goal of T.E.A.M. Tiger! is to promote the school rules: Be Kind,Be Safe, Be Cooperative & Be Peaceful. Through direct instruction, teachers teachstudents prosocial skills in the classroom, in the community, and in all other areas ofthe school environment. Students are reinforced for demonstrating the school ruleswith T.E.A.M. Tiger tickets. Students then get to participate in school-wide andclassroom activities to reinforce pro-social skill development. EXCEL students willparticipate in an incentive program. Students of the EXCEL program are able to earntickets and then spend those tickets on a variety of items offered on our incentivecart that will be available on Fridays.T.E.A.M. Tiger activities are a favorite for the staff, students and administration atNeuwoehner School. Students who earn a T.E.A.M Tiger Ticket are recognized weeklyby having their names read over the PA system at school. In addition, their ticketsare added to a weekly drawing for prizes. Other T.E.A.M. Tiger activities haveincluded: Arts and Crafts Ice Cream Socials Lunch with the Principal Staff-Student Basketball Shoot-Out Popcorn, Snow Cone and Cotton Candy gatherings All school assembliesAll members of the school community participate in the teaching of prosocial skills atand around Neuwoehner School including paraeducators, secretaries, food serviceworkers, custodians and bus drivers. You can help too! Talk to your child about theschool rules. Ask your child to tell you about the school rules using words, gestures,pictures or communication devices! Reinforce the school rules in the home and duringfamily activities to promote generalization of learning for your child.Remember...Together Everyone Achieves More!Neuwoehner School-Home of the TigersSchool Colors- Orange and BlackChild Abuse and Neglect Hotline 800-392-3738School Violence Hotline / Safe Schools Hotline 866-748-7047All Board Policies are on line at www.ssd.k12.mo.us

• School Dress: Students should be appropriately dressed to attend school. Insignia andslogans on clothing that are offensive, gang related or profane are not permitted. Clothingadvertising illegal substances or alcohol products is not to be worn.Clothing or jewelry which brings undue attention such as halters, off the shouldertops, low necklines, bare midriffs, short skirts, underwear tops, muscle shirts,transparent/net and tight garments are not to be worn. Pants that sag below thewaist may not be worn. Any article of clothing worn by a student that brings undueattention, causes a disruption is considered to be in poor taste, or a safety hazardshall not be worn. Staff will offer clothing from the Neu Closet if inappropriateclothing is worn. If a student refuses to follow school guidelines consequences willbe given. Additionally, clothing should be appropriate for the weather. Please writethe student’s name on lunch boxes, book bags and clothing for easy identification.• Pets: Only pets associated with approved agency’s can visit school. Please keep allfamily pets at home.• Visitor/Observation Procedures: Parents/guardians are always welcome atNeuwoehner School. Please call 48 hours in advance to schedule an appointment todiscuss your child’s progress with the teacher and/or administrator. Sign in at theoffice upon arrival. A classroom observation can be arranged with theadministrators with 48 hours notice. Complete an observation/confidentiality form.Put on a visitor badge. Limit your observation to one instructional period. We askthat visits be limited to no more than once a month to minimize distractions andfocus of our students. To maximize instructional time, please be careful not to talkwith your child, the staff or other children during your observation. Therapiesprovided by outside agencies can not be provided at school. Other arrangementscan be made for specific situations other than those previously mentioned.• Safety/Security: It is very important for security reasons that you come to the officewhen dropping off or picking up your child. Please sign your child in and out at theoffice and ensure that your child is in a staff person’s custody before leaving.• Reporting Absences: If your child is not going to be attending school, please callschool by 7:30am or before school begins. This will enable us to inform the teacherbefore school starts. Once students are in the classrooms, attendance is taken andsent to the office. If your child is not at school and we have not heard from you, wewill call to verify that the child is at home. It is important to make sure the schoolhas the most recent emergency contact numbers. Please see board policy JED.• Early Dismissal: If a child will be leaving early during the day, a written andsigned permission note from the parent is needed. Please note the time your childwill be picked up. Parents should report to the office, sign out their child and thesecretary will call the classroom. If a relative or friend will be picking up the child,the school must have signed parent permission. Proper identification may berequired before signing out a child.• Personal Property: Students should only bring to school the items necessary forcompleting schoolwork and/or personal self-care items. Please ensure that yourchild leaves toys, cell phones, electronic devices, jewelry, trading cards, etc. at homeunless specially asked for by the teacher. Students are not to borrow, trade, buy orsell personal items at school or on the bus. The staff is not responsible for the safereturn of lost or stolen items.

• Students will be charged for damaging school property. Board Policy JFCB• Community-Based Instruction/Special Olympics: Community-based instruction isan opportunity for students to practice the skills they learn in the classroom in a reallife setting. Teachers plan trips that are related to the current instructional activity.In addition to community-based instruction, students participate in SpecialOlympics activities. Some of the events include bowling, bocce ball, t-ball, and trackand field. Please sign all necessary permission forms to ensure student participation.• School Closing: Inclement weather, such as high heat index, snowstorms, orexcessively low temperatures/wind chill, that poses a threat to the safety of thestudents may result in the closing of school. When Neuwoehner School will beclosed for the day, announcements are made on the radio and television. TheDistrict will announce this as soon as possible. SSD Information Line is 989-8450 –this hotline will provide school closure information as well. The School Reachautomated phone system will attempt to call current emergency contact numbers.• Emergency School Closing during the School Day: Occasionally, dangerousweather or building conditions occur during the school day and school must bedismissed early. If school is dismissed early, an announcement will be made ontelevision and radio. To ensure the safety of your child, please develop anemergency back-up plan for situations like this. Again please keep school informedof any address or phone number changes. The School Reach automated phonesystem will attempt to call current emergency contact numbers.• PTO/PAC/PTC: Your input is very important to your child’ school. Please considergetting involved in the Parent-Teacher Organization or the Parent AdvisoryCommittee. You may also be able to help in other ways by serving on committeesand offering input.• Parent/School Learning Agreement: Neuwoehner School has developed a ParentInvolvement Plan and a Parent-School Compact to give parents the opportunity tobecome active participants in their child’s education. Please read the plan found onthe following page and return the signed Parent-School Learning Agreement toschool.• All SSD School premises are smoke free.TransportationThe Board of Education, in accordance with state law, provides free transportation foreligible students attending the Special School District schools and classes. The needs forindividual student accommodations are determined through the IEP process.Transportation is arranged through the school. It generally takes 10 working days to setup or make changes to transportation. Please do not contact the garage if you need tomake a change in your child’s transportation; instead, contact the school if changes areneeded.

member of the public, and other community members as appropriate. If available, aqualified, credentialed nutrition professional will be a member of the Wellness Committee.The district’s Lead Nurse and Director of Special Education Schools will serve as theDistrict Wellness Coordinators. Meetings, records and votes of the Wellness Committeewill adhere to the requirements of the Missouri Sunshine Law. The committee will meet asnecessary, but a least four (4) times annually.Nutrition GuidelinesIt is the district’s goal that all foods and beverages made available on campus during theschool day are consistent with the Missouri Eat Smart nutrition guidelines. Guidelines forreimbursable school meals will not be less restrictive that regulations and guidance issuedby the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to law. The district will create proceduresregarding all foods available to students in Pre-K through grade 12 throughout the schoolday in the following areas:• National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meals• A la carte offerings in the food service program• Vending machines in all district schools• School stores• Classroom parties, celebrations, fundraisers, reinforcers, and school events• Snacks prepared or served in school programs• Soda and snack machines are turned off during lunch timesNutrition and Physical EducationThe district will provide nutrition and physical education aligned with the Show-Me-Standards and Missouri’s Frameworks for Curriculum Development in Health/PhysicalEducation in all grades. Physical activity, including regular physical education, recessand/or co-curricular activities, will be available in each school’s education program fromPre-K through grade 12.Other ActivitiesThe Wellness Committee is charged with developing procedures addressing other schoolbasedactivities to promote wellness. The committee will: (1) develop guidelines for thispolicy; (2) serve as a resource for district sites; (3) submit recommendations on Policyrevisions to the SSD Board of Education; (4) act as a subcommittee of the CoordinatedSchool Health program; and (5) develop other school-based activities to promote wellness.EvaluationThe Wellness Coordinators, in conjunction with the Wellness Committee, are responsiblefor implementing and evaluating this policy; and shall report annually to the Board. Theprogram will be evaluated annually to assess achievement of annual and long-term goalsfor nutrition, physical education and activity, and other school activities.(Board Policy ADF)Student Health

• Persistent or unusual pain• Any draining or infected sores• Red, crusted and/or draining eyes• Head lice (see Head Lice Protocol)If you keep your child at home for any reason, please call 989-8700 to report the excusedabsence. If your child exhibits any of the above symptoms at school, you will be notified tomake arrangements to pick him/her up from school. Appropriate measures will be takento make sure your child is comfortable until you arrive.Students may not return to school until they are free fromall symptoms for a 24-hour period. (Note: If your child is sent homewith an illness, we will cancel transportation for the next school day).Return to School Following Serious Illness or Hospitalization (Student Protocol)To ensure safety and continuity of care for our students, the following guidelines will befollowed in the event your child becomes seriously ill and/or hospitalized. The nurse willcontact the parent/guardian of any seriously ill or hospitalized student who has had anextended period of absence and inform them that she will be mailing home, a Release ofInformation Concerning Serious Illness or Hospitalization Form.• The nurse will request that the parent complete the top portion and theparent/guardian will then request that the Licensed Care Provider complete thatremainder of the form before the student returns to school.• This form must be submitted to the nurse when the child returns to school. This willensure continuity of care and alert the nurse to any changes in health, treatments, ormedication.• The principal will discontinue transportation during the child’s absence from school.• Transportation will be resumed via principal contact when the student is released bythe Licensed Care Provider to return to school. If the requested health informationis not submitted to the nurse, the principal, social worker, and nurse will determinewhat further steps need to be implemented.• The District’s medical consultant, the Lead Nurse, and the school nurse may assist indetermining the appropriate care for the returning student.• If a change of placement needs to be considered, an IEP team meeting will be held.Board Policy JHCD and JHCD-RRev. 6/28/05

II.• At the start of the school year, an Annual Open House is held to showcase theeducational programs in which the children participate including Title I and anexplanation of parents’ rights to be involved.• Provide parents: An interpretation of the school’s annual performance report. An explanation of the curriculum, assessment and expected proficiencylevels. Timely responses to suggestions made.• Parents/guardians are informed about their child’s instructional program andprogress through I.E.P. conferences, quarterly progress reports, informal and formalreports, daily communication logs/notebooks and phone conversations.• Parents are encouraged to attend Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meetings thatinclude planning, review and improvement of programs including this schoolparental involvement plan and the development of the school wide plan.• Parents are invited and encouraged to attend school wide educational and culturalevents and activities held throughout the year such as The Fall Dance, Family FunNight, Cardinal Baseball Night, Staff Appreciation Lunch, Talent Show, QuarterlyAssemblies, Prom, and Graduation.• Parents are invited and encouraged to donate their time and talent to plan andvolunteer during school wide educational and cultural events activities held atNeuwoehner.Shared Responsibilities for High Student Academic Achievement:• The purpose of the Neuwoehner School compact is to outline how parents, the entireschool staff and students will share the responsibility for improving studentachievement and describe how the school and parents will build and develop apartnership to help children achieve the Show-Me Standards.• The compact at Neuwoehner School was developed in discussions during regularlyscheduled PTO meetings and in concert with the Neuwoehner School ImprovementPlan (SIP). The compact is reviewed annually by the school SIP team and parentvolunteers to discuss revisions and amendments as necessary.• Prior to the start of each school year, a parent information packet is mailed toparents. A copy of the school-parent compact is a part of the handbook. Parents,students and staff are encouraged to sign and return the compact as part of theshared responsibilities of educating a child.III. Expanding Opportunities for Parent InvolvementEffective involvement of parents is critical in cultivating a partnership with theschool and the community to improve student achievement. To support such apartnership, Neuwoehner School;• Provides assistance to parents on such topics as understanding the Show-Me Standards, the MAP and MAP-A tests, anddistrict assessments understanding how to monitor a child’s progress knowing how to work with teachers to improve the performance of theirchild• Educates staff in valuing parent contributions and communicating with parents asequal partners.

• Coordinates and integrates the Title I parent involvement with other schoolprograms.• Provides parent newsletters to parent/guardians with a variety of information suchas upcoming school activities and parent trainings/workshops including literacytraining, using technology, child development and child rearing issues.• Ensures that communications and information related to school and parentprograms, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in a format and languagethat they can understand.• From time to time and as appropriate, parents are asked to respond and/or providecomments to surveys and other instruments or documents regarding schoolperformance and improvement.• At the beginning of each school year, and for all new and returning students, aprinted code of conduct is shared and reviewed with parents annually. Parents areasked to read, discuss, and sign the code of conduct with their child.STUDENT DISCIPLINEIt is essential that the District maintain a classroom environment that allows teachers tocommunicate effectively with all students in the class and allows all students in the class tolearn. To assist district staff in maintaining the necessary classroom environment, theBoard has created a discipline code that addresses the consequences, including suspensionor expulsion, for students whose conduct is prejudicial to good order and discipline in theschools or impairs the morale or good conduct of other students. The Board authorizes theimmediate removal of a student upon a finding by the principal or superintendent that thestudent poses a threat of harm to self or others, as evidenced by the student’s priorconduct. Any such removal shall be subject to the appropriate due process procedures andconducted in accordance with law.This policy, as well as any rules and regulations related to it, will apply to all studentsattending District instructional and support programs, as well as at school-sponsoredactivities. All District staff shall enforce these policies, regulations and procedures in amanner that is fair, developmentally appropriate, and considers the student and theindividual circumstances involved.Off-campus misconduct which adversely affects the educational climate will also be subjectto these policies, rules and regulations. Students who have been charged with, convicted ofor pled guilty to a felony in a court of general jurisdiction may be suspended in accordancewith law.Building principals shall develop rules and regulations regarding student conduct neededto maintain proper behavior in schools under their supervision.District teachers have the authority and responsibility to make and enforce necessary rulesfor internal governance in the classroom, subject to review by the building principal. TheBoard expects each teacher to maintain a satisfactory standard of conduct in the classroom.Any time a referral that warrants formal disciplinary action is submitted, a reasonableeffort will be made by the principal to either contact the parent or guardian by writtennotice delivered by the student, through the mail, or by direct telephone contact.

All employees of the District annually will receive instruction related to the specific contentof the District’s discipline policy and any interpretations necessary to implement theprovisions of the policy in the course of their duties, including but not limited to, approvedmethods of dealing with acts of school violence, disciplining students with disabilities, andinstruction in the necessity for and requirements of confidentiality.The comprehensive discipline policy of the District is composed of this policy and allsubordinate and related policies, procedures and regulations. This includes, but is notlimited to: JG-R, JGA, JGB, JGD, JGE and JGF. A copy of the District’s comprehensivediscipline policy will be provided to every student and parent or guardian of every studentat the beginning of each school year or upon enrollment and will be available in thesuperintendent’s office during normal business hours.Cross Refs:JFCD – Prohibition Against Illegal Discrimination and HarassmentJGA – Corporal PunishmentJGB – Detention or In-School Suspension of StudentsJGD – Student Suspension and ExpulsionJGE – Discipline of Students with DisabilitiesJGF – Discipline Reporting and RecordsThe Neuwoehner School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) sponsors anumber of activities annually to support students, their families, and staff. Money raised fromfundraisers has historically been used to sponsor/fun the following:Teacher Appreciation LuncheonSchool DancesAttendance/behavior incentivesFamily Fun NightThe Metro Theatre GroupSchool Emergency FundThis past year we raised money from three fundraisers: Annual Giving, Butterbraids, and TJ’sPizzas. We also receive some money from the Schnuck’s eScript program.With money raised from these fundraisers we have also been able to provide the following over thepast several years:Money for each teacher to use in the classroom to fund materials and instructionalsoftwareA new treadmill for the school,A Wii fitness game

An additional SmartBoard for the classroom,Metrolink passes for studentsTwo washers and dryersA rain barrelSwings, rocking chairs and beanbags chairs for students$5,000 seed money for a multisensory room.Thank you for your participation in our fundraising activities. We would love to have yourinvolvement in the PTO this year. Look for our meeting times at Open House and in the schoolnewsletter.BE KINDBE COOPERATIVEBE SAFEBE PEACEFUL

PROCEDURALSAFEGUARDS

ProceduralSafeguardsNoticePart B of theIndividuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act (IDEA)August 2009Missouri Department ofElementary and Secondary Education

iProcedural Safeguards NoticePart B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA).Table of ContentsGeneral Information...........................................................................................................1Prior WrittenNotice...................................................................................................................................1Native Language..................................................................................................................2ElectronicMail......................................................................................................................................2Parental Consent -Definition..............................................................................................................................2Parental Consent.................................................................................................................2Independent EducationalEvaluations...........................................................................................................................4Confidentiality ofInformation..........................................................................................................................6Definition...............................................................................................................................6PersonallyIdentifiable.............................................................................................................................6Notice toParents..................................................................................................................................6Access Rights........................................................................................................................7Record ofAccess...................................................................................................................................7Records on More Than OneChild.......................................................................................................................................7List of Types and Locations ofInformation.............................................................................................................................7Fees.......................................................................................................................................7Amendment of Records at Parent’sRequest..................................................................................................................................8Opportunity for aHearing...................................................................................................................................8Hearing Procedures................................................................................................................8Result ofHearing...................................................................................................................................8Consent For Disclosure of Personally IdentifiableInformation.............................................................................................................................8Safeguards.............................................................................................................................9Destruction ofInformation.............................................................................................................................9State ComplaintProcedures............................................................................................................................9Difference Between Due Process Hearing Complaint and State ComplaintProcedures.....................................................................................................................................9Adoption of State ComplaintProcedures....................................................................................................................................10Minimum State ComplaintProcedures....................................................................................................................................10Filing aComplaint.......................................................................................................................................11

Due Process ComplaintProcedures...................................................................................................................................11Filing a Due ProcessComplaint.......................................................................................................................................11Due ProcessComplaint........................................................................................................................................12ModelForms...............................................................................................................................................13Note: All references to school district are applicable to the responsible public agency.Mediation.................................................................................................................................14ResolutionProcess.....................................................................................................................................15Hearings on Due ProcessComplaints.................................................................................................................................16Impartial Due ProcessHearing........................................................................................................................................16HearingRights............................................................................................................................................17HearingDecisions......................................................................................................................................18Appeals.......................................................................................................................................19Finality of Decision; Appeal; ImpartialReview.........................................................................................................................................19Timelines and Convenience of Hearings andReviews.......................................................................................................................................19Civil Actions, Including the Time Period in Which to File ThoseActions.........................................................................................................................................19The Child’s Placement While the Due Process Complaint and Hearing arePending.......................................................................................................................................20Attorneys’Fees.............................................................................................................................................21Procedures When Disciplining Children withDisabilities..................................................................................................................................22Authority of SchoolPersonnel.....................................................................................................................................22Change of Placement Because of DisciplinaryRemovals.....................................................................................................................................24Determination ofSetting..........................................................................................................................................25Appeal..........................................................................................................................................25Placement DuringAppeals........................................................................................................................................26Protections for Children Not Yet Eligible for Special Education and RelatedServices.......................................................................................................................................26Referral to and Action by Law Enforcement and JudicialAuthorities....................................................................................................................................27Requirements for Unilateral Placement by Parents of Children in Private Schoolsat PublicExpense.......................................................................................................................................27General.........................................................................................................................................27iiPart BProcedural Safeguards Notice

General Information1Prior Written Notice34 CFR §300.503NoticeYour school district must give you written notice (provide you certain information in writing), within areasonable amount of time before it:Proposes to initiate or to change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of yourchild, or 1. the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to your child; orRefuses to initiate or to change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of your child,or 2. the provision of FAPE to your child.Content of noticeThe written notice must:Describe the action that your school district proposes or refuses to take;1.Explain why your school district is proposing or refusing to take the action;2.Describe each evaluation procedure, assessment, record, or report your school district used indeciding 3. to propose or refuse the action;Include a statement that you have protections under the procedural safeguards provisions in Part Bof 4. the IDEA;Tell you how you can obtain a description of the procedural safeguards if the action that your school5. district is proposing or refusing is not an initial referral for evaluation;Include resources for you to contact for help in understanding Part B of the IDEA;6.Describe any other choices that your child’s individualized education program (IEP) Teamconsidered 7. and the reasons why those choices were rejected; andProvide a description of other reasons why your school district proposed or refused the action.8.Notice in understandable languageThe notice must be:Written in language understandable to the general public; 1. andProvided in your native language or other mode of communication you use, unless it is clearly not 2.feasible to do so.If your native language or other mode of communication is not a written language, your schooldistrict must ensure that:The notice is translated for you orally or by other means in your native language or other mode of 1.communication;You understand the content of the notice; 2. and3. There is written evidence that 1 and 2 have been met.

Native Language34 CFR §300.29Native language, when used with an individual who has limited English proficiency, means thefollowing:The language normally used by that person, or, in the case of a child, the language normally usedby 1. the child’s parents;In all direct contact with a child (including evaluation of the child), the language normally used bythe 2. child in the home or learning environment.For a person with deafness or blindness, or for a person with no written language, the mode ofcommunication is what the person normally uses (such as sign language, Braille, or oralcommunication).Electronic Mail34 CFR §300.505If your school district offers parents the choice of receiving documents by e-mail, you may chooseto receive the following by e-mail:Prior written notice; 1.Procedural safeguards notice; 2. andNotices related to a due process complaint.3.ParentalConsent – Definition34 CFR §300.9ConsentConsent means:You have been fully informed in your native language or other mode of communication (such assign 1. language, Braille, or oral communication) of all information about the action for which youare giving consent.You understand and agree in writing to that action, and the consent describes that action and liststhe 2. records (if any) that will be released and to whom; andYou understand that the consent is voluntary on your part and you may withdraw your consent at 3.anytime.If you wish to revoke (cancel) your consent after your child has begun receiving special educationand related services, you must do so in writing. Your withdrawal of consent does not negate (undo)an action that has occurred after you gave your consent and before you withdrew it. In addition, theschool district is not required to amend (change) your child’s education records to remove anyreferences that your child received special education and related services after your withdrawal ofconsent.ParentalConsent34 CFR §300.300Consent for initial evaluationYour school district cannot conduct an initial evaluation of your child to determine whether yourchild is eligible under Part B of the IDEA to receive special education and related services withoutfirst providing you with prior written notice of the proposed action and without obtaining yourconsent as described under the heading Prior Written Notice and Parental Consent.

Your school district must make reasonable efforts to obtain your informed consent for an initialevaluation to decide whether your child is a child with a disability.Your consent for initial evaluation does not mean that you have also given your consent for theschool district to start providing special education and related services to your child.If your child is enrolled in public school or you are seeking to enroll your child in a public school andyou have refused to provide consent or failed to respond to a request to provide consent for aninitial evaluation, your school district may, but is not required to, seek to conduct an initial evaluationof your child by utilizing the Act’s mediation or due process complaint, resolution meeting, andimpartial due process hearing procedures (unless required to do so or prohibited from doing sounder State law). Your school district will not violate its obligations to locate, identify and evaluateyour child if it does not pursue an evaluation of your child in these circumstances, unless State lawrequires it to pursue the evaluation.Special rules for initial evaluation of wards of the StateIf a child is a ward of the State and is not living with his/her parent —The school district does not need consent from the parent for an initial evaluation to determine if thechild is a child with a disability if:Despite reasonable efforts to do so, the school district cannot find the child’s parent;1.The rights of the parents have been terminated in accordance with State law; 2. orA judge has assigned the right to make educational decisions and to consent for an initialevaluation to 3. an individual other than the parent.Ward of the State, as used in the IDEA, means a child who, as determined by the State where thechild lives, is:A foster child;1.Considered a ward of the State under State law; 2. orIn the custody of a public child welfare agency. 3.There is one exception that you should know about. Ward of the State does not include a fosterchild who has a foster parent who meets the definition of a parent as used in IDEA.Parental consent for servicesYour school district must obtain your informed consent before providing special education andrelated services to your child for the first time.The school district must make reasonable efforts to obtain your informed consent before providingspecial education and related services to your child for the first time.If you do not respond to a request to provide your consent for your child to receive specialeducation and related services for the first time, or if you refuse to give such consent or later revoke(cancel) your consent in writing, your school district may not use the procedural safeguards (i.e.,mediation, due process complaint, resolution meeting, or an impartial due process hearing) in orderto obtain agreement or a ruling that the special education and related services (recommended byyour child’s IEP Team) may be provided to your child without your consent.If you refuse to give your consent for your child to receive special education and related services forthe first time, or if you do not respond to a request to provide such consent or later revoke (cancel)your consent in writing and the school district does not provide your child with the special educationand related services for which it sought your consent, your school district:Is not in violation of the requirement to make a free appropriate public education (FAPE) availableto 1. your child for its failure to provide those services to your child; andIs not required to have an individualized education program (IEP) meeting or develop an IEP foryour 2. child for the special education and related services for which your consent was requested.

