FERPA Notice: Your RightsThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords to parents/guardiansof students, and to students themselves who are over 18years of age (“eligible student”), certain rights with respect to the student’seducation records maintained by the <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.These rights are outlined below:1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within45 days of the day the district receives a written request for access. Parentsor eligible students should submit to the school principal a writtenrequest that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The principalwill make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible studentof the time and place where the records may be inspected.2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education recordsthat the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate or misleading.Parents or eligible students may ask the district to amend a recordthey believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the Superintendentof <strong>School</strong>s clearly identifying the part of the record they wantchanged and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the districtdecides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligiblestudent, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decisionand advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request foramendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedureswill be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of theright to a hearing.3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable informationcontained in the student’s education records, except to the extentthat FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception whichpermits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials withlegitimate educational interests. A school official includes a personemployed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor,counselor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff andlaw enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the district’s schoolboard; a person or company with whom the district has contracted toperform a special task such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant,or therapist; or a parent, student or other person serving on an officialcommittee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or assisting anotherschool official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has alegitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an educationalrecord in order to fulfill his or her responsibilities for the district.The Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation (VICC) and its officers,employees and agents are also school officials with legitimate educationalinterests, because they act for and on behalf of the district withrespect to transfer students and the transfer program, and because theyseek to advance the interests of both. A transfer student’s attendancerecords and other educational records relevant to the student’s participationin the program or to the program itself may accordingly be disclosedto VICC without obtaining written consent from the parent/guardianor eligible student. Upon request, the district also discloses educationrecords without consent to officials of a school district in which a studentseeks or intends to enroll.4. The right to file a complaint with the U. S. Department of Educationconcerning alleged failures by the district to comply with the requirementof FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPAare: Family Policy Compliance Office, U. S. Department of Education,400 Maryland Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20202-4605.SAFE <strong>School</strong>s Hotline314.889.SAFESt. Louis County in partnershipwith <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong><strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> provides theS.A.F.E. <strong>School</strong>s Hotline.This Hotline is available 24hours a day, 365 days