If you revoke (cancel) your consent in writing at any point after your child is first provided specialeducation and related services, then the school district may not continue to provide such services,but must provide you with prior written notice, as described under the heading Prior WrittenNotice, before discontinuing those services.Parental consent for reevaluationsYour school district must obtain your informed consent before it reevaluates your child, unless yourschool district can demonstrate that:It took reasonable steps to obtain your consent for your child’s reevaluation; 1. andYou did not respond.2.If you refuse to consent to your child’s reevaluation, the school district may, but is not required to,pursue your child’s reevaluation by using the mediation, due process complaint, resolution meeting,and impartial due process hearing procedures to seek to override your refusal to consent to yourchild’s reevaluation. As with initial evaluations, your school district does not violate its obligationsunder Part B of the IDEA if it declines to pursue the reevaluation in this manner.Documentation of reasonable efforts to obtain parental consentYour school must maintain documentation of reasonable efforts to obtain parental consent for initialevaluations, to provide special education and related services for the first time, to reevaluate and tolocate parents of wards of the State for initial evaluations. The documentation must include a recordof the school district’s attempts in these areas, such as:Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls; 1.Copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received; 2. andDetailed records of visits made to the parent’s home or place of employment and the results ofthose 3. visits.Other consent requirementsYour consent is not required before your school district may:Review existing data as part of your child’s evaluation or a reevaluation; 1. orGive your child a test or other evaluation that is given to all children unless, before that test or 2.evaluation, consent is required from all parents of all children.Your school district may not use your refusal to consent to one service or activity to deny you oryour child any other service, benefit, or activity.If you have enrolled your child in a private school at your own expense or if you are home schoolingyour child, and you do not provide your consent for your child’s initial evaluation or your child’sreevaluation, or you fail to respond to a request to provide your consent, the school district may notuse its dispute resolution procedures i.e., mediation, due process complaint, resolution meeting, oran impartial due process hearing) and is not required to consider your child as eligible to receiveequitable services (services made available to parentally-placed private school children withdisabilities).Independent EducationalEvaluations34 CFR §300.502GeneralAs described below, you have the right to obtain an independent educational evaluation (IEE) ofyour child if you disagree with the evaluation of your child that was obtained by your school district.If you request an independent educational evaluation, the school district must provide you withinformation about where you may obtain an independent educational evaluation and about theschool district’s criteria that apply to independent educational evaluations.

DefinitionsIndependent educational evaluation means an evaluation conducted by a qualified examiner who isnot employed by the school district responsible for the education of your child.Public expense means that the school district either pays for the full cost of the evaluation orensures that the evaluation is otherwise provided at no cost to you, consistent with the provisions ofPart B of the IDEA, which allow each State to use whatever State, local, Federal and privatesources of support are available in the State to meet the requirements of Part B of the Act.Parent right to evaluation at public expenseYou have the right to an independent educational evaluation of your child at public expense if youdisagree with an evaluation of your child obtained by your school district, subject to the followingconditions:If you request an independent educational evaluation of your child at public expense, your school 1.district must, without unnecessary delay, either: (a) File a due process complaint to request ahearing to show that its evaluation of your child is appropriate; or (b) Provide an independenteducational evaluation at public expense, unless the school district demonstrates in a hearing thatthe evaluation of your child that you obtained did not meet the school district’s criteria.If your school district requests a hearing and the final decision is that your school district’sevaluation 2. of your child is appropriate, you still have the right to an independent educationalevaluation, but not at public expense.If you request an independent educational evaluation of your child, the school district may ask whyyou 3. object to the evaluation of your child obtained by your school district. However, your schooldistrict may not require an explanation and may not unreasonably delay either providing theindependent educational evaluation of your child at public expense or filing a due process complaintto request a due process hearing to defend the school district’s evaluation of your child.You are entitled to only one independent educational evaluation of your child at public expenseeach time your school district conducts an evaluation of your child with which you disagree.Parent-initiated evaluationsIf you obtain an independent educational evaluation of your child at public expense or you sharewith the school district an evaluation of your child that you obtained at private expense:Your school district must consider the results of the evaluation of your child, if it meets the school 1.district’s criteria for independent educational evaluations, in any decision made with respect to theprovision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to your child; andYou or your school district may present the evaluation as evidence at a due process hearingregarding 2. your child.Requests for evaluations by hearing officersIf a hearing officer requests an independent educational evaluation of your child as part of a dueprocess hearing, the cost of the evaluation must be at public expense.School district criteriaIf an independent educational evaluation is at public expense, the criteria under which theevaluation is obtained, including the location of the evaluation and the qualifications of theexaminer, must be the same as the criteria that the school district uses when it initiates anevaluation (to the extent those criteria are consistent with your right to an independent educationalevaluation).Except for the criteria described above, a school district may not impose conditions or timelinesrelated to obtaining an independent educational evaluation at public expense.

Confidentiality of InformationDefinitions34 CFR §300.611As used under the heading Confidentiality of Information:■ Destruction means physical destruction or removal of personal identifiers from information so thatthe information is no longer personally identifiable.■ Education records means the type of records covered under the definition of ‘‘education records’’in 34 CFR Part 99 (the regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of1974, 20 U.S.C. 1232g (FERPA)).■ Participating agency means any school district, agency or institution that collects, maintains, oruses personally identifiable information, or from which information is obtained, under Part B of theIDEA.Personally Identifiable34 CFR §300.32Personally identifiable means information that has:(a) Your child’s name, your name as the parent, or the name of another family member;(b) Your child’s address;(c) A personal identifier, such as your child’s social security number or student number; or(d) A list of personal characteristics or other information that would make it possible to identify yourchild with reasonable certainty.Notice to Parents34 CFR §300.612The State Educational Agency must give notice that is adequate to fully inform parents aboutconfidentiality of personally identifiable information, including:A description of the extent to which the notice is given in the native languages of the variouspopulation 1. groups in the State;A description of the children on whom personally identifiable information is maintained, the types of2. information sought, the methods the State intends to use in gathering the information (includingthe sources from whom information is gathered), and the uses to be made of the information;A summary of the policies and procedures3. that participating agencies must follow regardingstorage, disclosure to third parties, retention, and destruction of personally identifiable information;andA description of all of the rights of parents and children regarding this information, including therights 4. under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementingregulations in 34 CFR Part 99.Before any major activity to identify, locate, or evaluate children in need of special education andrelated services (also known as “child find”), the notice must be published or announced innewspapers or other media, or both, with circulation adequate to notify parents throughout the Stateof these activities.

Access Rights34 CFR §300.613The participating agency must permit you to inspect and review any education records relating toyour child that are collected, maintained, or used by your school district under Part B of the IDEA.The participating agency must comply with your request to inspect and review any educationrecords on your child without unnecessary delay and before any meeting regarding anindividualized education program (IEP), or any impartial due process hearing (including a resolutionmeeting or a hearing regarding discipline), and in no case more than 45 calendar days after youhave made a request.Your right to inspect and review education records includes:Your right to a response from the participating agency to your reasonable requests for explanationsand 1. interpretations of the records;Your right to request that the participating agency provide copies of the records if you cannoteffectively 2. inspect and review the records unless you receive those copies; andYour right to have your representative inspect and review the records.3.The participating agency may presume that you have authority to inspect and review recordsrelating to your child unless advised that you do not have the authority under applicable State lawgoverning such matters as guardianship, or separation and divorce.Recordof Access34 CFR §300.614Each participating agency must keep a record of parties obtaining access to education recordscollected, maintained, or used under Part B of the IDEA (except access by parents and authorizedemployees of the participating agency), including the name of the party, the date access was given,and the purpose for which the party is authorized to use the records.Records on More Than One Child34 CFR §300.615If any education record includes information on more than one child, the parents of those childrenhave the right to inspect and review only the information relating to their child or to be informed ofthat specific information.List of Types and Locations of Information34 CFR §300.616On request, each participating agency must provide you with a list of the types and locations ofeducation records collected, maintained, or used by the agency.Fees34 CFR §300.617Each participating agency may charge a fee for copies of records that are made for you under PartB of the IDEA, if the fee does not effectively prevent you from exercising your right to inspect andreview those records.A participating agency may not charge a fee to search for or to retrieve information under Part B ofthe IDEA.

Amendment of Records at Parent’s Request34 CFR §300.618If you believe that information in the education records regarding your child collected, maintained,or used under Part B of the IDEA is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights ofyour child, you may request the participating agency that maintains the information to change theinformation.The participating agency must decide whether to change the information in accordance with yourrequest within a reasonable period of time of receipt of your request.If the participating agency refuses to change the information in accordance with your request, itmust inform you of the refusal and advise you of the right to a hearing for this purpose as describedunder the heading Opportunity For a Hearing.Opportunity for a Hearing34 CFR §300.619The participating agency must, on request, provide you an opportunity for a hearing to challengeinformation in education records regarding your child to ensure that it is not inaccurate, misleading,or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of your child.Hearing Procedures34 CFR §300.621A hearing to challenge information in education records must be conducted according to theprocedures for such hearings under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Result of Hearing34 CFR §300.620If, as a result of the hearing, the participating agency decides that the information is inaccurate,misleading or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the child, it must change theinformation accordingly and inform you in writing.If, as a result of the hearing, the participating agency decides that the information is not inaccurate,misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of your child, it must inform you ofyour right to place in the records that it maintains on your child a statement commenting on theinformation or providing any reasons you disagree with the decision of the participating agency.Such an explanation placed in the records of your child must:Be maintained by the participating agency as part of the records of your child as long as the recordor 1. contested portion is maintained by the participating agency; andIf the participating agency discloses the records of your child or the challenged portion to any party,the 2. explanation must also be disclosed to that party.Consent For Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information34 CFR §300.622Unless the information is contained in education records, and the disclosure is authorized withoutparental consent under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), your consent mustbe obtained before personally identifiable information is disclosed to parties other than officials ofparticipating agencies. Except under the circumstances specified below, your consent is notrequired before personally identifiable information is released to officials of participating agenciesfor purposes of meeting a requirement of Part B of the IDEA.

Your consent, or consent of an eligible child who has reached the age of majority under State law,must be obtained before personally identifiable information is released to officials of participatingagencies providing or paying for transition services.If your child is in, or is going to go to, a private school that is not located in the same school districtyou reside in, your consent must be obtained before any personally identifiable information aboutyour child is released between officials in the school district where the private school is located andofficials in the school district where you reside.Safeguards34 CFR §300.623Each participating agency must protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information atcollection, storage, disclosure, and destruction stages.One official at each participating agency must assume responsibility for ensuring the confidentialityof any personally identifiable information.All persons collecting or using personally identifiable information must receive training or instructionregarding your State’s policies and procedures regarding confidentiality under Part B of the IDEAand the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Each participating agency must maintain, for public inspection, a current listing of the names andpositions of those employees within the agency who may have access to personally identifiableinformation.Destruction of Information34 CFR §300.624Your school district must inform you when personally identifiable information collected, maintained,or used is no longer needed to provide educational services to your child.The information must be destroyed at your request. However, a permanent record of your child’sname, address, and phone number, his or her grades, attendance record, classes attended, gradelevel completed, and year completed may be maintained without time limitation.State Complaint ProceduresDifference Between Due Process Hearing Complaint and State ComplaintProceduresThe regulations for Part B of IDEA set forth separate procedures for State complaints and for dueprocess complaints and hearings. As explained below, any individual or organization may file aState complaint alleging a violation of any Part B requirement by a school district, the StateEducational Agency, or any other public agency. Only you or a school district may file a dueprocess complaint on any matter relating to a proposal or a refusal to initiate or change theidentification, evaluation or educational placement of a child with a disability, or the provision of afree appropriate public education (FAPE) to the child. While staff of the State Educational Agencygenerally must resolve a State complaint within a 60-calendar-day timeline, unless the timeline isproperly extended, an impartial due process hearing officer must hear a due process complaint (ifnot resolved through a resolution meeting or through mediation) and issue a written decision within45-calendar-days after the end of the resolution period, as described in this document under theheading Resolution Process, unless the hearing officer grants a specific extension of the timeline atyour request or the school district’s request. The State complaint and due process complaint,resolution and hearing procedures are described more fully

elow. The State Educational Agency must develop model forms to help you file a due processcomplaint and help you or other parties to file a State complaint as described under the headingModel Forms.Adoption of State Complaint Procedures34 CFR §300.151GeneralEach State Educational Agency must have written procedures for:Resolving any complaint, including a complaint filed by an organization or individual from anotherState;1.The filing of a complaint with the State Educational Agency;2.Widely disseminating the State complaint procedures to parents and other interested individuals,including 3. parent training and information centers, protection and advocacy agencies,independent living centers, and other appropriate entities.Remedies for denial of appropriate servicesIn resolving a State complaint in which the State Educational Agency has found a failure to provideappropriate services, the State Educational Agency must address:The failure to provide appropriate services, including corrective action1. appropriate to address theneeds of the child (such as compensatory services or monetary reimbursement); andAppropriate future provision of services for all children with disabilities.2.Minimum State Complaint Procedures34 CFR §300.152Time limit; minimum proceduresEach State Educational Agency must include in its State complaint procedures a time limit of 60calendar days after a complaint is filed to:Carry out an independent on-site investigation, if the State Educational Agency determines that an1. investigation is necessary;Give the complainant the opportunity to submit additional information, either orally or in writing,about 2. the allegations in the complaint;Provide the school district or other public agency with the opportunity to respond to the complaint,3. including, at a minimum: (a) at the option of the agency, a proposal to resolve the complaint; and(b) an opportunity for a parent who has filed a complaint and the agency to agree voluntarily toengage in mediation;Review all relevant information and make an independent determination as to whether the school 4.district or other public agency is violating a requirement of Part B of the IDEA; andIssue a written decision to the complainant that addresses each allegation in the complaint and 5.contains: (a) findings of fact and conclusions; and (b) the reasons for the State EducationalAgency’s final decision.Time extension; final decision; implementationThe State Educational Agency’s procedures described above also must:Permit an extension of the 60 calendar-day time limit only if: (a) exceptional circumstances existwith 1. respect to a particular State complaint; or (b) the parent and the school district or otherpublic agency involved voluntarily agree to extend the time to resolve the matter through mediationor alternative means of dispute resolution, if available in the State.

Include procedures for effective implementation of the State Educational Agency’s final decision, if2. needed, including: (a) technical assistance activities; (b) negotiations; and (c) corrective actionsto achieve compliance.State complaints and due process hearingsIf a written State complaint is received that is also the subject of a due process hearing asdescribed below under the heading Filing a Due Process Complaint, or the State complaintcontains multiple issues of which one or more are part of such a hearing, the State must set asidethe State complaint, or any part of the State complaint that is being addressed in the due processhearing until the hearing is over. Any issue in the State complaint that is not a part of the dueprocess hearing must be resolved using the time limit and procedures described above.If an issue raised in a State complaint has previously been decided in a due process hearinginvolving the same parties (you and the school district), then the due process hearing decision isbinding on that issue and the State Educational Agency must inform the complainant that thedecision is binding.A complaint alleging a school district’s or other public agency’s failure to implement a due processhearing decision must be resolved by the State Educational Agency.Filing a State Complaint34 CFR §300.153An organization or individual may file a signed written State complaint under the proceduresdescribed above.The State complaint must include:1. A statement that a school district or other public agency has violated a requirement of Part B ofthe IDEA or its implementing regulations in 34 CFR Part 300;2. The facts on which the statement is based;3. The signature and contact information for the party filing the complaint; and4. If alleging violations regarding a specific child:(a) The name of the child and address of the residence of the child;(b) The name of the school the child is attending;In the case of a homeless child or youth, available contact information for the child, and the name(c) of the school the child is attending;A description of the nature of the problem of the child, including facts relating to the problem; (d)andA proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the party filing the (e)complaint at the time the complaint is filed.The complaint must allege a violation that occurred not more than one year prior to the date that thecomplaint is received as described under the heading Adoption of State Complaint Procedures.The party filing the State complaint must forward a copy of the complaint to the school district orother public agency serving the child at the same time the party files the complaint with the StateEducational Agency.Due Process Complaint ProceduresFiling a Due Process Complaint34 CFR §300.507GeneralYou or the school district may file a due process complaint on any matter relating to a proposal or arefusal to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of your child, orthe provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to your child.

The due process complaint must allege a violation that happened not more than two years beforeyou or the school district knew or should have known about the alleged action that forms the basisof the due process complaint.The above timeline does not apply to you if you could not file a due process complaint within thetimeline because:The school district specifically misrepresented that it had resolved the issues identified in thecomplaint; 1. orThe school district withheld information from you that it was required to provide you under Part B ofthe 2. IDEA.Information for parentsThe school district must inform you of any free or low-cost legal and other relevant servicesavailable in the area if you request the information, or if you or the school district file a due processcomplaint.Due Process Complaint34 CFR §300.508GeneralIn order to request a hearing, you or the school district (or your attorney or the school district’sattorney) must submit a due process complaint to the other party. That complaint must contain all ofthe content listed below and must be kept confidential.You or the school district, whichever one filed the complaint, must also provide the StateEducational Agency with a copy of the complaint.Content of the complaintThe due process complaint must include:The name of the child;1.The address of the child’s residence;2.The name of the child’s school;3.If the child is a homeless child or youth, the child’s contact information and the name of the child’s4. school;A description of the nature of the problem of the child relating to the proposed or refused action, 5.including facts relating to the problem; andA proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to 6. the complaining party(you or the school district) at the time.Notice required before a hearing on a due process complaintYou or the school district may not have a due process hearing until you or the school district (oryour attorney or the school district’s attorney), files a due process complaint that includes theinformation listed above.Sufficiency of complaintIn order for a due process complaint to go forward, it must be considered sufficient. The dueprocess complaint will be considered sufficient (to have met the content requirements above)unless the party receiving the due process complaint (you or the school district) notifies the hearingofficer and the other party in writing, within 15 calendar days of receiving the complaint, that thereceiving party believes that the due process complaint does not meet the requirements listedabove.

Within five calendar days of receiving the notification the receiving party (you or the school district)considers a due process complaint insufficient, the hearing officer must decide if the due processcomplaint meets the requirements listed above, and notify you and the school district in writingimmediately.Complaint amendmentYou or the school district may make changes to the complaint only if:The other party approves of the changes in writing and is given the chance to resolve the dueprocess 1. complaint through a resolution meeting, described under the heading ResolutionProcess; orBy no later than five days before the due process hearing begins, the hearing officer grantspermission 2. for the changes.If the complaining party (you or the school district) makes changes to the due process complaint,the timelines for the resolution meeting (within 15 calendar days of receiving the complaint) and thetime period for resolution (within 30 calendar days of receiving the complaint) start again on thedate the amended complaint is filed.Local educational agency (LEA) or school district response to a due process complaintIf the school district has not sent a prior written notice to you, as described under the heading PriorWritten Notice, regarding the subject matter contained in your due process complaint, the schooldistrict must, within 10 calendar days of receiving the due process complaint, send to you aresponse that includes:An explanation of why the school district proposed or refused to take the action raised in the due 1.process complaint;A description of other options that your child’s individualized education program (IEP) Teamconsidered 2. and the reasons why those options were rejected;A description of each evaluation procedure, assessment, record, or report the school district usedas 3. the basis for the proposed or refused action; andA description of the other factors that are relevant to the school district’s proposed or refusedaction.4.Providing the information in items 1-4 above does not prevent the school district from asserting thatyour due process complaint was insufficient.Other party response to a due process complaintExcept as stated under the sub-heading immediately above, Local educational agency (LEA) orschool district response to a due process complaint, the party receiving a due processcomplaint must, within 10 calendar days of receiving the complaint, send the other party a responsethat specifically addresses the issues in the complaint.ModelForms34 CFR §300.509The State Educational Agency had developed model forms to help you file a due process complaintand to help you and other parties to file a State complaint. However, your State or the school districtmay not require the use of these model forms. In fact, you can use this form or another appropriatemodel form, so long as it contains the required information for filing a due process complaint or aState complaint. To obtain the model forms you can do the following:Download from the web site – 1. http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Complaint_System/index.htmCall the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at (573) 751-0602.2.

Mediation34 CFR §300.506GeneralThe State Educational Agency must make mediation available to allow you and the school district toresolve disagreements involving any matter under Part B of the IDEA, including matters arising priorto the filing of a due process complaint. Thus, mediation is available to resolve disputes under PartB of the IDEA, whether or not you have filed a due process complaint to request a due processhearing as described under the heading Filing a Due Process Complaint.RequirementsThe procedures must ensure that the mediation process:Is voluntary on your part and the school district’s part;1.Is not used to deny or delay your right to a due process hearing, or to deny any other rights youhave 2. under Part B of the IDEA; andIs conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator who is trained in effective mediationtechniques.3.To request mediation send a written request to:Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDivision of Special Education/Compliance SectionPO Box 480Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480The school district may develop procedures that offer parents and schools that choose not to usethe mediation process, an opportunity to meet, at a time and location convenient to you, with adisinterested party:Who is under contract with an appropriate alternative dispute resolution entity, or a parent trainingand 1. information center or community parent resource center in the State; andWho would explain the benefits and encourage the use of the mediation process to you.2.The State must have a list of people who are qualified mediators and know the laws and regulationsrelating to the provision of special education and related services. The State Educational Agencymust select mediators on a random, rotational, or other impartial basis.The State is responsible for the cost of the mediation process, including the costs of meetings.Each meeting in the mediation process must be scheduled in a timely manner and held at a placethat is convenient for you and the school district.If you and the school district resolve a dispute through the mediation process, both parties mustenter into a legally binding agreement that sets forth the resolution and that:States that all discussions that happened during the mediation process will remain confidential andmay 1. not be used as evidence in any subsequent due process hearing or civil proceeding (courtcase); andIs signed by both you and a representative of the school district who has the authority to bind the 2.school district.A written, signed mediation agreement is enforceable in any State court of competent jurisdiction (acourt that has the authority under State law to hear this type of case) or in a district court of theUnited States.Discussions that happened during the mediation process must be confidential. They cannot beused as evidence in any future due process hearing or civil proceeding of any Federal court orState court of a State receiving assistance under Part B of IDEA.

Impartiality of mediatorThe mediator:May not be an employee of the State Educational Agency or the school district that is involved inthe 1. education or care of your child; andMust not have a personal or professional interest which conflicts with the mediator’s objectivity.2.A person who otherwise qualifies as a mediator is not an employee of a school district or Stateagency solely because he or she is paid by the agency or school district to serve as a mediator.Resolution Process34 CFR §300.510Resolution meetingWithin 15 calendar days of receiving notice of your due process complaint, and before the dueprocess hearing begins, the school district must convene a meeting with you and the relevantmember or members of the individualized education program (IEP) Team who have specificknowledge of the facts identified in your due process complaint. The meeting:Must include a representative of the school district who has decision-making authority on behalf ofthe 1. school district; andMay not include an attorney of the school district unless you are accompanied by an attorney. 2.You and the school district determine the relevant members of the IEP Team to attend the meeting.The purpose of the meeting is for you to discuss your due process complaint, and the facts thatform the basis of the complaint, so that the school district has the opportunity to resolve the dispute.The resolution meeting is not necessary if:You and the school district agree in writing to waive the meeting; 1. orYou and the school district agree to use the mediation process, as described under the heading 2.Mediation.Resolution periodIf the school district has not resolved the due process complaint to your satisfaction within 30calendar days of the receipt of the due process complaint (during the time period for the resolutionprocess), the due process hearing may occur.The 45-calendar-day timeline for issuing a final due process hearing decision, as described underthe heading, Hearing Decisions, begins at the expiration of the 30-calendar-day resolution period,with certain exceptions for adjustments made to the 30-calendar-day resolution period, asdescribed below.Except where you and the school district have both agreed to waive the resolution process or to usemediation, your failure to participate in the resolution meeting will delay the timelines for theresolution process and due process hearing until the meeting is held.If after making reasonable efforts and documenting such efforts, the school district is not able toobtain your participation in the resolution meeting, the school district may, at the end of the 30-calendar-day resolution period, request that a hearing officer dismiss your due process complaint.Documentation of such efforts must include a record of the school district’s attempts to arrange amutually agreed upon time and place, such as:Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls;1.Copies of correspondence sent to you and any responses received; and2.Detailed records of visits made to your home or place of employment and the results of thosevisits.3.

If the school district fails to hold the resolution meeting within 15 calendar days of receiving noticeof your due process complaint or fails to participate in the resolution meeting, you may ask ahearing officer to begin the 45-calendar-day due process hearing timeline.Adjustments to the 30-calendar-day resolution periodIf you and the school district agree in writing to waive the resolution meeting, then the 45-calendardaytimeline for the due process hearing starts the next day.After the start of mediation or the resolution meeting and before the end of the 30-calendar-dayresolution period, if you and the school district agree in writing that no agreement is possible, thenthe 45-calendar-day timeline for the due process hearing starts the next day.If you and the school district agree to use the mediation process but have not yet reachedagreement, at the end of the 30-calendar-day resolution period the mediation process may becontinued until an agreement is reached if both parties agree to the continuation in writing.However, if either you or the school district withdraws from the mediation process, then the 45-calendar-day timeline for the due process hearing starts the next day.Written settlement agreementIf a resolution to the dispute is reached at the resolution meeting, you and the school district mustenter into a legally binding agreement that is:Signed by you and a representative of the school district who has the authority to bind the school 1.district; andEnforceable in any State court of competent jurisdiction (a State court that has authority to hear this2. type of case) or in a district court of the United States or by the State Educational Agency, if yourState has another mechanism or procedures that permit parties to seek enforcement of resolutionagreements.Agreement review periodIf you and the school district enter into an agreement as a result of a resolution meeting, either party(you or the school district) may void the agreement within 3 business days of the time that both youand the school district signed the agreement.Hearings on Due Process ComplaintsImpartialDue Process Hearing34 CFR §300.511GeneralWhenever a due process complaint is filed, you or the school district involved in the dispute musthave an opportunity for an impartial due process hearing, as described in the Due ProcessComplaint and Resolution Process sections.The written request for a due process hearing must be sent to the Missouri Department ofElementary and Secondary Education, and must be copied and sent to the agency you are initiatingdue process against.

The Department’s mailing address is:MODESEAttention: Compliance Section/Special EducationPO Box 480Jefferson City, MO 65102Fax: (573) 526-4404Impartial hearing officerAt a minimum, a hearing officer:Must not be an employee of the State Educational Agency or the school district that is involved inthe 1. education or care of the child. However, a person is not an employee of the agency solelybecause he/she is paid by the agency to serve as a hearing officer;Must not have a personal or professional interest that conflicts with the hearing officer’s objectivityin 2. the hearing;Must be knowledgeable and understand the provisions of the IDEA, and Federal and Stateregulations 3. pertaining to the IDEA, and legal interpretations of the IDEA by Federal and Statecourts; andMust have the knowledge and ability to conduct hearings, and to make and write decisions,consistent 4. with appropriate, standard legal practice.Each school district must keep a list of those persons who serve as hearing officers that includes astatement of the qualifications of each hearing officer.Subject matter of due process hearingThe party (you or the school district) that requests the due process hearing may not raise issues atthe due process hearing that were not addressed in the due process complaint, unless the otherparty agrees.Timeline for requesting a hearingYou or the school district must request an impartial hearing on a due process complaint within twoyears of the date you or the school district knew or should have known about the issue addressedin the complaint.Exceptions to the timelineThe above timeline does not apply to you if you could not file a due process complaint because:The school district specifically misrepresented that it had resolved the problem or issue that you are1. raising in your complaint; orThe school district withheld information from you that it was required to provide to you under Part Bof 2. the IDEA.Hearing Rights34 CFR §300.512GeneralYou have the right to represent yourself at a due process hearing. In addition, any party to a dueprocess hearing (including a hearing relating to disciplinary procedures) has the right to:Be accompanied and advised by a lawyer and/or persons with special knowledge or trainingregarding 1. the problems of children with disabilities;Be represented at the due process hearing by an attorney;2.

Present evidence and confront, cross-examine, and require the attendance of witnesses;3.Prohibit the introduction of any evidence at the hearing that has not been disclosed to that party atleast 4. five business days before the hearing;Obtain a written, or, at your option, electronic, word-for-word record of the hearing; 5. andObtain written, or, at your option, electronic findings of fact and decisions.6.Additional disclosure of informationAt least five business days prior to a due process hearing, you and the school district must discloseto each other all evaluations completed by that date and recommendations based on thoseevaluations that you or the school district intend to use at the hearing.A hearing officer may prevent any party that fails to comply with this requirement from introducingthe relevant evaluation or recommendation at the hearing without the consent of the other party.Parental rights at hearingsYou must be given the right to:Have your child present;1.Open the hearing to the public; 2. andHave the record of the hearing, the findings of fact and decisions provided to you at no cost. 3.Hearing Decisions34 CFR §300.513Decision of hearing officerA hearing officer’s decision on whether your child received a free appropriate public education(FAPE) must be based on evidence and arguments that directly relate to FAPE.In matters alleging a procedural violation (such as “an incomplete IEP Team”), a hearing officer mayfind that your child did not receive FAPE only if the procedural violations:Interfered with your child’s right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE);1.Significantly interfered with your opportunity to participate in the decision-making process regardingthe 2. provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to your child; orCaused3. your child to be deprived of an educational benefit.Construction clauseNone of the provisions described above can be interpreted to prevent a hearing officer fromordering a school district to comply with the requirements in the procedural safeguards section ofthe Federal regulations under Part B of the IDEA (34 CFR §§300.500 through 300.536).Separate request for a due process hearingNothing in the procedural safeguards section of the Federal regulations under Part B of the IDEA(34 CFR §§300.500 through 300.536) can be interpreted to prevent you from filing a separate dueprocess complaint on an issue separate from a due process complaint already filed.

Findings and decision to advisory panel and general publicThe State Educational Agency or the school district, (whichever was responsible for your hearing)after deleting any personally identifiable information, must:Provide the findings and decisions in the due process hearing or appeal to the State specialeducation 1. advisory panel; andMake those findings and decisions available to the public.2.AppealsFinality of Decision; Appeal; Impartial Review34 CFR §300.514Finality of hearing decisionA decision made in a due process hearing (including a hearing relating to disciplinary procedures) isfinal, except that any party involved in the hearing (you or the school district) may appeal thedecision by bringing a civil action, as described under the heading Civil Actions, Including theTime Period in Which to File Those Actions.Timelines and Convenience of Hearings and Reviews34 CFR §300.515The State Educational Agency must ensure that not later than 45 calendar days after the expirationof the 30-calendar-day period for resolution meetings or, as described under the sub-headingAdjustments to the 30-calendar-day resolution period, not later than 45 calendar days after theexpiration of the adjusted time period:A final decision is reached in the hearing; 1. andA copy of the decision is mailed to each of the parties.2.A hearing officer may grant specific extensions of time beyond the 45-calendar-day time perioddescribed above at the request of either party.Each hearing must be conducted at a time and place that is reasonably convenient to you and yourchild.Civil Actions, Including the Time Period in Which to File Those Actions34 CFR §300.516GeneralAny party (you or the school district) who does not agree with the findings and decision in the dueprocess hearing (including a hearing relating to disciplinary procedures) has the right to bring a civilaction with respect to the matter that was the subject of the due process hearing. The action maybe brought in a State court of competent jurisdiction (a State court that has authority to hear thistype of case) or in a district court of the United States without regard to the amount in dispute.Time limitationThe party (you or the school district) bringing the action shall have 45 calendar days from the dateof the decision of the hearing officer to file a civil action.

Additional proceduresIn any civil action, the court:Receives the records of the administrative proceedings;1.Hears additional evidence at your request or at the school district’s request; 2. andBases its decision on the preponderance of the evidence and grants the relief that the court 3.determines to be appropriate.Under appropriate circumstances, judicial relief may include reimbursement of private school tuitionand compensatory education services.Jurisdiction of district courtsThe district courts of the United States have authority to rule on actions brought under Part B of theIDEA without regard to the amount in dispute.Rule of constructionNothing in Part B of the IDEA restricts or limits the rights, procedures, and remedies available underthe U.S. Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 (Section 504), or other Federal laws protecting the rights of children with disabilities, exceptthat before the filing of a civil action under these laws seeking relief that is also available under PartB of the IDEA, the due process procedures described above must be exhausted to the same extentas would be required if the party filed the action under Part B of the IDEA. This means that you mayhave remedies available under other laws that overlap with those available under the IDEA, but ingeneral, to obtain relief under those other laws, you must first use the available administrativeremedies under the IDEA (i.e., the due process complaint, resolution meeting, and impartial dueprocess hearing procedures) before going directly into court.The Child’s Placement While the Due Process Complaint and Hearing arePending34 CFR §300.518Except as provided below under the heading PROCEDURES WHEN DISCIPLINING CHILDRENWITH DISABILITIES, once a due process complaint is sent to the other party, during the resolutionprocess time period, and while waiting for the decision of any impartial due process hearing or courtproceeding, unless you and the State or school district agree otherwise, your child must remain inhis or her current educational placement.If the due process complaint involves an application for initial admission to public school, your child,with your consent, must be placed in the regular public school program until the completion of allsuch proceedings.If the due process complaint involves an application for initial services under Part B of the IDEA fora child who is transitioning from being served under Part C of the IDEA to Part B of the IDEA andwho is no longer eligible for Part C services because the child has turned three, the school district isnot required to provide the Part C services that the child has been receiving. If the child is foundeligible under Part B of the IDEA and you consent for the child to receive special education andrelated services for the first time, then, pending the outcome of the proceedings, the school districtmust provide those special education and related services that are not in dispute (those which youand the school district both agree upon).If a hearing officer in a due process hearing conducted by the State Educational Agency agreeswith you that a change of placement is appropriate, that placement must be treated as your child’scurrent educational placement where your child will remain while waiting for the decision of anyimpartial due process hearing or court proceeding.

Attorneys’ Fees34 CFR §300.517GeneralIn any action or proceeding brought under Part B of the IDEA, if you prevail, the court, in itsdiscretion, may award reasonable attorneys’ fees as part of the costs to you.In any action or proceeding brought under Part B of the IDEA, the court, in its discretion, may awardreasonable attorneys’ fees as part of the costs to a prevailing State Educational Agency or schooldistrict, to be paid by your attorney, if the attorney: (a) filed a complaint or court case that the courtfinds is frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation; or (b) continued to litigate after the litigationclearly became frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation; orIn any action or proceeding brought under Part B of the IDEA, the court, in its discretion, may awardreasonable attorneys’ fees as part of the costs to a prevailing State Educational Agency or schooldistrict, to be paid by you or your attorney, if your request for a due process hearing or later courtcase was presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, to cause unnecessary delay, orto unnecessarily increase the cost of the action or proceeding.Award of feesA court awards reasonable attorneys’ fees as follows:Fees must be based on rates prevailing in the community in which the action or proceeding arosefor 1. the kind and quality of services furnished. No bonus or multiplier may be used in calculatingthe fees awarded.Fees may not be awarded and related costs may not be reimbursed in any action or proceedingunder 2. Part B of the IDEA for services performed after a written offer of settlement to you if:The offer is made within the time prescribed by Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or,a. in the case of a due process hearing or State-level review, at any time more than 10 calendardays before the proceeding begins;The offer is not accepted within 10 calendar days; b. andThe court or administrative hearing officer finds that the relief finally obtained by you is not more c.favorable to you than the offer of settlement.Despite these restrictions, an award of attorneys’ fees and related costs may be made to you if youprevail and you were substantially justified in rejecting the settlement offer.Fees may not be awarded relating to any meeting of the individualized education program (IEP)Team 3. unless the meeting is held as a result of an administrative proceeding or court action.A resolution meeting, as described under the heading Resolution Process is not considered ameeting convened as a result of an administrative hearing or court action, and also is notconsidered an administrative hearing or court action for purposes of these attorneys’ feesprovisions.The court reduces, as appropriate, the amount of the attorneys’ fees awarded under Part B of theIDEA, if the court finds that:You, or your attorney, during the course of the action or proceeding, unreasonably delayed the final1. resolution of the dispute;The amount of the attorneys’ fees otherwise authorized to be awarded unreasonably exceeds the 2.hourly rate prevailing in the community for similar services by attorneys of reasonably similar skill,reputation, and experience;The time spent and legal services furnished were excessive considering the nature of the action or3. proceeding; or

The attorney representing you did not provide to the school district the appropriate information inthe 4. due process request notice as described under the heading Due Process Complaint.However, the court may not reduce fees if the court finds that the State or school districtunreasonably delayed the final resolution of the action or proceeding or there was a violation underthe procedural safeguards provisions of Part B of the IDEA.Procedures When Disciplining Children with DisabilitiesAuthority of School Personnel34 CFR §300.530Case-by-case determinationSchool personnel may consider any unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis, whendetermining whether a change of placement, made in accordance with the following requirementsrelated to discipline, is appropriate for a child with a disability who violates a school code of studentconduct.GeneralTo the extent that they also take such action for children without disabilities, school personnel may,for not more than 10 school days in a row, remove a child with a disability who violates a code ofstudent conduct from his or her current placement to an appropriate interim alternative educationalsetting, another setting, or suspension. School personnel may also impose additional removals ofthe child of not more than 10 school days in a row in that same school year for separate incidentsof misconduct, as long as those removals do not constitute a change of placement (see Change ofPlacement Because of Disciplinary Removals for the definition, below).Once a child with a disability has been removed from his or her current placement for a total of 10school days in the same school year, the school district must, during any subsequent days ofremoval in that school year, provide services to the extent required below under the sub-headingServices.Additional authorityIf the behavior that violated the student code of conduct was not a manifestation of the child’sdisability (see Manifestation determination, below) and the disciplinary change of placementwould exceed 10 school days in a row, school personnel may apply the disciplinary procedures tothat child with a disability in the same manner and for the same duration as it would to childrenwithout disabilities, except that the school must provide services to that child as described belowunder Services. The child’s IEP Team determines the interim alternative educational setting forsuch services.ServicesThe services that must be provided to a child with a disability who has been removed from thechild’s current placement may be provided in an interim alternative educational setting.A school district is only required to provide services to a child with a disability who has beenremoved from his or her current placement for 10 school days or less in that school year, if itprovides services to a child without disabilities who has been similarly removed.

A child with a disability who is removed from the child’s current placement for more than 10 schooldays and the behavior is not a manifestation of the child’s disability (see subheading,Manifestation determination) or who is removed under special circumstances (see subheading,Special circumstances) must:Continue to receive educational services (have available a free appropriate public education)1. , soas to enable the child to continue to participate in the general education curriculum, although inanother setting (that may be an interim alternative educational setting), and to progress towardmeeting the goals set out in the child’s IEP; andReceive, as appropriate, a functional behavioral assessment, and behavioral intervention servicesand 2. modifications, that are designed to address the behavior violation so that it does not happenagain.After a child with a disability has been removed from his or her current placement for 10 schooldays in that same school year, and if the current removal is for 10 school days in a row or lessand if the removal is not a change of placement (see definition below), then school personnel, inconsultation with at least one of the child’s teachers, determine the extent to which services areneeded to enable the child to continue to participate in the general education curriculum, althoughin another setting, and to progress toward meeting the goals set out in the child’s IEP.If the removal is a change of placement (see the heading, Change of Placement Because ofDisciplinary Removals), the child’s IEP Team determines the appropriate services to enable thechild to continue to participate in the general education curriculum, although in another setting (thatmay be an interim alternative educational setting), and to progress toward meeting the goals set outin the child’s IEP.Manifestation determinationWithin 10 school days of any decision to change the placement of a child with a disability becauseof a violation of a code of student conduct (except for a removal that is for 10 school days in a rowor less and not a change of placement), the school district, you, and other relevant members of theIEP Team (as determined by you and the school district) must review all relevant information in thestudent’s file, including the child’s IEP, any teacher observations, and any relevant informationprovided by you to determine:If the conduct in question was caused by, or had a direct and substantial relationship to, the child’s1. disability; orIf the conduct in question was the direct result of the school district’s failure to implement the child’s2. IEP.If the school district, you, and relevant members of the child’s IEP Team determine that either ofthose conditions was met, the conduct must be determined to be a manifestation of the child’sdisability.If the school district, you, and relevant members of the child’s IEP Team determine that the conductin question was the direct result of the school district’s failure to implement the IEP, the schooldistrict must take immediate action to remedy those deficiencies.Determination that behavior was a manifestation of the child’s disabilityIf the school district, you, and relevant members of the IEP Team determine that the conduct was amanifestation of the child’s disability, the IEP Team must either:Conduct a functional behavioral assessment, unless the school district had conducted a functional1. behavioral assessment before the behavior that resulted in the change of placement occurred,and implement a behavioral intervention plan for the child; orIf a behavioral intervention plan already has been developed, review the behavioral interventionplan, 2. and modify it, as necessary, to address the behavior.

Except as described below under the sub-heading Special circumstances, the school district mustreturn the child to the placement from which the child was removed, unless you and the districtagree to a change of placement as part of the modification of the behavioral intervention plan.Special circumstancesWhether or not the behavior was a manifestation of the child’s disability, school personnel mayremove a student to an interim alternative educational setting (determined by the child’s IEP Team)for up to 45 school days, if the child:Carries a weapon (see the definition below) to school or has a weapon at school, on schoolpremises, 1. or at a school function under the jurisdiction of the State Educational Agency or aschool district;Knowingly has or uses illegal drugs (see the definition below), or sells or solicits the sale of acontrolled 2. substance, (see the definition below), while at school, on school premises, or at aschool function under the jurisdiction of the State Educational Agency or a school district; orHas inflicted serious bodily injury (see the definition below) upon another person while at school, on3. school premises, or at a school function under the jurisdiction of the State Educational Agency ora school district.DefinitionsControlled substance means a drug or other substance identified under schedules I, II, III, IV, or Vin section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)).Illegal drug means a controlled substance; but does not include a controlled substance that islegally possessed or used under the supervision of a licensed health-care professional or that islegally possessed or used under any other authority under that Act or under any other provision ofFederal law.Serious bodily injury has the meaning given the term ‘‘serious bodily injury’’ under paragraph (3) ofsubsection (h) of section 1365 of title 18, United States Code.Weapon has the meaning given the term ‘‘dangerous weapon’’ under paragraph (2) of the firstsubsection (g) of section 930 of title 18, United States Code.NotificationOn the date it makes the decision to make a removal that is a change of placement of the childbecause of a violation of a code of student conduct, the school district must notify you of thatdecision, and provide you with a procedural safeguards notice.Change of Placement Because of Disciplinary Removals34 CFR §300.536A removal of your child with a disability from your child’s current educational placement is a changeof placement if:The removal is for more than 10 school days in a row; 1. orYour child has been subjected to a series of removals that constitute a pattern because:2.The series of removals total more than 10 school days in a school year;a. Your child’s behavior is substantially similar to the child’s behavior in previous incidents thatresulted in the series of removals;Of such additional factors as the length of each removal, the total amount of time the child has beenc. removed, and the proximity of the removals to one another.Whether a pattern of removals constitutes a change of placement is determined on a case-by-casebasis by the school district and, if challenged, is subject to review through due process and judicialproceedings.

Determination of Setting34 CFR § 300.531The individualized education program (IEP) Team determines the interim alternative educationalsetting for removals that are changes of placement, and removals under the subheadingsAdditional authority and Special circumstances.Appeal34 CFR § 300.532GeneralYou may file a due process complaint (see the heading Due Process Complaint Procedures) torequest a due process hearing if you disagree with:Any decision regarding placement made under these discipline provisions; 1. orThe manifestation determination described above. 2.The school district may file a due process complaint (see above) to request a due process hearing ifit believes that maintaining the current placement of the child is substantially likely to result in injuryto the child or to others.Authority of hearing officerA hearing officer that meets the requirements described under the sub-heading Impartial HearingOfficer must conduct the due process hearing and make a decision. The hearing officer may:Return your child with a disability to the placement from which your child was removed if thehearing 1. officer determines that the removal was a violation of the requirements described underthe heading Authority of School Personnel, or that your child’s behavior was a manifestation ofyour child’s disability; orOrder a change of placement of your 2. child with a disability to an appropriate interim alternativeeducational setting for not more than 45 school days if the hearing officer determines thatmaintaining the current placement of your child is substantially likely to result in injury to your childor to others.These hearing procedures may be repeated, if the school district believes that returning your childto the original placement is substantially likely to result in injury to your child or to others.Whenever you or a school district files a due process complaint to request such a hearing, ahearing must be held that meets the requirements described under the headings Due ProcessComplaint Procedures, Hearings on Due Process Complaints, except as follows:The State Educational Agency or school district must arrange for an expedited due processhearing, 1. which must occur within 20 school days of the date the hearing is requested and mustresult in a determination within 10 school days after the hearing.Unless you and the school district agree in writing to waive the meeting, or agree to use mediation,2. a resolution meeting must occur within seven calendar days of receiving notice of the dueprocess complaint. The hearing may proceed unless the matter has been resolved to thesatisfaction of both parties within 15 calendar days of receipt of the due process complaint.A State may establish different procedural rules for expedited due process hearings than it has 3.established for other due process hearings, but except for the timelines, those rules must beconsistent with the rules in this document regarding due process hearings.

You or the school district may appeal the decision in an expedited due process hearing in the sameway as they may for decisions in other due process hearings (see Appeals, above).Placement During Appeals34 CFR §300.533When, as described above, you or school district has filed a due process complaint related todisciplinary matters, your child must (unless you and the State Educational Agency or school districtagree otherwise) remain in the interim alternative educational setting pending the decision of thehearing officer, or until the expiration of the time period of removal as provided for and describedunder the heading Authority of School Personnel, whichever occurs first.Protections for Children Not Yet Eligible for Special Education and RelatedServices34 CFR §300.534GeneralIf your child has not been determined eligible for special education and related services and violatesa code of student conduct, but the school district had knowledge (as determined below) before thebehavior that brought about the disciplinary action occurred, that your child was a child with adisability, then your child may assert any of the protections described in this notice.Basis of knowledge for disciplinary mattersA school district will be deemed to have knowledge that your child is a child with a disability if,before the behavior that brought about the disciplinary action occurred:You expressed concern in writing to supervisory or administrative personnel of the appropriate 1.education agency, or to your child’s teacher that your child is in need of special education andrelated services;You2. requested an evaluation related to eligibility for special education and related services underPart B of the IDEA; orYour child’s teacher or other school district personnel expressed specific concerns about a patternof 3. behavior demonstrated by the child directly to the school district’s director of special educationor to other supervisory personnel of the school district.ExceptionA school district would not be deemed to have such knowledge if:You have1. not allowed an evaluation of the child or refused special education services; orYour2. child has been evaluated and determined to not be a child with a disability under Part B ofthe IDEA.Conditions that apply if there is no basis of knowledgeIf prior to taking disciplinary measures against your child, a school district does not have knowledgethat your child is a child with a disability, as described above under the sub-headings Basis ofknowledge for disciplinary matters and Exception, your child may be subjected to thedisciplinary measures that are applied to children without disabilities who engaged in comparablebehaviors.However, if a request is made for an evaluation of your child during the time period in which yourchild is subjected to disciplinary measures, the evaluation must be conducted in an expeditedmanner.

Until the evaluation is completed, your child remains in the educational placement determined byschool authorities, which can include suspension or expulsion without educational services.If your child is determined to be a child with a disability, taking into consideration information fromthe evaluation conducted by the school district, and information provided by you, the school districtmust provide special education and related services in accordance with Part B of the IDEA,including the disciplinary requirements described above.Referral to and Action by Law Enforcement and Judicial Authorities34 CFR §300.535Part B of the IDEA does not:Prohibit an agency from reporting a crime committed by a child with a disability to appropriate 1.authorities; orPrevent State law enforcement and judicial authorities from exercising their responsibilities withregard 2. to the application of Federal and State law to crimes committed by a child with a disability.Transmittal of recordsIf a school district reports a crime committed by a child with a disability, the school district:Must ensure that copies of the child’s special education and disciplinary records are transmitted for1. consideration by the authorities to whom the agency reports the crime; andMay transmit copies of the child’s special education and disciplinary records only to the extent2. permitted by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Requirements for Unilateral Placement by Parents ofChildren in Private Schools at Public ExpenseGeneral34 CFR §300.148Part B of the IDEA does not require a school district to pay for the cost of education, includingspecial education and related services, of your child with a disability at a private school or facility ifthe school district made a free appropriate public education (FAPE) available to your child and youchoose to place the child in a private school or facility. However, the school district where theprivate school is located must include your child in the population whose needs are addressedunder the Part B provisions regarding children who have been placed by their parents in a privateschool under 34 CFR 300.131 through 300.144.Reimbursement for private school placementIf your child previously received special education and related services under the authority of aschool district, and you choose to enroll your child in a private preschool, elementary school, orsecondary school without the consent of or referral by the school district, a court or a hearing officermay require the agency to reimburse you for the cost of that enrollment if the court or hearing officerfinds that the agency had not made a free appropriate public education (FAPE) available to yourchild in a timely manner prior to that enrollment and that the private placement is appropriate. Ahearing officer or court may find your placement to be appropriate, even if the placement does notmeet the State standards that apply to education provided by the State Educational Agency andschool districts.

Limitation on reimbursementThe cost of reimbursement described in the paragraph above may be reduced or denied:If: (a) At the most recent individualized education program (IEP) meeting that you attended prior 1.to your removal of your child from the public school, you did not inform the IEP Team that you wererejecting the placement proposed by the school district to provide FAPE to your child, includingstating your concerns and your intent to enroll your child in a private school at public expense; or (b)At least 10 business days (including any holidays that occur on a business day) prior to yourremoval of your child from the public school, you did not give written notice to the school district ofthat information;If, prior to your removal of your child from the public school, the school district provided prior written2. notice to you, of its intent to evaluate your child (including a statement of the purpose of theevaluation that was appropriate and reasonable), but you did not make the child available for theevaluation; orUpon a court’s finding that your actions were unreasonable. 3.However, the cost of reimbursement:Must not be reduced or denied for failure to provide the notice if: (a) The school prevented you 1.from providing the notice; (b) You had not received notice of your responsibility to provide the noticedescribed above; or (c) Compliance with the requirements above would likely result in physicalharm to your child; andMay, in the discretion of the court or a hearing officer, not be reduced or denied for the parents’ 2.failure to provide the required notice if: (a) The parent is not literate or cannot write in English; or (b)Compliance with the above requirement would likely result in serious emotional harm to the child.Additional information about your procedural safeguards can be obtained from the following:Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationCompliance SectionPhone: 573-751-0699Fax: 573-526-5946TDD: 1-800-735-2966Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)Phone: 816-531-7070Fax: 816-531-4777TDD/Voice: 1-800-743-7634August 2009Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE 3745-2 Rev 8/09

SELECTBOARDPOLICIESAll Board Policies may be viewed at the SSD websitewww.ssd.k12.mo.usPolicy: JCB

Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriPage 1 of 1ATTENDANCE AREAS AND INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERSAll students must transfer between district schools when their residence changes to adifferent attendance area or when the attendance area boundaries are changed by theBoard and the students reside in an area affected by the boundary change, unlessexempted by the superintendent or designee upon proof of a compelling reason. Theboundaries of the attendance area for each District school will be established by theSuperintendent or designee and approved by the Board. The district maintains theability to transfer students between schools as needed.Students with disabilities may be assigned to attend a school outside thestudent’s attendance area by administrative assignment to meet a student’s 504Plan and/or Individualized Education Program (IEP).The Superintendent or designee may direct the intradistrict transfer of studentsfor the health, safety or welfare of the student, to maintain discipline and safetyin the schools, or to address overcrowding in the school.Voluntary Transfers to Schools Outside Attendance AreasStudents enrolled in a school identified for school improvement or identified aspersistently dangerous pursuant to federal and state law may transfer to another publicschool within the district that has not been so identified. A student who has been avictim of a violent criminal offense on school property as defined by state regulationmay, upon request, transfer to another public school in the district. The transfer will beallowed in accordance with law, and based on availability of students slots to ensuremaintaining caseload requirements.Otherwise, students may request to transfer to a different district school subject toavailable space and eligibility as determined by the district. Once a student has begunattendance at a school he or she cannot transfer to another school for the remainder ofthe school year, unless the student’s residence changes to a new attendance area orunless otherwise allowed by law. The parents or guardians must submit their requestto transfer to the district school in accordance with procedures set forth inadministrative procedures or student handbooks. Transportation will not be providedto students transferring to schools outside the student’s attendance area, unlessrequired by law.Adopted: March 13, 2007Revised: April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsJECA – Admission of Resident Students

ATTENDANCE AREAS AND INTRADISTRICT TRANSFERSPolicy: JCBPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriAll students must transfer between district schools when their residence changes to adifferent attendance area or when the attendance area boundaries are changed by theBoard and the students reside in an area affected by the boundary change, unlessexempted by the superintendent or designee upon proof of a compelling reason. Theboundaries of the attendance area for each District school will be established by theSuperintendent or designee and approved by the Board. The district maintains theability to transfer students between schools as needed.Students with disabilities may be assigned to attend a school outside thestudent’s attendance area by administrative assignment to meet a student’s 504Plan and/or Individualized Education Program (IEP).The Superintendent or designee may direct the intradistrict transfer of studentsfor the health, safety or welfare of the student, to maintain discipline and safetyin the schools, or to address overcrowding in the school.Voluntary Transfers to Schools Outside Attendance AreasStudents enrolled in a school identified for school improvement or identified aspersistently dangerous pursuant to federal and state law may transfer to another publicschool within the district that has not been so identified. A student who has been avictim of a violent criminal offense on school property as defined by state regulationmay, upon request, transfer to another public school in the district. The transfer will beallowed in accordance with law, and based on availability of students slots to ensuremaintaining caseload requirements.Otherwise, students may request to transfer to a different district school subject toavailable space and eligibility as determined by the district. Once a student has begunattendance at a school he or she cannot transfer to another school for the remainder ofthe school year, unless the student’s residence changes to a new attendance area orunless otherwise allowed by law. The parents or guardians must submit their requestto transfer to the district school in accordance with procedures set forth inadministrative procedures or student handbooks. Transportation will not be providedto students transferring to schools outside the student’s attendance area, unlessrequired by law.Adopted: March 13, 2007Revised: April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsJECA – Admission of Resident Students

Policy: JEAPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriCOMPULSORY AND PART-TIME ATTENDANCEThe District seeks to enroll and educate all resident children in the community whoqualify for special education services or a vocational technical education.Compulsory AttendanceThe law requires all children between seven (7) and sixteen (16) years of age to regularlyattend a public, private, parochial, parish, home school or a combination of suchschools for the duration of the entire school term. Parents, guardians or other personshaving legal custody of a student may obtain a court order requiring students to attendschool until the student receives a high school diploma or its equivalent or reaches theage of eighteen (18). In addition, Special School District provides educationalprogramming for all students needing special education services between the ages ofthree (3) and twenty-one (21) and students desiring a vocational technical education.The district may also provide preschool and adult education programs. Any studentwho will qualify for graduation at the end of a school term, who attains the age oftwenty-one (21) during the course of that term, may complete that term tuition free.Once enrolled in the district, the district expects the student to attend regularly and forthe student’s parents/guardians or other adults having charge, control or custody ofthe student to communicate regularly and honestly with the district regarding thestudent’s absences. Because the Special School District Board and staff stronglybelieve that regular attendance is important in gaining the most from the educationalexperience and because state law requires district staff to report all instances of abuseand neglect, including educational neglect, the district will make every effort to ensurestudents are attending school as required by law. These efforts include, but are notlimited to: accurately recording attendance; creating procedures for regularcommunication with parents regarding attendance; investigating truancy; and reportingsuspected incidences of educational neglect to the Children’s Division (CD) of theDepartment of Social Services.Part-time AttendanceAlthough the district believes that all students will benefit from attending school fulltime,state law allows students to attend public school part-time, as long as their totaleducational experience meets the requirements of the state compulsory education lawand the student is not already enrolled full-time in another public school. Thesuperintendent or designee will create procedures on enrollment of part-time studentsto ensure that such enrollments do not jeopardize the discipline, health and academicstandards of the district.

Students Withdrawing from or Dropping Out of SchoolPolicy: JEAPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriOnce enrolled, the student will be considered a district student until the district isdirected to withdraw the student or until multiple unsuccessful attempts have beenmade to contact the parents/guardians or student to confirm continued enrollmentafter several absences. The district will encourage families and students to consult withdistrict staff before withdrawing a student.Any student age sixteen years or older who drops out of school for any reason otherthan to attend another school, college or university, or to enlist in the armed services,shall be reported to the state literacy hotline office.Adopted: March 13, 2001February 11, 2003Revised: April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsIGBD – At-Risk StudentsLegal Refs: §§161670, 163.011-.012, 167.031-.111, .275, 211.034RSMo.5 CSR 50-340.060, .070.

ADMISSION OF RESIDENT STUDENTSSpecial School District of St. Louis County, MissouriPolicy: JECAPage 1 of 2All students who reside and are domiciled in Special School District’s attendance areaand who are enrolling in school for the first time must provide proof of residence asoutlined below and must complete admission requirements as determined by Districtpolicies, rules and regulations. District personnel may require an affidavit specifying theindividual who has legal guardianship of a child.Students who receive special education services must be dual enrolled in their homedistrict and in Special School District. Therefore, the District will rely primarily on thepartner district to verify student residency. Students who are homeless will be admittedin accordance with federal law and Board policy. At least one of the following criteriamust be used in determining student residency:1. The student physically resides and is domiciled in the District. The domicileof a minor child shall be the domicile of a parent, court-appointed legal guardianor military guardian pursuant to a military-issued guardianship. A “power ofattorney” document alone is insufficient to satisfy the “court-appointed legalguardian” requirement.2. The student physically resides in the district for reasons other than obtainingaccess to the District’s schools, regardless of the identity of the person withwhom the student is living, and has a waiver of proof of residency on file.3. The student lives with someone who has legal custody of the student and whois a resident of the District attendance area, as certified by affidavits concerningresidence and support of the enrolling student.4. The student is otherwise legally entitled to attend school in the Districtincluding, but not limited to: a student who is homeless ; a student participatingin an interdistrict transfer program established pursuant to a court-ordereddesegregation plan; a student who is a ward of the state and has been placed ina residential care facility by state officials; a student who has been placed in aresidential care facility due to a mental illness or developmental disability; astudent attending a school pursuant to §§ 167.121, 151 R.S.Mo.; a studentplaced in a residential facility by a juvenile court; a student with a disabilityidentified under state eligibility if the student is in the district for reasons otherthan accessing the District’s educational program; a student attending aregional or cooperative alternative education program; or a student attending analternative education program on a contractual basis.5. The student is otherwise proven to be legally domiciled in the District.

Policy: JECAPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriWaiver of Proof of ResidencyIn cases where a student living in the District wishes to register but the student doesnot live with a parent, military guardian or court-appointed guardian in the district, thestudent, parent or military or court-appointed guardian must present proof that awaiver has been requested in the last 45 days. Waiver of proof of residency may only begranted on the basis of hardship or good cause. Good cause shall include situationswhere the student is living in the District for reasons other than attending school in theDistrict. Under no circumstances will athletic ability be a valid basis of hardship orgood cause for the issuance of a waiver.The superintendent or designee shall bring to the Board’s attention any application forwaiver in which the student is not clearly entitled to attend school in the District. Thesuperintendent or designee shall accept and grant all other applications on behalf of theboard. Once an application for a waiver has been identified for Board review, the Boardor its designee will convene a hearing to consider the request as soon as possible, butno later than 45 days after the receipt of the waiver request, or the waiver is granted.The Board may appoint a committee of the Board to act in lieu of the entire Board toconsider waiver requests.Upon presenting proof that a waiver has been requested in the last 45 days upon whichthe Board has not yet made a decision, the student may be permitted to register andattend school until such time as the Board decides to grant or deny the waiver request.If the Board grants the waiver request, the student will be allowed to continue attendingschool in the District. If the Board denies the waiver request, the student will not beallowed to continue attending school in the District.In instances where there is reason to suspect that admission of the student will createan immediate danger to the safety of other students and employees of the District, theSuperintendent or designee may convene a hearing within five (5) working days of theregistration request to determine whether or not the student may register.Adopted: June 10, 1997Amended: August 28, 2001April 22, 2003Revised: April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsJECB – Admission of Nonresident StudentsLegal Refs: Horton v. Marshall Public Schools, 769 F. 2d 1329 (8th Cir. 1985).Martinez v. Bynum, 461 U.S. 321 (1983).§167.020, .121, .151, §452.375,§475.060 – RSMo.

ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTSPolicy: JECBPage1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriThe Board, at its discretion and in accordance with state and federal law, may admit tothe District pupils who are not entitled to free instruction and prescribe the tuition fee.Nonresident students must complete admission requirements as determined by Districtpolicies, rules and regulations. Decisions with regard to the admission of nonresidentstudents will be made without regard to the student’s race, color, creed, sex, religion,national origin or disability.Adopted: May 28, 1985January 19, 1993May 7, 2001February 25, 2003Revised: April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsJECA – Admission of Resident StudentsLegal Refs: §§ 161.092, 162.940, .1040--.1059, 163.011, 167.121-.151, .241,168.151 – RSMo. 8 U.S. C. §§ 1101, 1372

Policy: JEDPage 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriSTUDENT ABSENCES AND EXCUSESThe District expects regular and punctual attendance by students at its schools.,Students should strive to maintain a good attendance record because there is a directrelationship between school attendance and grades, citizenship and success in school.Frequent absences from regular classroom learning experiences disrupt theinstructional process which requires a continuity of instruction, classroomparticipation, contact with other students, learning experiences and study in order toreach the goal of maximum educational benefits for each individual student.The District recognizes that absence from school may be necessary under certainconditions. However, every effort should be made by students, parents or guardians,teachers, and administrators to keep absences and tardiness to a minimum.The superintendent or designee will establish rules and procedures for studentattendance. Such rules and procedures shall be published in the various student andparent/guardian handbooks, and shall be subject to review by the board. The buildingprincipal or designee will check to determine the cause of absence by telephone calls,verified notes from parents or guardians, contacts with other members of the student'sfamily, or home visits.A comprehensive system of attendance records will be maintained for each student.Each teacher is responsible for accurately reporting daily attendance in the classroom.The building principal will supply information to parents or guardians in regard tostudent absences and will submit attendance information to the superintendent's office.A determination of excessive absences may result in no credit for the semester.Students will be given the opportunity whenever possible for make-up work forabsences verified by the parent or guardian. It is the responsibility of the student torequest make-up work.Adopted: August 18, 1981Amended: May 12, 1992August 13, 1996July 23, 1998August 28, 2001February 11, 2003April 22, 2008Cross Refs: JEA – Compulsory Attendance AgesLegal Refs: §167.031- .111, §171.151 – RSMo.

Policy: JEDAPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriTRUANCYStudents who are absent from school without the knowledge and consent of theirparents or guardians and the District administration, or students who leave schoolduring any session without the consent of the building principal or designee, will beconsidered truant. Students may also be considered truant if they have accumulatedexcessive unexcused absences, even with the consent of a parent or guardian.Truancy may result in detention, suspension or other disciplinary actions. Whereappropriate, the school will inform outside agencies of the truancy. School buildingprincipals have discretion on whether the student can have make-up credit privilegesfor assignments missed or due on the day of truancy.School principals and teachers are responsible for keeping records of studentattendance. The designated attendance officer for the District shall assist theadministration when a student attendance problem requires additional investigation orassistance.Adopted: December 10, 1996Amended: April 10, 2001May 12, 2009Cross Refs: JEA – Compulsory and Part-TimeAttendanceJED – Student Absences and ExcusesLegal Refs: §167.031-.111, §210.167 –RSMo.

Page 1 of 1Policy: JFASpecial School District of St. Louis County, MissouriSTUDENT DUE PROCESS RIGHTSAll students will be afforded due process in accordance with state and federal law andDistrict policies regarding student discipline, suspension and expulsion; and regardingidentification, evaluation and placement and FAPE for students with disabilities pursuantto the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 US.C. §§ 1400-1487 and Section504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.Adopted: June 10, 1997July 13, 1999May 7, 2001June 17, 2003Amended: November 17, 2009Cross Refs: JFH, Student Complaints and GrievancesJG, DisciplineJGD, Student Discipline and SuspensionJGE, Discipline of Students with DisabilitiesLegal Refs: §§ 162.885, .945, .955, .959, .963; 167.161 - .171, RSMo. Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 20 U.S.C. §794

Policy:JFCPage1of2SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriStudentBehaviorThegoalforstudentbehaviorguidelinesinSpecialSchoolDistrictistoeducateandassiststudentsinthedevelopmentofself‐disciplineandself‐control.ThedevelopmentofselfdisciplineandacceptablebehaviorinsocialrelationshipsisagoalconsistentwiththeDistrict’seducationalprogram.Thedevelopmentofsuchbehaviorinstudentsisthesharedresponsibilityofschoolandhome.ThebasiceducationprogramintheDistrictwillpromoteacceptablestudentbehaviorbaseduponself‐discipline.Whilethedevelopmentallevelsofstudentsmayvary,certaingeneralprincipleswillbeappliedintheDistrict.Theyareasfollows:1.AllDistrictschoolswilldevelopawrittencodeofstudentbehavior.2.Thecodeofstudentbehaviorwillbebasedonrespectforoneselfandfortheworthandhumandignityofothers.3.Thedevelopmentprocessforastudentbehaviorcodewillbeacooperativeoneinvolvingschoolstaff,parentsorguardians,Districtpatrons,and,totheextentpossible,representativesofthestudentbodyandothersidentifiedasappropriate.4.Thewrittencodeofstudentbehaviorwillbeissuedannuallytoallstudentsandtheirparentsorguardians.5.Allbehaviorexpectationsforstudentsmustbewithinthecapabilitiesofthestudents.6.Thestudentbehaviorexpectationsanddisciplineproceduresaretobebaseduponarespectforindividualdifferences.7.Alldisciplinetechniquesprescribedshouldenhancetheself‐conceptofthestudents.8.Alldisciplineprescribedshouldbebaseduponhelpingstudentstodevelopselfcontrolandself‐discipline.9.Ifastudenthasadisabilityandexhibitsconsistentlychallengingbehaviors,appropriatedisciplinewillbeaddressedintheIndividualEducationProgram(IEP)PositiveBehaviorInterventionPlan,asareallothercomponentsofastudent’slearning.10.Alldisciplinemustbeprogressiveinapproach.11.Allconsequencesforinappropriatebehavioraretoberelatedtothebehavior.

Policy:JFCPage2of2SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,Missouri12.Alldisciplinestandardswillbeappliedinsuchamannerastoinsureasafeandorderlylearningenvironmentforallstudents.Adopted:May13,1986June10,1997April24,2001April22,2003CrossRefs.:JFCB–CareofSchoolPropertybyStudentsJG–StudentDisciplineJGD–StudentSuspensionandExpulsionLegalRefs.:§160.261–RSMo.

Policy: JFCAPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriSTUDENT DRESS CODEThe Board of Education recognizes the value of allowing individualstudent expression as well as the necessity of protecting studenthealth and safety and maintaining an atmosphere conducive toeducation. Student dress code procedures must be designed with thegoal of balancing these competing interests.All dress code procedures will adhere to health and safety codes andcomply with applicable law. Students enrolled in Career and TechnicalEducation programs may be required to dress in clothes or uniformsappropriate to the occupational field in which they are being trained.Dress that disrupts the educational environment will be prohibited. Noprocedure will impose dress and grooming rules based on gender inviolation of Title IX. District procedures will specifically defineambiguous terms, and examples will be provided when practicable.Adopted: June 23, 2009Revised:Cross Refs: EBBA, Illness and Injury Response andPreventionIGDJ, Interscholastic AthleticsLegal Refs: § 167.166, RSMo. Stephenson v. Davenport Comm. Sch.Dist., 110 F.3d 1303 (8th Cir.1997) Bishop v. Colaw, 450 F.2d 1069(8th Cir. 1971) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1992, 20U.S.C. § 1681Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Comm. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S.503 (1969)

Policy: JFCCSTUDENT CONDUCT ON SCHOOL TRANSPORTATIONPage 1 of 1Students, parents/guardians, bus drivers and school officials must work togetherto provide for the safe transportation of students. The school buses, bus stops,and all other forms of transportation provided by the district or providedincidental to a school activity are considered school property.Students are subject to district authority and discipline while waiting for,entering and riding district transportation. The superintendent or designee willcreate and enforce administrative procedures detailing the conduct expected ofstudents and will make that information available to students and parents.Students who fail to observe district rules or fail to contribute to a safetransportation environment will be subject to disciplinary action including, butnot limited to, suspension of the privilege of riding district providedtransportation. Students with disabilities will be disciplined in accordance withtheir Individualized Education Program (IEP) or applicable law. The bus driveror other authorized personnel shall report all misbehavior or dangerous situationsto the principal as soon as possible.Adopted: August 12, 2008Revised:Cross Refs: EEA, Student Transportation ServicesLegal Refs: §§ 160.261, 571.030, RSMo.Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400148734 C.F.R. Part 30Special School District of St. Louis County, Missouri

Policy: JFCDPage 1 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriPROHIBITION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION ANDHARASSMENTGeneral RuleThe Special School District Board of Education is committed to maintaining aneducational environment that is free from illegal discrimination or harassment inadmission or access to, or treatment in, its programs, activities and facilities.Discrimination or harassment against students on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability,age or any other characteristic protected by law is strictly prohibited in accordance withlaw. Students will not be disciplined for speech in circumstances where it is protectedby law. The Board also prohibits:1. Retaliatory actions based on making complaints of prohibited discrimination orharassment or based on participation in an investigation, formal proceeding orinformal resolution concerning prohibited discrimination or harassment.2. Aiding, abetting, inciting, compelling or coercing discrimination or harassment.3. Discrimination or harassment against any person because of such person’sassociation with a person protected from discrimination or harassment due toone (1) or more of the above-stated characteristics.All employees, students and visitors must immediately report any incident or behaviorthat could constitute illegal discrimination or harassment to the district forinvestigation.Additional Prohibited BehaviorBehavior that is not unlawful or does not rise to the level of illegal discrimination orharassment might still be unacceptable for the educational environment. Demeaning orotherwise harmful actions are prohibited, particularly if directed at personalcharacteristics including, but not limited to, socioeconomic level, sexual orientation orperceived sexual orientation.ConsequencesStudents who violate this policy will be disciplined, which may include suspension orexpulsion. The superintendent or designee will contact law enforcement or seek a courtorder to enforce this policy when necessary or when actions may constitute criminalbehavior. In accordance with law and district policy, any person suspected of abusingor neglecting a child will be reported to the Children’s Division (CD) of the Departmentof Social Services.

Policy: JFCDPage 2 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriDefinitionsDiscrimination: Conferring, refusing or denying benefits or providing differentialtreatment to a person or class of persons in violation of law based on race, color,religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristicprotected by law, or based on a belief that such a characteristic exists.Harassment: A form of discrimination, as defined above, that occurs when the schoolenvironment becomes permeated with intimidation, ridicule or insults that issufficiently severe or pervasive enough that it unreasonably alters the educationalenvironment.Behaviors that could constitute illegal harassment include, but are not limited to, thefollowing acts if based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability,age or any other characteristic protected by law or a belief that such a characteristicexists: graffiti; display of written material or pictures; name calling; slurs; jokes;gestures; threatening, intimidating or hostile acts; theft; or damage to property.Sexual Harassment: A form of discrimination, as defined above, on the basis of sex.Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct that occurs when;a) benefits or decisions are implicitly or explicitly conditioned upon submission to, orpunishment is applied for refusing to comply with, unwelcome sexual advances,requests for sexual favors or conduct of a sexual nature; orb) the school environment becomes permeated with intimidation, ridicule or insultthat is based on sex or is sexual in nature and that is sufficiently severe or pervasiveenough to alter the conditions of participation in the district’s programs and activities.Sexual harassment may occur between members of the same or opposite sex. Thedistrict presumes a student cannot consent to behavior of a sexual nature with an adultregardless of the circumstance.Behaviors that could constitute sexual harassment include, but are not limited to:1. Sexual advances and requests or pressure of any kind for sexual favors,activities or contact.2. Conditioning grades, rewards or privileges on submission to sexual favors,activities or contact.3. Punishing or reprimanding persons who refuse to comply with sexual requests,activities or contact.4. Graffiti, name calling, slurs, jokes, gestures or communications of a sexualnature or based on sex.5. Physical contact or touching of a sexual nature, including touching of intimateparts and sexually motivated or inappropriate patting, pinching or rubbing.

Policy: JFCDPage 3 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriGrievance: A verbal or written report (also known as a complaint) of discrimination orharassment made to the compliance officer.Compliance OfficerThe Board designates the School Building Principal to act as the district’s complianceofficer, unless the principal is unavailable or the subject of the complaint, in which casethe Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources shall serve as compliance officer.Adopted: October 9, 2007Cross Refs: EHB, Technology Usage IGBA, Programs for Students with Disabilities IGBCB,Programs for Migrant Students IGBH, Programs for Limited English Proficient/Language MinorityStudentsIGD, District-Sponsored Extracurricular Activities and Organizations JFCF, Hazing and BullyingJG, Student DisciplineLegal Refs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 – 1487 Title IX of theEducation Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 Davis v. Monroe County Bd. of Educ., 526 U.S.629 (1999)Gebseret v. Lago Vista Ind. Sch. Dist., 524 U.S. 274 (1998)

Policy: ACPage 1 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriNondiscriminationA. Nondiscrimination Law ComplianceAs a political subdivision, an employer, the recipient of federal funds, and aneducational institution, Special School District is prohibited from, and herebydeclares a policy against, engaging in unlawful discrimination in its programs,activities and with regard to employment. This includes harassment creating ahostile environment and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, nationalorigin, sexual orientation, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, age, or use ofleave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act. The District is an equalopportunity employer. This policy will prevail in all matters concerning staff,students, educational programs and services, and persons and agencies with whomthe District does business.B. Collateral ProhibitionsAs part of this obligation, the District is also prohibited from, and declares apolicy against:1) Retaliatory actions based on making complaints of prohibited discriminationor participation in an investigation, formal proceeding or informal resolutionconcerning prohibited discrimination;2) Aiding, abetting, inciting, compelling or coercing discrimination; and3) Discrimination against any person because of such person’s association with aperson protected from discrimination due to one or more of the above-statedcharacteristics.C. Compliance Officer AppointmentTo ensure that these obligations are met, the Board of Education designates thefollowing individual to act as the Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator.This person will also be the appointee for all laws specifically mandating such anappointment, and will have the duty of keeping the Superintendent of Schoolsinformed regarding district-wide compliance with this policy:Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources

Special School District of St. Louis County12110 Clayton RoadTown and Country, Missouri 63131Phone: (314) 989-8100 Fax: (314) 989-8449Policy: ACPage 2 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriD. Reporting and ComplaintComplaints and reports regarding discharge of the duties summarized in thispolicy should be addressed to the compliance coordinator. Any employee of theDistrict or member of the Board of Education who becomes apprised of a possibleviolation of this policy must report the matter to the coordinator. If thecompliance coordinator is the subject of a report that would otherwise be made tothe compliance coordinator, the Superintendent of Schools will assume thecoordinator’s duties for the purpose of that complaint. In this one case, reportsshould be directed to:Superintendent of SchoolsSpecial School District of St. Louis County12110 Clayton RoadTown & Country, MissouriPhone: (314) 989-8281 Fax: (314) 989-8491E. Grievance Procedure and Resolution of ComplaintsThe administration will establish an effective grievance procedure and take anyother actions necessary to carry out this policy, with due regard for thesubstantive and procedural rights of all parties concerned.F. Confidentiality and RecordsTo the extent permitted by law, any public record held by this school district thatis generated or received pursuant to this policy shall be closed and available onlyto the Board acting as a quorum, a committee appointed by the Board to carry outthis policy on a permanent or ad hoc basis, the compliance coordinator, and otheradministrators whose duties require access to the record in order to carry out thispolicy. Such persons may share access to such records, on an individual basis,with complainants or participants in a grievance or other resolution, only to theextent such disclosure promotes the purposes of this policy and is not prohibitedby Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or any other law.Certain other limited disclosures may be required when material in the records isintegral to an action affecting a constitutionally recognized property or libertyinterest.G. Public Notice and DisseminationA copy of this policy will be posted in a public area of each building used forinstruction or administrative offices. A copy of this policy will also be

distributed to employees, parents or guardians, and students. The administrationis directed to further publicize this policy and provide for such training orinstruction as necessary to ensure district-wide compliance withnondiscrimination laws, including instruction in recognizing behavior indicative ofa violation of this policy.Policy: ACPage 3 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriH. LimitationsNothing in this policy shall be construed as creating a cause of action. Neither theproscriptions of, nor actions taken under, this policy shall on that basis stop theBoard from fully arguing for or against the existence of any fact and the scope ormeaning of any law in any forum.Adopted: September 10, 1985March 14, 1995July 11, 2000September 24, 2002Legal Refs.: “Notice of Nondiscrimination,” Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Dept. of Ed.,September 1996 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. SS 2000d et seq.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. SS 2000e et seq. Americans with DisabilitiesAct, 42 U.S.C. SS 1201 et seq. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. S 1681Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. S 794 Family and Medical Leave Act, Prohibited Acts, 29U.S.C. S 206(d) Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Provisions, 29 U.S.C. S 2615 Individuals withDisabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. SS 1400 et seq.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. SS 621 et seq. Age Discrimination Act of 1975,42 U.S.C. SS 6101 et seq. Missouri Human Rights Act, SS 213.010 et seq. RSMo.Female Employees’ Wages, SS 290.400 et seq. RSMo. Gebser et al. v. Lago Vista Ind. School Dist.,118 S.Ct. 1989 (1998) Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 118 S.Ct. 2275 (1998)Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, 118 S.Ct. 2257 (1998) Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore, 118 S.Ct.998 (1998) Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 510 U.S. 17 (1993) Davis v. Monroe County Bd. of Ed.,120 Fed (11th Cir. 1997), Cert. granted, 118 S.Ct. (1998)BULLYING AND HAZINGPolicy: JFCFPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis CountyThe district prohibits all forms of bullying, hazing, and student intimidation. Studentsparticipating in or encouraging inappropriate conduct will be disciplined in accordancewith Policy JG. Such discipline may include suspension or expulsion from school anddisqualification from participation in activities. Students who have been subjected tobullying or hazing shall promptly report such incidents to a school official.District staff, coaches, sponsors and volunteers shall not permit, condone or tolerate anyform of bullying or hazing; nor shall they plan, direct, encourage, assist or participate inany activity that involves bullying or hazing. District staff shall report incidents ofbullying and hazing to the building principal. The principal shall promptly investigate allcomplaints of bullying and hazing and shall administer appropriate discipline to allindividuals who violate this policy. Violation of this policy by district staff may result indisciplinary action for those staff up to and including termination.The district shall annually inform students, parents, district staff, substitutes, andvolunteers that bullying and hazing is prohibited. This notification may occur through thedistribution of the written policy, publication in handbooks, presentations at assembliesor verbal instructions by the coach or sponsor at the start of the season or program.The district will provide appropriate training designed to assist staff, coaches, sponsors,volunteers, and students in identifying, preventing and responding to incidents ofbullying and hazing.DefinitionsBullying: Bullying is repeated and systematic intimidation, harassment and attacks on astudent or multiple students perpetuated by individuals or groups. Bullying includes, butis not limited to: physical violence; verbal taunts; name-calling and put-downs; threats;extortion; theft; damaging property; exclusion from a peer group; cyber bullying; sexualor gender bullying; threats of retaliation to students for reporting.Cyber bullying: Cyber bullying is sending or posting harmful or cruel text or imagesusing the Internet or other digital communication devices. Cyber threats are onlinematerials that threaten or raise concerns about violence.Hazing: Hazing is any activity, on or off of school grounds, that a reasonable personbelieves would negatively impact the mental or physical health or safety of a student orput the student in a ridiculous, humiliating, stressful or disconcerting position for the purposes ofinitiation, affiliation, admission, membership or maintenance of membership in any group, class,organization, club or athletic team including, but not limited to, a grade level, student organization orschool-sponsored activity.Actions that subject a student to extreme mental stress including, but not limited to, sleepdeprivation, physical confinement, forced conduct that could result in extreme

embarrassment or criminal activity, or other stress-inducing activities may constitutehazing. Any forced physical activity that could adversely affect the physical health orsafety of anindividual may constitute hazing, including, but not limited to: acts ofPolicy: JFCFPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis Countyphysical brutality; whipping; beating; branding; exposing to the elements; forcingconsumption of any food, liquor, drug or other substance; forcing inhalation or ingestionof tobacco products. Even if a student is a willing participant it may constitute hazing.Hazing is not allowed as a method of induction. Hazing does not occur when a student isrequired to audition or try out for an organization when the criteria are reasonable,approved by the district, and legitimately related to the purpose of the organization.Adopted: June 20, 2007Cross Refs.: AC, NondiscriminationACA, Policy Against UnlawfulHarassment and RetaliationGCPD, Suspension and Dismissal ofProfessional StaffGDPD, Support Staff Suspension orDismissalIGD, District-SponsoredExtracurricular Activities andOrganizationsIGDJ, Interscholastic/Intramural andCurriculum-Based AthleticsEHA Electronic Communication SystemLegal Refs.: §160.755, RSMo.

Policy: KLPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriPublic ComplaintsThe Board recognizes that situations of concern to parents/guardians or members ofthe public may arise in the operation of the District. Such concerns are best resolvedthrough communication with appropriate staff members. The District has developedprocedures for addressing those issues, copies of which are available at each building.All District procedures will comply with applicable State and Federal law, including butnot limited to No Child Left Behind of 2001, Tit. IX, Part C, § 9304 (a)(3)(C). Any concernregarding federal programs administered by the Missouri Department of Secondary andElementary Education (DESE) may also be appealed to DESE or the United StatesDepartment of Education as permitted or required by law.If a complaint is not resolved pursuant to the administrative procedures, theparent/guardian or member of the public may appeal the issue to the Board bysubmitting a written request to the superintendent or secretary of the Board asprovided in the District procedures. The Board will address the complaint in anappropriate and timely manner.Adopted: June 23, 1971April 9, 1996March 13, 2001September 24, 2002Revised: July 15, 2008Cross Refs.: BDDH – Public Participation at Board Meetings GBM – Staff Complaints andGrievancesIGBC – Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional and Other Programs IGBCA – Programs forHomeless Students JFH – Student Complaints and GrievancesLegal Refs.: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Tit. IX, Part C, § 9304 (a)(3)(C), 20 U.S.C. § 7844.

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Page1of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriParent/FamilyInvolvementinInstructionalandOtherProgramsTheBoardbelievesthattheeducationofeachstudentisaresponsibilitysharedbytheschoolaswellasthefamily.Parentsandfamiliesofalleconomic,racialandethnic,cultural,andeducationalbackgroundscanhavepositiveeffectsontheirchildren’slearning.TheBoardrecognizestheimportanceofeliminatingbarriersthatimpedeparentandfamilyinvolvement,andtoprovideanenvironmentthatencouragescollaborationwithparents,familiesandcommunity.TheDistrictprovidesforparentandfamilyinvolvementforallofitsstudentsthroughtheParentAdvisoryCouncil(PAC)asrequiredbyMissouristatute.Inaddition,theBoardrecognizesthespecialimportanceofparentinvolvementtothesuccessofitsFederalPrograms:TitleI,MigrantEducation(MEP),LimitedEnglishProficiency(LEP),SafeandDrug‐FreeSchoolsandCommunities(SDFSC),andInnovative(TitleV).TheBoardsupportsthedevelopment,implementationandregularevaluationofaparentandfamilyinvolvementplanthatincludessix(6)elementsandgoals:1)Promoteregular,two‐way,meaningfulcommunicationbetweenhomeandschoolExamples:personalvisitsbeyondparent/teacherconferencestoschoolandhome,electronic/telephonecontact,useoftranslators2)PromoteandsupportresponsibleparentingExamples:parentingworkshops,parentresourcecenters,parentsupportgroups3)RecognizethefactthatparentsandfamiliesplayanintegralroleinassistingtheirchildrentolearnExamples:parentcurriculumnight,familyliteracyprograms,post‐secondaryplanningactivities,accesstoinstructionalmaterials4)Promoteasafeandopenatmosphereforparentsandfamiliestovisittheschoolthattheirchildrenattend;and,activelysolicitparentandfamilysupportandassistanceforschoolprogramsExamples:trainingofvolunteersandstaff,familyactivitiesatschool,identifyingparentvolunteeropportunitiesinandoutofschool5)IncludeparentsasfullpartnersindecisionsaffectingtheirchildrenandfamiliesExamples:sharedparentandteacherexpertiseonindividualstudents,studentacademicplanning,advisorycouncils(e.g.,technology,nutrition/wellness),parentleadershipdevelopment6)Useavailablecommunityresourcestostrengthenandpromoteschoolprograms,familypractices,andtheachievementofstudentsPolicy:IGBC

Page2of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriExamples:utilizetheknowledgeandskillsofcommunityagencies,seniorcitizens,retiredteachers,andveterans;encourageeducation‐friendlypracticesinlocalbusinesses;parentinformationcenters;identifylinkstocurrent,qualityresourcesTheBoardiscommittedtoprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiestoenhancedistrictstaffunderstandingofeffectiveparentandfamilyinvolvementstrategies.TheBoardalsorecognizestheimportanceofadministrativeleadershipinsettingexpectationsandcreatingaclimateconducivetoparentandfamilyparticipation.Parentsandfamilieswillbeincludedintheannualevaluationofthecontentandimpactofthispolicy.Theevaluationwillbeusedtoimproveand/orcreatepracticestoenhanceparentandfamilyinvolvement.TitleI.AImprovingtheAcademicAchievementoftheDisadvantaged‐ParentInvolvement1.DistrictPolicyPursuanttofederallaw,thedistrictandparentsofchildrenparticipatingintheTitleIprogramwilljointlydevelopandagreeuponawrittenparentinvolvementpolicydescribinghowtheagencywill:InvolveparentsinthejointdevelopmentoftheTitleIprogramplanandintheprocessofreviewingtheimplementationoftheplanandsuggestingimprovements.InvolveparentsintheprocessofprogramevaluationandreviewofachievementdataAssistTitleIschoolstoplanandimplementmoreeffectiveparentinvolvementactivitiesthatwillresultinimprovedstudentandschoolperformanceAchievecoordinationwithotherexistingparentinvolvementprogramsConductwithparentsanannualevaluationofthispolicy'scontentandeffectivenessinimprovingacademicperformance,includingidentifyingandalleviatingbarrierstogreaterparentparticipation(especiallythosewhoareeconomicallydisadvantaged,havelimitedEnglishproficiency,havelimitedliteracy,orareofanyracialorethnicminoritybackground).TheDistrictwillusethefindingsofsuchevaluationtodesignstrategiesformoreeffectiveparentinvolvementandtorevise,ifnecessary,theparentinvolvementpolicies.Buildtheschools'andparents'capacityforstrongparentinvolvementandinvolveparentsintheactivitiesoftheschoolsserved.2.ParentsRighttoKnowAtthebeginningofeachschoolyear,aparticipatingschooldistrictmustnotifytheparents/guardiansofeachstudentattendingabuildingthatreceivesTitleIPolicy:IGBC

Page3of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,Missourifundsthattheparents/guardiansmayrequest,andthedistrictwillprovideinatimelymanner,informationregardingtheprofessionalqualificationsoftheirchild’sclassroomteachers.3.SchoolPolicyEachTitleIbuildingmustjointlydevelopwithanddistributetoparentsofparticipatingchildrenawrittenparentinvolvementplan.Theplanwillbeupdatedperiodicallytomeetthechangingneedsofparentsandtheschoolandbeinaformatandlanguagereadilyunderstoodbyparentsanddistrictpersonnel.Existingbuildingplanswillberevisedtomeetthefederalpolicyasrequired.Thewrittenplanwillincludestrategiesforparentinvolvement,sharedresponsibilitiesforhighstudentachievement,andexpandingopportunitiesforparentinvolvement.Totheextentthatispractical,theDistrictanditsschoolswillprovidefullopportunitiesfortheparticipationofLEPparents,parentswithdisabilities,andmigrantparents.Facilitiesusedforparentinvolvementactivitieswillbeaccessibletoallparents.Toallowgreaterparentparticipation,TitleIfundsmaybeused,ifneeded,fortransportationtotheactivitiesandforchildcare.TitleI.CMigrantEducationProgram(MEP)‐ParentInvolvementParentinvolvementisrequiredandgenerallyfollowsthesameguidelinesasforTitleI.A.ThedistrictwillfollowallfederalpolicyregardingparentinvolvementforfamiliesthatqualifyfortheMEP.TheDistrictwilldisseminateinformationabouttheprogramtotheparentsofthechildrentobeserved,aswellastothegeneralpublic.IfparentsarelimitedEnglishproficient,informationwillbedisseminatedintheirnativelanguageifpossible.TitleIIILimitedEnglishProficiency(LEP)‐ParentInvolvementTheDistrictwillinformparentsofachildidentifiedforparticipationinalanguageinstructioneducationalprogramsupportedbyTitleIIIfollowingfederalpolicytimelinesforstudentswhoenteratthebeginningoforduringtheschoolyear.ParentswillbeinformedabouthowtheycanbeactiveparticipantsinassistingtheirchildrentolearnEnglish,achieveathighlevelsincoreacademicsubjects,andmeettheShow‐Mestandards.Inaddition,thedistrictwillfollowfederalpolicyguidelinesoninformingparentsabouttheirchild’sLEPprogramandservices,aswellastheirparentalrights.ParentsofchildrenparticipatinginaTitleIIIprogramwillbegivennoticeofanyfailureoftheprogramtomakeprogressontheannualmeasurableachievementobjectivesdescribedintheprogram.Thisnoticewillbeprovidedfollowingfederalpolicytimelines.Therequirednoticesdescribedwillbeprovidedinanunderstandableanduniformformatand,totheextentpractical,inalanguagethattheparentcanunderstand.Policy:IGBC

Page4of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriTitleIVSafeandDrug‐FreeSchoolsandCommunities(SDFSC)Onanongoingbasis,theDistrictwillconsultwithparentsandothercommunitymemberswithrelevantanddemonstratedexpertiseindrugandviolencepreventionactivities(suchasmedical,mentalhealth,andlawenforcementprofessionals)inordertodevelopitsapplicationandtoseekadviceregardinghowbesttocoordinateactivitieswithotherrelatedstrategies,programs,andactivitiesbeingconductedinthecommunity.Basedontheperformancemeasures,theprogramoractivitywillundergoaperiodicevaluationtoassessitsprogresstowardreducingviolenceandillegaldruguseinschoolsbeingserved.Theresultsofsuchevaluationwillbeusedtorefine,improve,andstrengthentheprogram,andtorefinetheperformancemeasures.Inaddition,theresultswillbemadeavailabletothepublicuponrequest,withpublicnoticethatresultscanbeobtained.TheDistrictwillmakeareasonableefforttoinformparentsorguardiansofstudentsofthecontentsofprogramsoractivitiesfundedthroughSDFSC.TheDistrictwillwithdrawastudentfromanyprogramoractivitysupportedwithSDFSCfundsuponwrittenrequestfromtheparentsorlegalguardiansofstudents.TitleV.AInnovativePrograms‐ParentInvolvementTheDistrictwillengageinanddocumentsystematicconsultationwithparentsofstudents(notincludingthoseparentsemployedbytheschooldistrict),teachers,administrators,andotherlocalgroupsdeemedappropriateinplanningforuseoftheDistrict’sTitleVfunds.Adopted:April9,1996April24,2001May27,2003February28,2006CrossRefs.:CGC–StateandFederalProgramsAdministrationIA–InstructionalGoals/PriorityObjectivesIGBCA–ProgramsforHomelessStudentsIGBCB–ProgramsforMigrantStudentsIGBH–ProgramsforLimitedEnglishProficient/LanguageMinorityStudentsIK–AcademicAchievementJHC–StudentHealthServicesandRequirementsJHDA–Surveying,AnalyzingorEvaluatingStudentsKI–PublicSolicitations/AdvertisinginDistrictFacilitiesKL–PublicComplaintsLegalRefs.:§610.010‐.028–RSMo.PL107‐110,NoChildLeftBehindActof2001.20U.S.C§1232h,GeneralEducationProvisionsAct.Policy: JFCH

STUDENT ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSEPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriSpecial School District is concerned with the health, welfare and safety of its students.Therefore, use, sale, transfer, distribution, possession or being under the influence ofunauthorized prescription drugs, alcoholic beverages, narcotic substances, unauthorizedinhalants, illegal drugs, counterfeit substances, and controlled substances or imitation controlledsubstances on any district property, in any district owned vehicle or in any other district approvedvehicle used to transport students toand from school or school activities is prohibited. This prohibition applies to any district-sponsoredor district-approved activity, event or function, such as a field trip, athletic event, or other activityin the community where students are under the jurisdiction of the school district. The use, sale,transfer or possession of drug-related paraphernalia is also prohibited.For the purpose of this policy, a controlled substance includes any controlledsubstance, counterfeit substance or imitation controlled substance as defined in theNarcotic Drug Act, Section 195.010, RSMo.,and in schedules I, II, III, IV and V insection 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 812 (c).Students may only be in possession of medication as detailed in Board policy JHCD.Searches of persons reasonably suspected to be in violation of this policy will beconducted in accordance with Board policy.Any student who is found by the administration to be in violation of this policy shall bereferred for prosecution and subject to disciplinary action up to and includingsuspension, expulsion, or other discipline as provided in the District’s discipline policy.Strict compliance is mandatory. The school principal shall immediately report allincidents involving a controlled substance to the appropriate local law enforcementagency and the Superintendent. All controlled substances shall be turned over to thelocal law enforcement agency as required.Students with disabilities who violate this policy will be disciplined in accordance withpolicy JGE.Adopted: June 10, 1997Amended: April 10, 2001June 17. 2003June 23, 2009Cross Refs.: GBEBA – Drug-Free WorkplaceIGAEA – Teaching about Drugs,Alcohol and TobaccoJFG – Interrogations andSearches of StudentsJGD – Student Suspension andExpulsionJHCD – Administering Medicinesto StudentsLegal Refs.: §167.115, .117.161, .171; §195.010, 017, 577.625, .628, 578.250 –265, R.S.Mo.IDEA, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-148734 C.F.R. § 300.250 Safe and Drug-Free Schools And CommunitiesAct, 20 U.S.C. § §Policy: JFCHPage 2 of 2

Special School District of St. Louis County, Missouri7101-7165Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 812 (c)Policy: JFCJPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriWEAPONS IN SCHOOLThe Board recognizes the importance of preserving a safe educational environment forstudents, employees and patrons of the district. In order to maintain the safety of theeducational community, the District will strictly enforce the necessary disciplinaryconsequences resulting from the use or possession of weapons on school property. Nostudent may possess a weapon on school property at any time, unless specificallyauthorized during a school-sponsored or school-sanctioned activity. School propertyincludes property used, supervised, leased or controlled by the District including, but notlimited to, school playgrounds, parking lots, school buses, school buildings and anyproperty on which any school activity takes place.A weapon is defined to mean one or more of the following:1. A firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921.2. Any device defined in §571.010, RSMo., including a blackjack, concealable firearm,firearm, firearm silencer, explosive weapon, gas gun, knife, switchblade knife, razor,knuckles, machine gun, projectile weapon, rifle, shotgun or spring gun.3. A dangerous weapon as defined in 18 U.S.C.. 930 (g) (2).4. All knives and any other instrument or device used or designed to be used tothreaten or assault, whether for attack or defense.5. Any object designed to look like or imitate a device as described in 1 — 4.Pursuant to the Missouri Safe Schools Act and the federal Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994,any student who brings or possesses a weapon as defined in numbers 1 or 2 above onschool property will be suspended from school for at least one calendar year or expelledand will be referred to the appropriate legal authorities. The suspension or expulsion maybe modified on a case-by-case basis upon recommendation by the superintendent to theBoard. Students who use or possess other weapons defined in this policy including pocketknives while on school property, will be subject to suspension and/or expulsion fromschool and may be referred to the appropriate legal authorities.Students with disabilities who violate this policy will be disciplined in accordance withpolicy JGE.This policy will be submitted annually to the state Department of Elementary andSecondary Education along with a report indicating any suspensions or expulsions resultingfrom the possession or use of a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921. The report will includethe name of the school in which the incidents occurred, the number of students suspendedor expelled and the types of weapons involved.

Policy: JFCJPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriAdopted: June 10, 1997April 24, 2001June 17, 2003Revised: August 26, 2008Cross Refs.: ECA - Building and Grounds Security JGD Student Suspension and Expulsion JGE -Disciplineof Disabled StudentsLegal Refs.: §160.261; §571.010, .030 - RSMo. 18 U.S.C. 921, Elementary and Secondary EducationAct of 1965 as amended by the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 IDEA, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487

Policy: JFGPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriInterrogations, Interviews and SearchesSearches by School Personnel School lockers, desks and other district property, are provided for theconvenience of students and, as such, are subject to periodic inspection without notice.Student property may be searched based on reasonable suspicion of a violation of District rules,policy or the law. Reasonable suspicion must be based on facts known to the administration, credibleinformation or reasonable inference drawn from such facts or information. Searches of student property shallbe limited in scope based on the original justification of the search. The privacy and dignity of students willbe respected. Searches shall be conducted in the presence of adult witnesses and never in front of otherstudents unless exigent circumstances exist.It is a privilege, not a right, to park on school grounds. The school retains the authority to conductroutine patrols of any vehicle parked on school grounds. The interior of a student's automobile onschool promises may be searched if the school authority has reasonable suspicion to believe that such a searchwill produce evidence that the student has violated or is violating either the law or district policy.The administration will contact law enforcement officials to perform a search if the administrationreasonably suspects that a student is concealing controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, weapons, stolengoods or evidence of a crime beneath his or her clothing that the student refuses to surrender such items. Lawenforcement officials may be contacted in any case involving a violation of law in which a student refuses toallow a search or in which the search cannot safely be conducted.During an examination, and if reasonable under the circumstances, school employees may requirestudents to empty pockets or remove jackets, coats, shoes and other articles of exterior clothing that whenremoved do not expose underwear. Employees may also remove student clothing to investigate the potentialabuse or neglect of a student, give medical attention to a student, provide health services to a student or screena student for medical conditions.School Resource OfficersThe school resource officer may interview or question students regarding an allegedviolation of law. A school resource officer may also accompany school officials executing asearch or may perform searches under the direction of school officials.Interviews with Police or Juvenile Officers or Other Law Enforcement OfficialsLaw enforcement officials may wish to interview students regarding their knowledge ofsuspected criminal activity and may wish to interrogate students who are themselvessuspected of engaging in criminal activity. Such interviews and interrogations arediscouraged during class time, except when law enforcement officials have a warrant orother court order or when an emergency or other exigent circumstances exist. The principalor designee shall take reasonable steps to prevent disruption of school operations while atthe same time cooperating with law enforcement efforts.When law enforcement officials find it necessary to question students during the school dayor during periods of extracurricular activities, the school principal or designee will bePolicy: JFGPage 2 of 2

Special School District of St. Louis County, Missouripresent and the interview will be conducted in private. The principal will verify and recordthe identity of the officer or other authority and request an explanation of the need toquestion or interview the student at school. The principal ordinarily will make reasonableefforts to notify the student's parents or guardians, unless the interviewer raises a validobjection to notification.Removal of Students from School by Law Enforcement OfficialsBefore a student at school is arrested or taken into custody by a law enforcement official orother legally authorized person, the principal will verify the official's identity. To the best ofhis or her ability, the principal will verify the official's authority to take custody of thestudent. The school principal will attempt to notify the student's parent or guardian thatthe student is being removed from school.Interview with Children’s Division Representatives of the Children's Division (CD) of theDepartment of Social Services may meet with students on District property. The Districtliaison will work with CD to arrange such meetings so they are minimally disruptive to thestudent's schedule. If the student is an alleged victim of abuse or neglect, CD may not meetwith the student in any school building or child care facility where the abuse allegedlyoccurred. The principal will verify and record the identity of any CD representatives whorequest to meet with or take custody of a student.Contacts by Guardian Ad Litem and Court-Appointed Special AdvocateWhen a court-appointed guardian ad litem or special advocate finds it necessary tointerview a student during the school day or during periods of extracurricular activities, theschool principal or designee must be notified. The principal will verify and record theidentity of the individual through the court order that appoints him or her. The interviewmust be conducted in a private setting and with the least disruption to the student's scheduleas possible.Adopted: May 28, 1985February 9, 1999April 24, 2001August 27, 2003August 26, 2008Revised:Cross Refs.: ECD - Traffic and Parking Controls GBCB - Staff Conduct KNAJ - Relations with LawEnforcement AuthoritiesLegal Refs.: $,§ 167.166, 210.145, 544.193 R.S.Mo. New q325 (1985)Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S.

STUDENT COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCESPolicy: JFHPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriStudents and/or parents or guardians (hereinafter in this policy “complainants”) mayappeal to the school principal or designee, except as otherwise provided for understudent suspension and expulsion provisions, if they believe that school personnelhave entered a decision that is unjust or in violation of Board policies or individualschool rules. The following guidelines will govern any such appeals:1.The principal or designee shall schedule a conference with the student and anystaff members involved to attempt to resolve the problem. Parents or guardiansmay be involved in the conference, or the principal or designee may schedule alater conference for parents/guardians at the principal’s or designee’s discretion.2.,If the problem is not resolved to the complainants’ satisfaction, thecomplainants may submit a request for a conference with the director. Thedirector shall arrange a conference to resolve the complaint, and shall informthe participant of the action that will be taken.3.If the problem is not resolved to complainants’ satisfaction, the complainantsmay submit a request for a conference with the superintendent or designee. Thesuperintendent or designee shall arrange a conference to resolve the complaint,and shall inform the participants of the action that will be taken.4.If the complainants are not satisfied with the superintendent or designee’saction, they may submit a written request to appear before the Board. Unlessrequired by law, a hearing shall be at the Board’s discretion. The Board’sdecision shall be final.All persons may use this procedure without reprisal. Parents, guardians, or studentswho are their own educational decision maker will appeal issues in the IEP processaccording to law.Adopted: November 17, 2009Revised:Cross Refs: IGBC, Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional andOtherPrograms KL, Public Complaints

Policy: JGPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriSTUDENT DISCIPLINEIt is essential that the District maintain a classroom environment that allows teachersto communicate effectively with all students in the class and allows all students in theclass to learn. To assist district staff in maintaining the necessary classroomenvironment, the Board has created a discipline code that addresses the consequences,including suspension or expulsion, for students whose conduct is prejudicial to goodorder and discipline in the schools or impairs the morale or good conduct of otherstudents. The Board authorizes the immediate removal of a student upon a finding bythe principal or superintendent that the student poses a threat of harm to self orothers, as evidenced by the student’s prior conduct. Any such removal shall be subjectto the appropriate due process procedures and conducted in accordance with law.This policy, as well as any rules and regulations related to it, will apply to all studentsattending District instructional and support programs, as well as at school-sponsoredactivities. All District staff shall enforce these policies, regulations and procedures in amanner that is fair, developmentally appropriate, and considers the student and theindividual circumstances involved.Off-campus misconduct which adversely affects the educational climate will also besubject to these policies, rules and regulations. Students who have been charged with,convicted of or pled guilty to a felony in a court of general jurisdiction may besuspended in accordance with law.Building principals shall develop rules and regulations regarding student conductneeded to maintain proper behavior in schools under their supervision.District teachers have the authority and responsibility to make and enforce necessaryrules for internal governance in the classroom, subject to review by the buildingprincipal. The Board expects each teacher to maintain a satisfactory standard ofconduct in the classroom.Any time a referral that warrants formal disciplinary action is submitted, a reasonableeffort will be made by the principal to either contact the parent or guardian by writtennotice, through the mail, or by direct telephone contact.All employees of the District annually will receive instruction related to the specificcontent of the District’s discipline policy and any interpretations necessary toimplement the provisions of the policy in the course of their duties, including but notlimited to, approved methods of dealing with acts of school violence, discipliningstudents with disabilities, and instruction in the necessity for and requirements ofconfidentiality.The comprehensive discipline policy of the District is composed of this policy and allsubordinate and related polices, procedures and regulations. This includes, but is notlimited to: JG-R, JGA, JGB, JGD, JGE and JGF. A copy of the District’s comprehensivediscipline policy will be provided to every student and parent or guardian of everystudent at the beginning of each school year or upon enrollment and will be available inthe superintendent’s office during normal business hours.

Policy: JGPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriAdopted: February 10, 1986September 13, 1988July 23, 1998April 24, 2001June 17, 2003Revised: July 15, 2008Cross Refs: JFCD – Prohibition Against Illegal Discrimination and Harassment JGA – CorporalPunishmentJGB – Detention or In-School Suspension of Students JGD – Student Suspension and ExpulsionJGE – Discipline of Students with Disabilities JGF – Discipline Reporting and RecordsLegal Refs: §160.261, §167.161.171, §171.011 – RSMo Safe and Drug-Free Schools andCommunities Act, P.L. 107-110 Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District, 30 F.Supp.2d 1175(E.D.Mo. 1998)

Policy: JGAPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriCORPORAL PUNISHMENT, Aversive Strategies and Reasonable Physical ForceDistrict employees and volunteers are prohibited from administering corporalpunishment or aversive strategies to students with whom they work, and from causingsuch punishment to be administered to a student.A staff member may, however, use reasonable physical force against a student, withoutadvance notice to the principal, if it is essential for self-defense, or for the protection ofothers, and/or the student.DefinitionsCorporal punishment – The use of physical force with the intent to punish.Aversive strategy – A punitive application of stimuli or procedure designed to causephysical pain, discomfort or sensory overload/deprivation.Reasonable physical force – The action required to defend oneself, or to protect astudent from harming himself/herself or others.Cross Refs.: JG – Student Discipline PolicyJGAA – Crisis Intervention and RestraintAdopted: July 23, 1998April 11, 1989July 15, 2003Revised: July 15, 2008Legal Refs.: §160.261, §171.011, §563.061 – RSMo.

Policy:JGAAPage1of3SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriCrisisInterventionandRestraintRecognizingthateachstudentisuniqueandeachsituationisdifferent,theseare,ingeneral,thestandardoperatingproceduresthatwillbeemployedbyDistrictstaffincasesinwhichcrisisinterventionisneededinordertoprotectthesafety,healthandwelfareofstudents,staffandothersintheschoolsettingandtomaintainasafeandorderlyenvironmentforlearning.KeytermsarehighlightedinboldfacetypeandaredefinedintheDefinitionofTermssectionofthispolicy.First,foranystudentwithbehavioralconcerns,itisbestpracticeandDistrictpolicyforstafftoconductafunctionalbehaviorassessmentfromwhichapositivebehaviorsupportplanisdeveloped.Ifadditionalinterventionisneededinacrisissituation,thefollowingstepswillbetaken.Thestepsarelistedinorderbeginningwiththeleastrestrictivetechnique.Crisis Intervention – Non-Physical InteractionPreventativestrategiesareintendedtopreventtheescalationofnegativebehaviortothecrisisstageandmayincludesuchthingsasactivelistening,encouragement,problemsolving,clarifyingexpectations,redirection,restructuringtheenvironment,socialskillstrainingandsensoryintegration.Non‐verbalde‐escalationtechniquesincludetheuseofproximityorpersonalspace,andbodylanguage,includingfacialexpressions,gestures,postureandmovements.Verbalde‐escalationtechniquesinvolvetheuseofvoicetoneandvolume,rateofspeechandtheuseofappropriatelanguage.Crisis Intervention – Physical InteractionPersonalsafetytechniquesareproceduresusedtomaintainthesafetyofpersonsattemptingtointervenewithindividualsexhibitingviolentoraggressivebehavior.Physicalinterventionstrategies,includingphysicalrestraintorphysicallymovingastudenttoasecuresetting,areusedonlyasalastresortwhenthesafetyandwellbeingofthestudent,otherstudents,stafforotherpersonsarethreatened,andonlywhenotheravenuesofnon‐physicalcrisisinterventionhavebeenexhausted.Inallbutthemostimmediatelyphysicallythreateningsituations,lessrestrictive

Policy:JGAAPage2of3SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,Missourialternativesmustbeexhaustedbeforeapplyingphysicalrestraint.Physicalrestraintsmaynotbeusedasapunitiveformofdiscipline,asathreattocontrolthestudent,ortocoercecompliantbehavior.Inaddition,placingastudentinasecureobservationroomatoneoftheDistrict’sspecialeducationschoolsmaynotbeusedasapunitiveformofdiscipline,asathreattocontrolthestudent,ortocoercecompliantbehavior.Pronerestraintsareprohibited.Apronerestraintisdefinedasaspecificcrisisinterventiontechniquethatutilizesforciblyplacingorkeepinganindividual’sbodyfacedownuponasurfaceandphysicallyapplyingpressuretothebody.Restrainttechniquesdesignedtonegativelyimpactuponthestudent’sbreathingasameansofbringingaboutthecontrolofthestudentareprohibited.Morespecificguidelinesregardingphysicalrestraintwillbeincludedintheregulationsissuedtoimplementthispolicy.DefinitionofTermsKeytermsusedinthepolicyarelistedalphabetically.Functionalbehaviorassessment–Asystematicprocessforgatheringinformationinordertodeterminethefunctionofaperson’sbehaviorinordertomaximizetheeffectivenessandefficiencyofbehavioralsupport.Non‐verbalde‐escalationtechniques–Techniquesincludetheuseofproximityorpersonalspace,andbodylanguage,includingfacialexpressions,gestures,postureandmovements.Personalsafetytechniques–Proceduresusedtomaintainthesafetyofpersonsattemptingtointervenewithindividualsexhibitingviolentoraggressivebehavior.Includesmethodsintendedtopreventhairpulling,choking,biting,andthereleaseofwristsandclothing.Physicalinterventionstrategies–Techniquesincludingphysicalrestraintorphysicallymovingastudenttoasecuresettingthatmaybeusedwhenthesafetyandwellbeingofthestudent,otherstudents,stafforotherpersonsarethreatened,andonlywhenotheravenuesofnon‐physicalcrisisinterventionhavebeenexhausted.Physicalrestraint–Physicallyrestrictingorpreventingthebodymovementofanindividual.Positivebehaviorsupportplan–Aplanthatisdevelopedtoreplaceundesirablebehavior

Policy:JGAAPage3of3SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,Missouriwithnewbehaviororskills.Theplanfocusesonrewardingappropriatebehavior,alteringenvironmentsandteachingappropriatesocial,academicorbehaviorskills,andincludesaplantoteachreplacementskills,de‐escalationtechniquestobeused,andacrisisinterventionplan,whichmayincluderestraint.Preventativestrategies–Strategiesthatareintendedtopreventtheescalationofnegativebehaviortothecrisisstage.Thesestrategiesmayincludesuchthingsasactivelistening,encouragement,problemsolving,clarifyingexpectations,redirection,restructuringtheenvironmentandsocialskillstraining.Pronerestraint–Aspecificcrisisinterventiontechniquethatutilizesforciblyplacingorkeepinganindividual’sbodyfacedownuponasurfaceandphysicallyapplyingpressuretothebody.Secureobservationroom–SpeciallydesignedroomsinDistrictspecialeducationschoolsusedtoisolatestudentswhileprovidingstaffmemberswithcontinuousline‐of‐sightsupervision.Verbalde‐escalationtechniques–Techniquesinvolvetheuseofvoicetoneandvolume,rateofspeechandtheuseofappropriatelanguage.Adopted:July15,2003CrossRefs.:EEAC–StudentConductonBusesJFC–StudentBehaviorJG–StudentDisciplinePolicyJGA–CorporalPunishment,AversiveStrategiesandReasonalblePhysicalForce

Policy: JGBPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriDetention or In-School Suspension of StudentsThe provisions of a detention or in-school suspension program for student violations ofpolicies, rules and regulations provide principals with an additional alternative for dealingwith disciplinary problems that occur in the schools. When this alternative is appropriate,students will be assigned to serve a specified time period in the in-school suspensionprogram. These assignments, and the selection of the time period for them, will bedetermined by the principal or designee. If the student has an IEP (IndividualizedEducation Program), no suspension may exceed ten days unless there has been amanifestation hearing and the behavior has been determined to be unrelated to thestudent’s disability.Adopted: July 23, 1998April 24, 2001February 11, 2003Cross Refs.: JG – Student DisciplineLegal Refs.: §160.261 – RSMo.

Policy:JGEPage1of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriDisciplineofStudentswithDisabilitiesTheobligationandtheresponsibilitytoattendschoolregularlyandtocomplywiththeDistrict’sdisciplinepoliciesappliestoallstudents.Whenappropriate,theDistrictmaydisciplineastudentwithadisabilitywhohasnotcompliedwiththeDistrict’sdisciplinepoliciesinamannerthatisconsistentwiththeDistrict’spoliciesandapplicablelaw.Specialeducationserviceswillbeprovidedtoadisabledstudentifthestudenthasbeenremovedfromschoolformorethantenschooldays.Ifastudentwithadisabilityisremovedforlessthantencumulativedays,educationalserviceswillbeprovidedonlyifsuchservicesareprovidedtostudentswithoutdisabilitieswhohavebeensimilarlyremoved.RemovalforNotMoreThanTenConsecutiveSchoolDaysAstudentwithadisabilitywhoviolatestheDistrict’sdisciplinepolicywhohasnotbeenremovedfromthecurrenteducationalplacementformorethantencumulativedaysforthecurrentschoolyearmaybedisciplinedfornotmorethantenconsecutiveschooldaysinthesamemannerasotherstudents.Serviceswillnotbeprovidedtothestudentwhenthetotalnumberofdaysthestudenthasbeenremovedfromthecurrenteducationalplacementisnotmorethantendays,unlessservicesareprovidedtochildrenwithoutdisabilitieswhohavebeensimilarlyremoved.RemovalforMoreThanTenCumulativeSchoolDaysAstudentwithadisabilitywhoviolatestheDistrict’sdisciplinepolicywhohasbeenremovedfromthecurrenteducationalplacementformorethantencumulativedaysinthecurrentschoolyearmaybedisciplinedfornotmorethantenconsecutiveschooldaysinthesamemannerasotherstudents,ifthepatternofshort‐termexclusionstotalingmorethantencumulativedaysdoesnotconstituteachangeofplacement.Ontheeleventhdayofremovalinaschoolyear,theDistrictwillprovideeducationalservices.Ifthecumulativeremovalsdonotconstituteachangeinplacement,theservicestobeprovidedwillbedeterminedbyschoolpersonnelinconsultationwiththestudent’sspecialeducationteacher.Aseriesofremovalsfromthecurrenteducationalplacementformorethantendaysmayamounttoapatternofexclusionthatconstitutesachangeofplacement.Ifastudentwithadisabilityhasbeenremovedformorethantencumulativeschooldaysandtheremovalsconstituteachangeofplacement,orifaschooladministratordeterminesthataremovalformorethantenconsecutiveschooldaysisbeingconsidered,onthedateadecisiontomakesucharemovalismade,theparentswillbenotifiedofthedecisionandprovidedacopyoftheIDEA(IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct)proceduralsafeguards.

Policy:JGEPage2of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriNotlaterthantenbusinessdaysaftercommencingacumulativeremovalthatconstitutesachangeofplacementorwhenconsideringaremovalofgreaterthantenconsecutiveschooldays,theDistrictwillconveneanIEP(IndividualizedEducationProgram)meetingtodevelopafunctionalbehavioralassessmentplanifonehasnotbeenpreviouslybeenconducted.Aftercompletingtheassessment,anIEPmeetingwillbeheldtodevelopabehavioralinterventionplanifappropriateandnecessary.Ifabehaviorplanalreadyhasbeendeveloped,theIEPteamwillmeettoreviewtheplananditsimplementation.Theplananditsimplementationwillbemodifiedasnecessary.Inaddition,notlaterthantendaysafterthedateofthedecisiontoremoveastudentformorethantencumulativedaysconstitutingachangeofplacementorforconsiderationofaremovalofmorethantenconsecutiveschooldays,theIEPteamandotherqualifiedpersonnelwillmeettoreviewtherelationshipbetweenthestudent’sdisabilityandthebehaviorsubjecttodisciplinaryaction.Ifadeterminationismadethatthestudent’sbehaviorwasnotamanifestationofthestudent’sdisability,disciplinaryruleswillbeappliedtothestudentinthesamemannertheywouldbeappliedtoastudentwithoutadisability,exceptthatafreeappropriatepubliceducationwillbeprovidedtothestudentasdeterminedbytheIEPteam.Long‐TermChangesinPlacement(DrugsandWeapons)Inadditiontoanyotheractionsconsistentwiththisregulation,Districtadministratorsmayassignastudenttoaninterimalternativeeducationalsettingforaperiodoftimenottoexceed45calendardays,whenastudentwithadisability:1.Possessesaweaponatschoolorataschoolfunction;or2.Knowinglypossessesorusesillegaldrugsorsellsorsolicitsthesaleofacontrolledsubstancewhileatschoolorataschoolfunction.Onthedateadecisiontomakesucharemovalismadetheparents/guardianswillbenotifiedofthedecisionandprovidedacopyoftheIDEAproceduralsafeguards.Notlaterthantenbusinessdaysaftercommencingsucharemoval,theDistrictwillconveneanIEPmeetingtodevelopafunctionalbehavioralassessmentplanifonehasnotbeenpreviouslyconducted.Aftercompletingtheassessment,anIEPmeetingwillbeheldtodevelopabehavioralinterventionplanifappropriateandnecessary.Ifabehaviorplanalreadyhasbeendeveloped,theIEPteamwillmeettoreviewtheplananditsimplementation.Theplananditsimplementationwillbemodifiedasneeded.Notlaterthantendaysafterthedateofthedecisiontoassignastudenttoaninterimalternativeeducationalsetting,theIEPteamandotherqualifiedpersonnelwillmeettoreviewtherelationshipbetweenthestudent’sdisabilityandthebehaviorsubjecttothe

Policy:JGEPage3of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,Missouridisciplinaryactionandtodeterminetheinterimalternativeeducationalplacement.TheIEPteamwilldecideonaninterimalternativeeducationalsettingthatwillallowthestudenttocontinuetoprogressinthegeneraleducationcurriculum,toreceivetheservicesandmodificationsthatwillenablethechildtomeetthegoalssetoutinthestudent’sIEP,andtoreceiveservicesandmodificationstoattempttopreventthestudent’sbehaviorfromrecurring.StudentsNotYetIdentifiedasDisabledAstudentwhoqualifiesasachildwithadisabilitybuthasnotbeenidentifiedasachildwithadisabilitymaybesubjectedtothesamedisciplinarymeasuresappliedtostudentswithoutdisabilitiesiftheDistrictdidnothaveknowledgeofthedisability.StudentswithDisabilitiesNotEligibleunderIDEAThissectionsummarizestheproceduralrulesforstudentswhohavedisabilitiesunderSection504oftheRehabilitationActandTitleIIoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,butdonotrequirespecialeducationalservicesasa“childwithadisability”underPartBoftheIDEA.Theexpulsionofsuchastudent,theexclusionofthestudentforanindefiniteperiod,ortheexclusionofthestudentformorethantenconsecutiveschooldaysconstitutesa“significantchangeinplacement.”Aseriesofsuspensionseachofwhichistenorfewerdaysinduration,butthatcreatesapatternofexclusions,mayalsoconstitutea“significantchangeinplacement.”Beforeimplementingasuspensionofexpulsionthatconstitutesasignificantchangeintheplacementofastudentwithadisability,theDistrictwillconductare‐evaluationofthestudenttodeterminewhetherthemisconductinquestioniscausedbythestudent’sdisabilityand,ifso,whetherthestudent’scurrenteducationalplacementisappropriate.Ifitisdeterminedthatthemisconductisnotcausedbythestudent’sdisability,thestudentmaybeexcludedfromschoolinthesamemannerasaresimilarlysituatedstudentswhodonothavedisabilities.DefinitionsIllegalDrugmeansacontrolledsubstancenotincludingdrugslegallyusedorpossessedunderthesupervisionofahealthcareprofessional.Weaponmeansaweapon,device,instrument,material,orsubstance,animateorinanimate,thatisusedfor,orisreadilycapableof,causingdeathorseriousbodilyinjury,asdefinedinDistrictPolicyJFCJ,Section571.010RSMo.,or18U.S.C.921.

Policy:JGEPage4of4SpecialSchoolDistrictofSt.LouisCounty,MissouriControlledsubstancemeansadrugorothersubstanceidentifiedunderschedulesI,II,III,IVorVin21U.S.C.§812(c).Adopted:May7,2001September23,2003CrossRefs:JFCH–StudentAlcoholandDrugAbuseJFCJ–WeaponsinSchoolJG–StudentDisciplineJGD–StudentSuspensionandExpulsionLegalRefs:IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct,20USC§1400etseq.;34CFRPart300.§504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,29USC§794;34CFRPart104.§160.261,§162.680,.955‐.963,§167.161‐.171,§571.010–RSMo.21USC§812(c);18USC§921,930.AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct,42USC§12101etseq.;28CFRPart35.

JGF3Policy:Page 1 ofSpecial School District of St. Louis County,MissouriDiscipline Reporting and RecordsIn compliance with state law, the Board establishes explicit channels of communicationamong teachers, administrators, law enforcement officials and other schools concerningacts of school violence and other behaviors which endanger the welfare or safety ofstudents, staff and/or patrons of the district. The purpose of this policy is to designatespecific actions committed by students which must be reported to teachers,administrators and/or law enforcement officials as well as those actions which must bedocumented in a student’s discipline record.DefinitionsThe following definitions and terms apply to this policy:1. Act of School Violence/Violent Behavior – The exertion of physical force by astudent with the intent to do serious physical injury to another person while onschool property, while on school transportation, or while involved in schoolactivities.2. Serious Physical Injury – Physical injury that creates a substantial risk ofdeath or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment ofany part of the body.3. Serious Violation of District’s Discipline Policy – One or more of the followingacts if committed by a student enrolled in the district:• Any act of school violence/violent behavior.• Any offense which occurs on school property, on school transportationor at any school activity which is required by law to be reported to lawenforcement officials.• Any offense which results in an out-of-school suspension for more thanten (10) school days.4. Need to Know – Relates to school personnel who are directly responsible forthe student’s education or who otherwise interact with the student on aprofessional basis while acting within the scope of their assigned duties.5. School Property – Property utilized, supervised, rented, leased or controlled bythe District including, but not limited to, school playgrounds, parking lots,designated bus stops, school transportation and any property on which anyschool activity takes place.Reporting to School StaffSchool administrators will report acts of school violence to teachers and other schooldistrict employees with a need to know the information to adequately supervise thestudents and to protect themselves or others. In addition, any portion of a student’sIndividualized Education Program (IEP) that is related to demonstrated or potentiallyviolent behavior will be provided to any teacher and other district employees with aneed to know the information.

Policy: JGFPage 2 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriTeachers and other District employees who have a need to know will also be informedby the superintendent or designee of any act committed by a student in the districtwhich is reported to the district by a juvenile officer or an employee of the Childrens’Division of the Department of Social Services, sheriff, chief of police or other appropriatelaw enforcement authority in accordance with state law. Such reports will not be usedas the sole basis for denying educational services to a student.Reporting to Law Enforcement OfficialsAny felony listed in this section, or any act which if committed by an adult would be afelony listed in this section, that is committed on school property, on any schooltransportation or at any school activity must be reported by the appropriate schooladministrator to the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as reasonablypractical. The following acts are subject to this report requirement.1. First or second degree murder under §565.020, .021 – RSMo.;2. Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter under §565.024 – RSMo.;3. Kidnapping under §565.110 – RSMo.;4. First, second, or third degree assault under §565.050, .060, .070 – RSMo.;5. Sexual assault or deviate sexual assault under §566.040, .070 – RSMo.;6. Forcible rape or sodomy under §566.030, .060 – RSMo.;7. Burglary in the first or second degree under §569.160, .170 – RSMo.;8. Robbery in the first degree under §569.020 – RSMo.;9. Possession of a weapon under chapter 571 – RSMo.;10. Distribution of drugs under §195.211, .212 – RSMo.;11. Arson in the first degree under §569.040 – RSMo.;12. Felonious restraint under §565.120 – RSMo.;13. Property damage in the first degree under §569.100 – RSMo.14. Child molestation in the first degree under §566.067 – RSMo.15. Sexual misconduct involving a child under §566.083 – RSMo.16. Sexual abuse under 566.100 – RSMo.In addition the superintendent will notify the appropriate division of the juvenile orfamily court upon suspension for more than ten (10) days or expulsion of any studentwho the school district is aware is under the jurisdiction of the court.Any teacher or other employee who is aware of an incident in which a person is believedto have committed an act which if committed by an adult would be first, second, orthird degree assault, sexual assault or deviate sexual assault against a student orschool employee, while on school property, school transportation or at school activitieswill immediately report such incident to the principal. The employee will also inform theprincipal if a student is discovered to possess a controlled substance or weapon inviolation of the district’s policy. The principal shall immediately report these offenses tothe appropriate law enforcement agency and the superintendent.The District may report or disclose education records to law enforcement and juvenilejustice authorities if the disclosure concerns that authority’s ability to effectively serve,prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released. The officials andauthorities to whom such information is disclosed must comply with applicablerestrictions set forth in state and federal law.A written agreement may be developed between the superintendent and the appropriate

local law enforcement agency as to the procedure for reporting any incident in which aPolicy: JGFPage 3 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,Missouristudent is believed to have committed an act that if committed by an adult would bethird degree assault. If there is such an agreement, the principal will report suchincidents to the appropriate local law enforcement agency in accordance with suchagreement.Student Discipline RecordsThe Board directs the superintendent or designee to compile and maintain records ofany serious violation of the District’s discipline policy for each student enrolled in theDistrict. Such records will be made available to teachers and other school districtemployees with a need to know, and will be provided within five (5) business days ofreceiving the request, in accordance with state law, to any school district in which thestudent subsequently attempts to enroll. If a student is placed in another school by theChildren’s Division (CD), the records will be transferred to the new school within two (2)business days after notification by the CD. Personally identifiable student records willonly be released or destroyed in accordance with state and federal law.Rates and durations of, and reasons for, suspensions of ten (10) days or longer andexpulsions of students shall be reported pursuant to Department of Elementary andSecondary Education data reporting requirements.ConfidentialityAny information received by a school district employee relating to the conduct of astudent will be received in confidence and used for the limited purpose of assuring thatgood order and discipline are maintained in the schools.LiabilityTeachers and authorized District personnel, including volunteers selected withreasonable care by the District, will not be civilly liable when acting in accordance withthe Board’s discipline policies or when reporting to the appropriate supervisor or otherperson acts of school violence or threatened acts of school violence, pursuant to lawand District policy.Adopted: June 10, 1997Revised: April 10, 2001August 27, 2003June 24, 2008Cross Refs: JEC – School AdmissionsJFCH – Student Alcohol andDrug AbuseJG – Student DisciplineJHG – Reporting Child AbuseJO – Student Records

Legal Refs.: §§160.261, .522; 167.020, .115-.117, .122; 210.865; 211.032, 565.002 –RSMo.

JHC3Policy:Page 1 ofStudent Health Services and RequirementsSpecial School District of St. Louis County, MissouriThe Board of Education will provide for the health and physical well-being of studentsby establishing a district-wide coordinated student health services program. Thepurpose of this program is to help each student attend school in optimum health andthereby benefit from the school experience. The district nursing staff has oversight ofthe coordinated student health services program and will work with the School HealthAdvisory Council (SHAC). The SHAC shall be composed of a school nurse, a counselorand appropriate members of the community. Meetings, records and votes of the SHACwill adhere to the requirements of the Missouri Sunshine Law.Professional Registered Nurses will be employed to staff the health services program.They will serve under the direction of the building Principal and, if necessary, under thesupervision of qualified medical personnel. The nurse or designee will be responsible forall notifications to parents/guardians regarding health services. The school nursingstaff will provide the following services:1. Administration of laws which protect the health of children attending public schoolsin Missouri, including:(a) Ensuring compliance with immunization requirements.(b) Exclusion from attendance of students who have contagious diseases.(c) Reporting the presence or suspected presence of diseases mandated forreporting by law.2. Emergency first aid treatment for injury or illness occurring during the school day.3. The administration of medicine, pursuant to Board policy, including trainingunlicensed personnel in the administration of medications. A qualified member of thenursing staff is responsible for developing procedures for training unlicensed personnelas well as devising protocols for the administration of medicines by unlicensedpersonnel.4. Assistance in carrying out the District’s responsibilities outlined in section 504 plans,Individualized Health Plans (IHPs) or Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).5. Maintenance of student health records, including the maintenance of emergencyinformation forms for each student. The nurse will ensure that the school principal hasaccess to all student health records. The nurse will store health records in a securelocation, and any health information provided orally will be reduced to writing andstored appropriately. District employees shall not share information regarding astudent’s health in front of other students or staff members who do not have a need toknow the information. Student records will be stored and disclosed in accordance withBoard policy.6. Guidance and counseling concerning health problems of students.7. Screening for health conditions in accordance with Board policy and administrativeprocedures.

JHC3Policy:Page 2 ofSpecial School District of St. Louis County, Missouri8. Age-appropriate health education in the District’s instructional program inaccordance with District policy and state law.9. Notification of the school principal if informed of a condition that could requireaccommodation under federal law.10. Maintenance of copies of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for all pesticidesused in the district.11. Development and annual review of a Health Services Plan.12. Training staff as necessary to implement the district’s health and safety program.The student health services program will not include diagnosis, treatment, or theadministration of medicine for conditions of which the parents or guardians are awarebefore the child is sent to school, unless special arrangements have been made with thehealth services staff.Physical Examinations and Screenings“Screening” is the use of a procedure to examine a large population to determine thepresence of a health condition or risk factor in order to identify those who need furtherevaluation. Screening tests for various health conditions (such as vision, hearing andscoliosis) will be conducted in accordance with administrative procedures. Studentsmay also be weighed and measured. Parents/guardians will receive a written notice ofany screening result that indicates a condition that might interfere with a student’sprogress or health.The school district will not conduct an invasive physical examination of a student.As used in this policy, the term “invasive physical examination” means any medicalexamination that involves the exposure of private body parts or any act during suchexamination that includes incision, insertion or injection in to the body, but does notinclude a hearing, vision, head lice or scoliosis screening.Parents or eligible students will be given the opportunity to opt out of screening.Students who wish to participate in certain extracurricular activities may be required tosubmit proof of a physical examination to verify their ability to participate in theactivity. Students participating in activities governed by the Missouri State High SchoolActivities Association will be required to follow the rules of that organization, includingproviding necessary proof of insurance.All parents will be notified at least at the beginning of the school year of the district’spolicy on physical examinations and screening of students. Parents will also be notifiedwithin a reasonable period of time after any substantive change in the policy.

3JHCPolicy:Page 3 ofSpecial School District of St. Louis County, MissouriAdopted: July 23, 1998Revised: April 24, 2001May 27, 2003January 29, 2009Cross Refs.: EBB – Communicable Diseases EBBA – Illness and Injury Response and PreventionIGBC – Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional and Other Programs JHCB –Immunizations ofStudentsJHCD – Administering Medicine to StudentsLegal Refs.: §167.181-.191, .611; 170.015; – RSMo. Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20USC §1232h(b). Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC §1400 et seq. RehabilitationAct of 1973, Section 504, 29 U.S.C.§ 794. American with Disabilities Act, 42 USC §12101 et seq.34 CFR Part 300.

Policy: JHCBPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis CountyStudent ImmunizationsIt is the policy of Special School District that all students attending District schoolsmust be immunized in accordance with law. No student may attend school until theDistrict has satisfactory evidence on file that the student has been immunized, that theimmunization process has begun and satisfactory progress is being accomplished orthat the student is exempt from obtaining immunizations in accordance with law. Astudent is exempt from obtaining immunizations if the District has on file completedforms necessary to prove that the student will not be immunized for religious or medicalreasons. An exemption for medical reasons requires certification by a licensed doctor ofmedicine or osteopathy that the immunization would seriously endanger the child’s lifeor health or that the child has documentation of laboratory evidence of immunity tothe disease. An exemption for religious reasons requires written certification from oneparent or guardian that immunization of the student violates his or her religious beliefs.Failure to comply with this legal requirement will result in the student’s exclusion fromschool until proof of compliance has been presented to the District. If immunization isin progress, failure to meet the next scheduled appointment constitutes noncompliancewith the immunization law, and the student will be excluded from school immediately.Homeless students who cannot provide proof of immunization will be immediatelyenrolled, and the district’s homeless coordinator will work with the students to obtainthe necessary immunizations as soon as possible.The District shall report to the Department of Health and Senior Services the names ofany parent or guardian whose child is out of compliance. This does not includestudents who are “in progress” or exempt. The District will also report to the Children’sDivision (CD) of the Department of Social Services any instance of educational ormedical neglect.The superintendent will issue procedures for maintaining student health records whichshow the immunization status of every student enrolled or attending school in theDistrict and for preparing all necessary reports in accordance with guidelines preparedby the Department of Health and Senior Services.Adopted: July 23, 1998April 24, 2001May 27, 2003Revised: March 10, 2009Cross Refs.: IGBCA, Programs for Homeless StudentsJEC – School AdmissionsJHC – Student Health Services andRequirements

Legal Refs.: §167.181-.191 – RSMo.19 CSR 20-28.010.No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301-7941.Administration of Medications to StudentsPolicy: JHCDPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriDefinitions Medications – For the purposes of this policy, medications include prescription drugsand over-the-counter drugs, including herbal preparations and vitamins. Medications also includesubstances that claim or purport to be medicinal or performance enhancing.Authorized Prescriber – Includes a health care provider licensed or otherwise authorized by statelaw to prescribe medication.Parent/Guardian – Will also include students who are 18 years of age or older who are their ownguardian. General The District is not legally obligated to administer medication to students unlessspecifically included in a Section 504 Accommodation Plan or an Individualized Education Program(IEP).The Board recognizes that some students may require medication for chronic or short-term illnessto enable them to remain in school and participate in the District’s educational services.Medications will only be administered at school when it is not possible or not effective for thestudent to receive the medication at home. Such determination will be documented and theparents or guardians, including a student who is 18 years or older and is their own guardian, willbe furnished a “Parental Authorization for Giving Medication at School” form, which they mustsign.The District prohibits students from possessing or self-administering medications while on districtgrounds, on district transportation or during district activities unless explicitly authorized inaccordance with this policy. Therefore, the Superintendent, in collaboration with the Districtnursing staff, will establish administrative procedures for storing and administering medications incompliance with this policy and state and federal law.Administering medications is a nursing activity that must be performed by or under thesupervision of a registered professional nurse, who may delegate the administration of medicationto a licensed practical nurse or unlicensed personnel who are trained by the nurse to administermedications. The registered professional nurse shall develop written procedures for trainingunlicensed personnel in the administration of medications and for supervising said administration.The nurse or designee must maintain documentation of all medications administered to students.Nurses will, when necessary, clarify authorized prescriber orders and respond in accordance withsuch clarifications.The District will not knowingly administer medications in an amount exceeding the recommendeddaily dosage listed in the Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR) or other recognized medical orpharmaceutical text. The District will not administer the first dose of any medication.

Policy: JHCDPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriPrescription Medications- The parent/guardian or a student who is 18 years of age or older and istheir own guardian must provide the district with a written request for permission to administerthe medication before the district will administer prescription medication to a student. Theprescription label will be considered the equivalent of a prescriber’s written direction, and aseparate document is not needed.Possession of Self-Administered Medications- An authorized prescriber may recommend that astudent with a chronic health condition be allowed to be in possession of his or her medication ondistrict property for the purpose of self-administration. The District will permit such possession ofmedication for the treatment of asthma or anaphylaxis on District property or transportation andat District activities in accordance with law, and possession of other medications for selfadministrationas required by the student’s 504plan or IEP. The District may otherwise permit thepossession of medications for self-administration in accordance with law. No student will bepermitted to possess any medication unless the parent/guardian has submitted all requiredauthorizations and releases in accordance with this policy.Self-Administered Medications- An authorized prescriber or a student’s IEP or 504team mayrecommend that an individual student with a chronic health condition assume responsibility forhis or her own medication as part of learning self-care. The District will allow students to selfadministermedication for the treatment of asthma and anaphylaxis in accordance with this policyand law. The District may allow students with diabetes to self-administer medications according toa healthcare plan developed with the school nurse.Emergency Medication- All student-occupied buildings in the District shall be equipped withprefilled epinephrine auto syringes that can be administered by the school nurse when the nursebelieves, based on their training, that a student is having a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction.Epinephrine will only be administered in accordance with written protocols provided by anauthorized prescriber. The school nurse will be responsible for maintaining an adequate supply.The school principal or designee will maintain a list of students who cannot, according to theirparents/guardians, receive epinephrine; and a copy of that list will be kept with the devices at alltimes. Policy: JHCD Page 3 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriConsequences Students who possess or consume medications in violation of this policy while onDistrict property or transportation or at a District activity may be disciplined up to and includingsuspension or expulsion. District administrators will notify law enforcement when they believe acrime has occurred.Adopted: June 9, 1987June 10, 1997April 10, 2001May 27, 2003Revised: February 10, 2009

Cross Refs: EBB, Communicable DiseasesEBBA, Illness and Injury Response andPreventionLegal Refs.: §167.627, .630, §335.016, .066, §338.059, 577.625, .628 – RSMo. Davis v. FrancisHowell School District, 138 F. 3d 754 (8th Cir. 1998). DeBord v. Ferguson-Florissant Board ofEducation, 126 F 3d 1102 (8th Cir. 1997).Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) OrdersPolicy: JHCEPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriEach request for the District to honor a don not resuscitate order (DNR) will be handledindividually.The District will develop an Individualized Health Plan (IHP) or modify an existing IHPfor any student subject to a DNR. The IHP will be developed in conjunction with theparents; the student if appropriate; a school nurse, the district medical consultant andother appropriate staff; the student’s physician; emergency medical personnel, ifpossible; and other specialists as needed.In addition to the usual contents of an IHP, the IHP of a student with a DNR order willspecify which life-sustaining procedures will be used by District personnel in the case ofan emergency. Emergency medical personnel will be summoned in all emergencysituations as required by Board policy. A copy of the DNR will be attached to the IHPand provided to emergency medical personnel.Health care and resuscitation or non-resuscitation plans will be reviewed and renewedat least annually with all required signatures and seals. Such plans will becommunicated to all school personnel who have a need to know in order to implementthese plans. The administration will coordinate with local emergency medical servicesto implement the plans. The team will also address and plan for the effect of astudent’s sudden death on other students and staff in each school setting in which thestudent participates.Adopted: May 12, 2009Legal Refs.: Individual With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, 29 U.S.C. § 794Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101—12213

Policy: JHDPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriSpecial School District's guidance program is an integral part of the District's curriculumproviding programs and services that address academic, social, personal, career developmentand psychological needs of all students. Although the SSD guidance program offers allservices that are found in typical school guidance programs, highly specialized servicesand programs are also provided for students with disabilities.District guidance services are planned and implemented by certified school counselors inconjunction with social workers, transition consultants, school psychologists, and teachers.These professionals work in teams, often with the assistance of guidance and othersupport personnel in partner districts, to provide students with programs that aredevelopmental, sequential and, in some cases, prescriptive.The guidance program will adhere to the standards of the Missouri Comprehensive GuidanceProgram and work-to meet the program goals in each of the following areas:Personal and Social Development1. Assist students in gaining an understanding of self as an individual and as amember of diverse local and global communities by emphasizing knowledge thatleads to the recognition and understanding of the interrelationship of thoughts,feelings and actions in students' daily lives.2. Provide students with a solid foundation for interacting with others in ways thatrespect individual and group differences.3. Aid students in learning to apply physical and psychological safety andpromoting the student's ability to advocate for him/herself.Academic Development1. Guide students to apply the skills needed for educational achievement byfocusing on self-management, study and test-taking skills.2. Teach students skills to aid them as they transition between grade levels or schools.3. Focus on developing and monitoring personal education plans,emphasizing the understanding, knowledge and skills students need todevelop meaningful personal plans of study.Policy: JHD

Page 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriStudent Guidance and CounselingCareer Development1. Enable students to apply career exploration and planning skills in theachievement of life career goals.2. Educate students about where and how to obtain information about theworld of work and postsecondary training and education.3. Provide students the opportunity to learn employment readiness skillsand skills for on-the-job success, including responsibility, dependability,punctuality, integrity, self-management and effort.Referrals to Outside AgenciesSocial workers, guidance counselors and other professional staff members providepreliminary assessment of students' needs and issues. In some cases, referral to outsideagencies is appropriate. The District will cooperate with outside agencies to support theeducational needs of the student. Except as required by law, costs for services outsidethe District are the responsibility of parents or guardians.Adopted: April 24, 2001February 25, 2003Revised: August 12, 2008Cross Refs: IL - Assessment Program

Surveying, Analyzing or Evaluating Students InspectionPolicy JHDAPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriAny parent may inspect, upon request, any instructional material used as part of theeducational curriculum and all instructional materials, including teacher's manuals, films,tapes or other supplementary materials which will be used in connection with any survey,analysis or evaluation as part of any applicable program. A parent may inspect, uponrequest, a survey created by a third party before the survey is administered or distributed toa student. The term "instructional material" does not include academic tests or academicassessments.The District will not collect, disclose or use personal student information for the purpose ofmarketing or selling that information or otherwise providing the information to others forthat purpose.Consent RequiredIn accordance with law, no student, as part of any program wholly or partially funded bythe U.S. Department of Education, will be required without prior written parental consent.to submit to a survey, analysis or evaluation (hereinafter "the protected informationsurvey") that reveals information concerning:1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's parents.2. Mental and psychological problems of the student or the student's family.3. Sexual behavior and attitudes.4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior.5. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close familyrelationships.6. Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers,physicians and ministers.7. Religious practices, affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's parents.8. Income other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in aprogram or for receiving financial assistance under such program.

Policy JHDAPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriNotice and Opportunity to Opt OutIn accordance with law, parents shall receive prior notice and an opportunity to opt astudent out of:1. Any other protected information survey, as defined above, regardless of thefunding source.2. Any nonemergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition ofattendance, administered by the school or its agent and not necessary to protect theimmediate health and safety of a student, or any physical exam or screening permittedor required under state law, except for hearing, vision or scoliosis screenings.3. Activities involving the collection, disclosure or use of personal informationObtained from students for marketing, selling or otherwise distributinginformation to others.The District will directly notify parents at the beginning of the school year of the specific orapproximate dates during the school year when the above-listed activities will occur or areexpected to be scheduled.Notification of Policy and PrivacyIn accordance with law, the District will notify parents of this policy at least annually at thebeginning of the school year and within a reasonable time after any substantive change inthe policy.The District will take measures to protect the identification and privacy of studentsparticipating in a protected information survey, regardless of the source of funding. Thesemeasures may include limiting access to completed surveys and results as allowed by law.All education records will be protected in accordance with law and Board policy JO. Theprovisions of this policy applicable to parents will transfer to a student who is 18 years oldor emancipated, unless other laws or policies would prevent such transfer.Adopted: May 7, 2001June 17, 2003August 26, 2008Cross Refs: IGBA – Programs for Students with DisabilitiesIGBC – Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional and OtherProgramsJO – Student RecordsLegal Refs: §610.010-.028 - RSMo.20 U.S.C. §1232h

Policy: JHDBPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriReferrals to Community or Private ResourcesStudents with special needs may require services that extend beyond the school environment. State,federal and local agencies have been established to address a variety of services for individuals withdisabilities and their families. The District Family Resource Center and the District social work staff areavailable to educate and assist parents or guardians in finding services for their students. Special SchoolDistrict staff will maintain current information regarding appropriate resources, their availability,guidelines and procedures. With parent or guardian permission, District staff may collaborate withservice delivery agencies on the student's behalf and assist with the application process when needed.Upon parent or guardian request, or request by a student who has achieved the age of majority and doesnot have a legal guardian, referral to private resources may also be made available. The Board directsthat a minimum of three separate resources be provided, if available, since it is not the policy of theDistrict to endorse any specific agency or individual. Parents or guardians are encouraged to first consultwith their family physician or insurance company prior to pursuing referral through Special SchoolDistrict.Adopted: April 24, 2001February 11, 2003July 28, 2009

Reporting and Investigating Child Abuse/NeglectPublic School District LiaisonPolicy: JHGPage 1 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriThe Superintendent has designated the Assistant Superintendent of HumanResources to serve as the public school liaison(s) and forward that information to thelocal division office of the Children's Division (CD) of the Department of SocialServices. The liaison(s) shall develop protocol in conjunction with the chiefinvestigator of the local division office to ensure information regarding the status of achild abuse or neglect investigation is shared with appropriate school personnel. Allwritten information received by any public school district liaison or the school shall besubject to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).The liaison(s) will also serve on multidisciplinary teams used in providing protectiveor preventive social services along with law enforcement, the juvenile officer, thejuvenile court and other agencies, both public and private. It will be the responsibilityof the liaison(s) to arrange for training and information necessary to assist staffmembers in identifying possible instances of child abuse and neglect, includingannual updates regarding any changes in the law. Additionally, the liaison is chargedwith implementing a planned program of personal safety and awareness education,including methods for preventing sexual abuse, that shall be provided to teachers,students and parents/guardians.Reporting Child Abuse/NeglectThe Board of Education requires each staff member to comply with the state childabuse and neglect laws and the mandatory reporting of suspected neglect or abuse.Any school official or employee acting in his/her official capacity who knows or hasreasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect, orwho observes the child being subjected to conditions or circumstances which wouldreasonably result in abuse or neglect, will immediately report the circumstances, tothe school principal or designee, including any report of excessive absences that mayindicate educational neglect. The school principal or designee will assist the staffperson to make the report via the Child Abuse Hotline to the CD, as required by law.This policy does not preclude any employee from reporting abuse or neglect directlyto CD through its hot line, but the employee must notify the school principal ordesignee immediately after making the report. The school principal will notify thesuperintendent that a report has been made and report on the status of the case. Ifthe school principal or designee has reason to believe that the victim of such abuseor neglect is the resident of another state or was injured as a result of an act thatoccurred in another state, then, in addition to notifying CD, he/she may also report tothe child protection agency with authority to receive such reports in that state.As a mandated reporter, the District is entitled, upon request, to information on thegeneral disposition of the report, as well as findings and information regarding thecase. The information should be shared with the staff member who originated thereport, but should not be released to anyone else without written authorization fromthe CD. Parents or guardians have access to the CD records in the same manner asthey have access to other student records after the investigation is completed, butthe identity of the reporter is not released.

Policy: JHGPage 2 of 2Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriAny person who in good faith participates in the making of such reports, or in anyjudicial proceeding resulting there from, will be immune from civil or criminal liability.It is not the responsibility of the school official or employee who initiated the reportto prove that the child has been neglected or abused.Investigating Child Abuse/NeglectWhen the CD receives a child abuse report which alleges that a District employeehas abused a student, the report is immediately forwarded to the AssistantSuperintendent of Human Resources (or School Board President in situations concerningthe Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources) who will conduct or cause aninitial investigation to be conducted. If it is determined that the sole purpose of thereport is to harass a school employee, the Superintendent, Board President ordesignee will jointly investigate the matter with the juvenile officer or law enforcementofficer investigating. The Superintendent and Board President are authorized tocontact and use the District's attorney to assist in the investigation. Findings andconclusions will be issued as required by law.All other reports will be immediately reported to the CD for investigation, and thesuperintendent will take no further action. The Superintendent or Board President willbe considered a member of the multidisciplinary team and as such will be involved inthe investigation and have access to appropriate information, including the outcome ofthe investigation to the extent required by law. The Superintendent or designee willprepare and implement procedures necessary to implement this policy.Adopted: February 13, 1996June 10, 1997April 24, 2001June 17, 2003Revised: August 26, 2008Cross Refs: GBH - Staff/Student RelationsLegal Refs.: §160.261, §210.110-165 - RSMo.Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.

Policy: JOPage 1 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriStudent RecordsIn order to provide students with appropriate instructional and educational services,the District must maintain extensive and sometimes personal information aboutstudents and families. These records must be kept confidential in accordance with law,but must also be readily available to District personnel who need the records toeffectively serve District students.The superintendent or designee will provide for the proper administration of studentrecords in accordance with law, will develop appropriate procedures for maintainingstudent records and will standardize procedures for collecting and transmittingnecessary information about individual students throughout the District. The buildingprincipal will assist the superintendent or designee in developing the student recordssystem, maintaining and protecting the records in the building, and developingprotocols for releasing student education records. The superintendent or designee willarrange for all District employees to be trained annually regarding the confidentiality ofstudent education records, as applicable for each employee classification.Health InformationStudent health information is a type of student record that is particularly sensitive andprotected by numerous state and federal laws. Student health information shall beprotected from unauthorized, illegal or inappropriate disclosure by adherence to theprinciples of confidentiality and privacy. The information shall be protected regardlessof whether the information is received orally, in writing or electronically and regardlessof the type of record or method of storage.Directory InformationDirectory information is information contained in an education record of a student thatgenerally would not be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Theschool district designates the following items as directory information:Students in kindergarten through eighth grade -- Student's name; parent'sname; date and place of birth; grade level; bus assignment; enrollment status(e.g., full-time or part-time); participation in school-based activities and sports;weight and height of members of athletic teams; dates of attendance; honors andawards received; artwork or coursework displayed by the district; most recentprevious school attended; and photographs, videotapes, digital images andrecorded sound unless such photographs, videotapes, digital images andrecorded sound would be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy.High school and vocational school students -- Student's name; parent's name;address; telephone number; date and place of birth; grade level; busassignment; enrollment status (e.g., full-time or part-time); participation inschool-based activities and sports; weight and height of members of athleticteams; dates of attendance; degrees, honors and awards received; artwork orcoursework displayed by the district; most recent previous school attended; andphotographs, videotapes, digital images and recorded sound unless suchphotographs, videotapes, digital images and recorded sound would beconsidered harmful or an invasion of privacy.

Policy: JOPage 2 of 3Special School District of St. Louis County,MissouriParent and Eligible Student AccessAll parents will have the right to inspect their child's education records as allowed bylaw. As used in this policy, a "parent" includes a biological or adoptive parent, aguardian or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a natural parent orguardian. The district will extend the same rights to either parent, regardless of divorce,custody or visitation rights, unless the district is provided with evidence that theparent's rights to inspect records have been legally revoked. The rights of the parenttransfer to the student once the student turns 18 or is emancipated, or attends aninstitution of postsecondary education, in accordance with law.If a parent or eligible student believes the education records related to the studentcontain information that is inaccurate, misleading or in violation of the student'sprivacy, he or she may ask the district to amend the record by following the appealsprocedures created by the superintendent or designee. The district will annually notifyparents and eligible students of their rights in accordance with law.Law Enforcement AccessThe district may report or disclose education records to law enforcement and juvenilejustice authorities if the disclosure concerns law enforcement's or juvenile justiceauthorities' ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose recordsare released. The officials and authorities to whom such information is disclosed mustcomply with applicable restrictions set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (b) (1) (E).If the district reports a crime committed by a student with a disability as defined in theIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the district will transmit copies ofthe special education and disciplinary records to the authorities to whom the districtreported the crime.Law enforcement officials also have access to directory information and may obtainaccess to student education records in emergency situations as allowed by law.Otherwise, law enforcement officials must obtain a subpoena or consent from theparent or eligible student before a student’s education records will be disclosed.Children's Division AccessThe district may disclose education records to representatives of the Children's Division(CD) of the Department of Social Services when reporting child abuse and neglect inaccordance with law. Once the CD obtains custody of a student, CD representativesmay also have access to education records in accordance with law. CD representativesmay also have access to directory information and may obtain access to studenteducation records in emergency situations, as allowed by law.Adopted: June 10, 1997April 24, 2001July 15, 2003Revised: June 24, 2008Cross Refs: BBFA, Board Member Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure EFB, Free andReduced-Cost Food Services EHB, Technology Usage GBCB, Staff Conduct IGBA, Programs forStudents with DisabilitiesIGDB, Student Publications

Policy JOPage 3 of 3St. Louis County Special School DistrictIIAC, Instructional Media Centers/School Libraries IL, Assessment ProgramKB, Public Information Program KBA, Public's Right to Know KDA, Custodial and NoncustodialParentsKI, Public Solicitations/Advertising in District Facilities KNAJ, Relations with Law EnforcementAuthoritiesLegal Refs: §§ 167.020, .022, .115, .122, .123, 210.115, .865, 452.375, .376,610.010 - .028,RSMo.Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 - 12213Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232gProtection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C. § 1232hIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 - 1487No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 - 7941The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, 29 U.S.C. § 794

Policy: JQPage 1 of 1Special School District of St. Louis County, MissouriTaking Photographs of StudentsSpecial School District does not allow photographers to take photographs, slides, videotapes or motion pictures which may be used in publications, slide presentations, videotapes, motion pictures, newspaper or television stories, or on computers or Internet websites without parent or guardian written permission, or in the case of a student of legalage, the written permission of the student. The permission form is to be completed on anannual basis by each student's parent or guardian or the student who is 18 years of age orolder who is their own legal guardian.Adopted: June 23, 1971May 12, 1998April 24, 2001February 11, 2003September 8, 2009Legal Refs: 20 U.S.C. Section 1417

Special School District of Saint Louis CountyHiram Neuwoehner SchoolMay 2011Parent/School CompactParent/Care Provider SectionI understand that my participation in my child’s (the child I provide care to) education isimportant and I will help with his/her achievement. Therefore, I am agreeing to carry out thefollowing responsibilities: Ensure that my child comes to school regularly. Ensure that my child comes to school rested. Keep school officials aware of any medical changes with my child. Actively work with teacher/school to facilitate open and on-going communication. Help my child become acquainted with school/bus policies and procedures as detailed in thehandbook. Complete and return forms in a timely manner. Participate in my child’s annual Individualized Education Plan Conference and in decisionsrelating to the education of my child._________________________________Parent/Care Provider_________________DateClassroom Staff/Therapist/Support Staff SectionWe understand our role as the educators and how important each school day is to every child.Therefore, we are committed to doing the following: Provide a safe, positive, and healthy learning environment for your child. Respect and nurture cultural/religious differences of all students and families throughcurriculum and school climate. Meet the individual needs of your child through the provision of high-quality curriculumand instruction Make a personal attempt to invite you to the annual (I.E.P.) Individualized EducationPlan Conference. Frequently communicate with you on an ongoing basis regarding your child’s progressthrough quarterly reports and communication logs. Provide opportunities for you to volunteer, participate, and observe in your child’sclassroom._______________________ ____________________Case Manager____________________________Therapist________________________

Student SectionI understand my role as the student and how important each school day is to me.Therefore, I am agreeing to make an effort to carry out the following responsibilities:• Attend and participate in school daily• Come to school rested• Be safe, peaceful, cooperative and kind• Follow school and bus policies and procedures as detailed in my handbook• Attend and participate in my annual IEP_____________________________StudentChild Abuse and Neglect Hotline 800-392-3738School Violence Hotline / Safe Schools Hotline 866-748-7047All Board Policies are on line at www.ssd.k12.mo.usBE KINDBE COOPERATIVEBE SAFEBE PEACEFUL

From: Boughan, RitaSent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:09 PMTo: AllSubject: FW: Missouri Hotline NumberImportance: HighStaff,It has come to my attention that the Missouri Hotline number, 1-800-392-3738 will not accept callsthat are made from Out-Of-State phone numbers. This toll free number can only be used if you arecalling from a number located in the State of Missouri. If you have an Out-Of-State phone numberyou will need to contact the alternative number: 1-573-751-3448. This number will connect youdirectly with the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.Joan ZavitskyAssociate SuperintendentSpecial School District

2010-2011 School YearDear Parent or Guardian:Our district is required to inform you of certain information that you, according to The No Child LeftBehind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), have the right to know.Upon your request, our district is required to provide to you in a timely manner, the followinginformation:o Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels andsubject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.o Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through whichstate qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.o Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.o What baccalaureate degree major the teacher has and any other graduate certification ordegree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification.In addition to the information that parents may request, districts must provide to each individualparentoInformation on the achievement level of the parent’s child in each of the state academicassessments as required under this part; ando Timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or moreconsecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.If you have any questions, you may call Phyllis Kulp, Federal Programs Coordinator at314-989-8542.Sincerely,Dr. Paul BauerDirector, Special Education SchoolsSpecial School District

Educating Missouri’s Homeless ChildrenThe McKinney-Vento Act, part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, guarantees homelesschildren and youth an education equal to what they would receive if not homeless.Who is Homeless?According to the McKinney-Vento Act, homeless children and youth include individuals who lack afixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes the following situations:• Sharingthehousingofothers(knownasdoubling‐up)duetolossofhousingoreconomichardship• Livinginmotels,hotels,trailerparksorcampinggrounds• Livinginemergencyortransitionalshelters• Abandonedinhospitals• Awaitingfoster‐careplacement• Livinginanighttimeresidencethatisapublicorprivateplacenotdesignedfororordinarilyusedasaregularsleepingaccommodation• Livingincars,parks,abandonedbuildings,substandardhousing,busortrainstations,orsimilarsettingsThe McKinney-Vento Act also recognizes unaccompanied youth who are homeless. According tothe act, an unaccompanied youth is a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian.Which School Can a Homeless Child Attend?There are two choices for a student in a homeless situation – the school of origin and the school ofresidency. The school of origin is the school the child attended when permanently housed or theschool in which the child was last enrolled. The school of residency is the school serving the areawhere the child or youth is currently physically dwelling. When determining the school of bestinterest, a homeless child or youth should remain in the school of origin (to the extent feasible)unless doing so is contrary to the wishes of the parent or guardian or to the wishes of theunaccompanied youth.EnrollmentThe McKinney-Vento Act requires the immediate enrollment of homeless children and youth. Thesechildren must be allowed to attend school even if they are unable to produce previous academicrecords, immunization and medical records, proofs of residency, birth certificates or otherdocumentation that is usually required.TransportationSchool districts must provide transportation for homeless children and youth to the school of bestinterest. Districts must also provide transportation during the resolution of any pending disputes.While disputes over enrollment, school placement or transportation arrangements are being resolve,students must be transported to the school of choice of the parent or the unaccompanied youth.The Homeless CoordinatorA school district’s homeless coordinator plays a vital role in ensuring that children and youthexperiencing homelessness enroll and succeed in school. The McKinney-Vento Act requires thatevery school district appoint a homeless coordinator who serves as the link between homelessfamilies and school staff, district personnel, shelter workers and social-service providers. SpecialSchool District’s homeless coordinator is MaryLee Burlemann who can be reached at 314-989-8125.Call Missouri’s Homeless Coordinator at (573) 522-8763Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Federal Discretionary Grants - PO Box 480Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 – http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/discretionarygrants/homeless

Neuwoehner High SchoolSCHOOL-PARENT-STUDENT COMPACT2010-2011 School YearNeuwoehner, and the parents of students participating in Title I.A activities,services, and programs, agree that this compact outlines how the entire schoolstaff, the parents, and the students will share the responsibility for improvedstudent academic achievement.School ResponsibilitiesNeuwoehner and its staff will:•Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effectivelearning environment that enables participating children to meet the Show-Me Standards as follows –1. Retain highly qualified principals and teachers,2. Provide instruction, materials, and high quality professionaldevelopment which incorporates the latest research, and3. Maintain a safe and positive school climate.•Hold annual parent-teacher conferences to –1. Discuss the child’s progress/grades during the first quarter,2. Discuss this compact as it relates to the child’s achievement, and3. Examine the child’s achievement and any pending options at the end ofthe third quarter.•Provide parents with frequent reports on their child’s progress as follows –1. Weekly packet from the classroom teacher,2. Monthly suggestions from the classroom teacher,3. Mid-quarter report mailed from the school, and4. Quarterly grade cards/reports sent home by the school.•Be accessible to parents through –1. Phone calls or person-to-person meetings,2. Scheduled consultation before, during, or after school, and3. Scheduled school or home visits.•Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’sclass, and to observe classroom activities as follows –1. Listen to children read,2. Help with classroom decorations, art projects, etc.,3. Present a program on your culture, a different country, etc., and4. Assist with holiday programs or parties, educational trips, etc.Parent ResponsibilitiesI, as a parent, will support my child’s learning in the following ways:

1. Make sure they are in school every day possible.2. Check that homework is completed.3. Monitor the amount of television watched.4. Volunteer in my child’s classroom/school.5. Be aware of my child’s extracurricular time and activities.6. Stay informed about my child’s education by reading all communicationsfrom the school and responding appropriately.Student Responsibilities (revise to make grade appropriate)I, as a student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic performance tomeet the Show-Me Standards and will –1. Attend school every day possible,2. Be respectful toward others,3. Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it,4. Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of school time, and5. Give all notes and information from my school to my parent/guardian daily.Principal: Lorie Arnsman- SchwartzDateTeacher:Parent(s):Student:DateDateDate

For students in grades 5-12PARENT PERMISSION FORMFORSTUDENT PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL, STATE AND/OR FEDERALSURVEYSFOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEARSchool districts are sometimes required to participate in different types of surveys in orderto meet state and/or federal guidelines and standards. Students’ participation in thesurveys assists the school to gather local data regarding specific issues. In some cases, suchas the Missouri Combined Youth Survey, the survey results are used to identify problems sothat programs can be developed to target those issues.Before a student can participate in these surveys, it is essential that parents givepermission. Under no circumstances are students asked to identify themselves on thesurvey form. No individual student responses are reported or maintained.If you grant your permission for your child to participate, you will be notified in advance ofthe type of survey and be given a sample of the types of questions included in the survey. Ifyou do not want your child to complete the survey, you can notify the director of federalprograms. The director of federal programs will remove your child’s name from the surveyparticipation list, and your child will not be asked to complete the survey.Student’s Name:Grade:Building:Ackerman SchoolLitzsinger SchoolNeuwoehner SchoolNorthview SchoolPage Bridges SchoolSouthview SchoolLakeside CenterJuvenile Detention Center

In compliance with the information provided above, my child has permission to participatein surveys conducted by the school during the 2010-2011 school year.Parent/Guardian Signature:Telephone number:Date:Federal Programs Parent Advisory CommitteeIs Looking For New MembersThis committee meets 3 times a year in the evening, usually inOctober, February and April. The purpose of the committee is to allowparents the opportunity to have a voice in the development of theConsolidated Federal Programs (Title grants) and administration of theTitle programs in the special education and technical schools. All grantfunds focus on increasing student achievement.To learn more about the Federal Programs Parent Advisory Committee orto become involved, please complete the contact information below.Childcare and/or transportation for each meeting can be provided withadvanced request.Name:_________________________________________________________________Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phone: Home -__________________________ Cell__________________________Email:_________________________________________________________________

Child’s Name:___________________________________________________________Child’s School:__________________________________________________________Return this with your beginning of the year packet or mail to Phyllis Kulp, FederalPrograms, Special School District, 12110 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63131http://www.missouri-pirc.org/parent.html.The Missouri PIRC serves parents, schools, and community organizations throughout thestate by providing a wide range of information, training, technical assistance, and resources to helpparents promote their children's achievement in school. A collaborative effort of LIFT (Missouri'sLiteracy Resource Center), the Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. (PATNC), ParentLink,Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP), Missouri's Department of Elementary and SecondaryEducation (DESE), and the St. Louis Public Schools, the Missouri PIRC disseminates parent-relatedinformation to parents in all areas of the state.The Missouri PIRC employs a number of strategies and activities to share information andresources, including parent trainings, workshops, toll-free hotlines, print materials, and web sites.The Missouri PIRC also coordinates various Federal, state, and local parental involvementinitiatives. Some of the goals and activities of the Missouri PIRC are:• to improve parents' ability to support their child's academic achievement• to expand and strengthen partnerships among parents, schools, and community organizations• to coordinate a statewide comprehensive approach to improve student learning throughparental involvement.• to provide parents timely, accurate information so that they better understand Missouri'saccountability system and the options and choices in No Child Left Behind.• to assist parents and schools in strengthening their parent involvement policies, plans, andactivities.Parent Resources:Why is parental involvement important? According to the U.S. Department of Education,research indicates consistent, positive, and convincing evidence: families have a major influence ontheir children's achievement in school and through life. When schools, families, and communitygroups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer,and like school more. In other words, family involvement in children's education positively affectsstudent achievement.Studies have found that students with involved parents, regardless of their income orbackground, are more likely to:

• earn high grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs• pass their classes, earn credits, and be promoted• attend school regularly• graduate and go on to post-secondary education.Parental involvement is one of the central points of No Child Left Behind. Parents are askedto play an active role in their children's school and home learning. The Missouri PIRC web siteprovides parents and families with many resources and links to other sites that will assist in theirchildren's learning. Visit the web site at http://www.missouri-pirc.org/parent.html for valuableparent resources to help you help your child succeed in school.Adapted from the Missouri PIRC web site.

Standard Complaint Resolution ProcedureFor No Child Left Behind Act ProgramThis complaint resolution procedure applies to all programs administered by the Missouri Department of Elementary andSecondary Education under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).A complaint is a formal allegation that a specific federal or state law or regulation has been violated, misapplied, ormisinterpreted by school district personnel or by Department of Education personnel.Any parent or guardian, surrogate parent, teacher, administrator, school board member, or other person directly involvedwith an activity, program, or project operated under the general supervision of the Department may file a complaint.Such a complaint must be in writing and signed; it will provide specific details of the situation and, indicate the law orregulation that is allegedly being violated, misapplied or misinterpreted.The written, signed complaint must be filed and the resolution pursued in accordance with the local district policy:The following procedures are to be followed by persons with questions or complaints regarding the operation ofSpecial School District:1. Complaints on behalf of individual students should first be addressed to the teacher.2. Unsettled matters from (1) above, or problems and questions concerning individual cases, employees oroperational matters should be directed to the SSD building principal or to the appropriate SSD areacoordinator.3. Unsettled matters from (2) above, or problems or questions concerning the District, should be directed first tothe responsible SSD director at the District central office and next to the responsible SSD assistantsuperintendent.4. Unsettled matters from (3) above should be directed to the superintendent.5. If the matter cannot be settled satisfactorily by the superintendent, it should be referred to the Board. Questionsand documents submitted to the Secretary of the Board by letter will be brought to the attention of the entireBoard at a regular meeting. If necessary, a Board hearing will be scheduled to resolve the complaint. Thedecision of the Board will be final, except in the case of complaints concerning the administration of federalprograms. In that case, the complainant may appeal the Board’s decision to the appropriate section of theMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and from there to the United States Departmentof Education.If the issue cannot be resolved at the local level, the complainant may file a complaint with the Missouri Department ofEducation. If there is no evidence that the parties have attempted in good faith to resolve the complaint at the local level,the Department may require the parties to do so and may provide technical assistance to facilitate such resolution.Any persons directly affected by the actions of the Department may file a similarly written complaint if they believe stateor federal laws or regulations have been violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted by the Department itself.Anyone wishing more information about this procedure or how complaints are resolved may contact local district orDepartment personnel.

Student Name:_________________Neuwoehner School Multi-Use Permission Form2009-2010 School YearDear Parent/Guardian,To avoid the inconvenience of repeated requests for routine permission forms, allrequired permissions for this school year have been combined on this two-sided form.Please indicate yes or no in each category listed and sign on the reverse side in thedesignated area.Parents will be notified in advance of any scheduled community trips. Due to thenature of unscheduled community-based instruction trips, we are sometimes unable toinform parents of this unexpected opportunity in advance. Thank you for yourassistance and cooperation. If you have any questions regarding the items listed,please contact school at (314) 989-8700.COMMUNITY BASED INSTRUCTIONThe purpose of this program is to promote the generalization of skills learned in the classroom to reallifecommunity settings. Students participate in instructional activities occurring outside ofNeuwoehner School in a community setting.My child has permission to participate in the community based instruction program with transportationbeing provided by Special School District of Bi-State. Some trips may involve walking to nearbylocations. I understand that at times I will be asked to provide a nominal fee to cover the cost of certaintrips.YES ( ) NO ( )UNSCHEDULED COMMUNITY TRIPSI understand that my child’s class may occasionally have the opportunity to participate in a communityactivity not previously scheduled. I give my permission for my child to go on community basedinstruction trips other than his/her pre-designated and scheduled times.YES ( ) NO ( )PERMISSION TO PHOTOGRAPH FOR SCHOOL USE ONLYI give permission for the staff of Neuwoehner School to photograph my child for use in classroomactivities/instruction and for in-school recognition such as student of the week, etc. and for the annualyearbook. These photographs will not be used outside of the school setting.YES ( ) NO ( )

PERMISSION TO PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR RECORDI give my permission for Special School District to photograph and/or record my child. I agree that thisphotograph or voice recording may be used in publications, slides, videotapes, motion pictures and areanewspapers. I understand that the resulting photographs, stills, slides, video tapes, motion pictures and audiotapes may be published for the purpose of instruction or informing staff, students, parents or general public ofschool programs or events. I also give my permission form my name and/or that of the above named studentto be published with the above listed photographs or recordings.YES ( ) NO ( )VIEWING OF MOVIESI give permission form my child to view a PG and PG-13 rated movies under adult supervision. Movies willonly be shown as an instructional strategy and as part of the curriculum.YES ( ) NO ( )TOUCH DOGSTOUCH DOGS (Therapy of Unique Canine Helpers) visit the school regularly. The students have theopportunity to pet and interact with the TOUCH dogs. Benefits of having a TOUCH dog visit may include:the stimulation of voluntary physical activity, increased social cooperation and high activity levels.YES ( ) NO ( )ALLERGIC TO DOGS YES ( ) NO ( )AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE/RELEASE INFORMATION WITH THE DIVISION OFVOCATIONAL REHABILITIATION, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH- REGIONALCENTER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER ADULT SERVICE PROVIDERS(For students 14 and older)I/We authorize the Special School District to release Psychological Evaluations and IEP reports to theDivision of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Mental Health-Regional Center, Social SecurityAdministration, other adult service providers and their representatives. This includes discussing andproviding related information with staff needed to make eligibility and placement determinations and invitingcounselors/case managers to IEP meetings. In addition to evaluation and IEP reports, a variety of educationaland work related information will be shared for the purposes of employment training and planning for adultlife.YES ( ) NO ( )AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE/RELEASE INFROMATION FORTRAINING/PLANNING/EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES (For students 14 and older)I/We authorize the Special School District staff to share information for training, planning, or employmentpurposes. I understand that staff will be providing information about the student to work staff at the trainingsite and/or prospective employers. The information to be released will be work-related or academic in natureand may include information contained in the student’s IEP. This may also include obtaining/sharingJob/Training Progress Reports and Attendance Reports when applicable to job placement and/or training.SSD staff may also invite site personnel to IEP meetings to discuss work-related information.YES ( ) NO ( )______________________________________Parent/Guardian Signature______________________________________Student Signature (if over 18 and own guardian)_____________Date_____________Date

STUDENT DATA:Name:Last First MIStudent IDDate of Birth: Gender: Male / Female Race:Student Address:Home District:MOTHER’S INFORMATIONStreet Number City, State Zip CodeAttending School:FATHER’S INFORMATIONName:Name:Spouse:Spouse:Address:Address:Home Phone:Cell:Home Phone:Cell:Email:Email:Employer’s Name:Employer’s Name:Work :(*Contact Priority___)Work Telephone:(*Contact Priority___)*Contact Priority: Please indicate the order we are to use when calling in the case of emergency or illness.FOR EMERGENCY USE WHEN PARENT CANNOT BE LOCATED: Persons listed below has yourauthorization to pick up your child.Name:Relationship:Home Phone:Work:Cell:(*Contact priority____)Name:Relationship:Home Phone:Work:Cell:(*Contact priority____

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSFamily Physician:Hospital:Insurance Plan:Dentist:Telephone:Membership Number:Telephone:EMERGENCY PROCEDURE: In case of injury or illness requiring medical care, you have my permission toobtain such care from the nearest hospital and to release personally identifiable information regarding my child. Iagree to pay all expenses incurred in such emergency care.Signature:Date:Health Information: To be completed by parent or guardian prior to entry into Special School DistrictDoes pupil have a history of?List:Other Medical Concerns:Medications: List all medications, give name(s), amounts and time medication is taken:Hearing Loss? Yes / NoDate of last physical exam:Hearing Aid(s)? Yes / No Contact Lenses? Yes / No Eye Glasses? Yes / NoDate of Tetanus Booster: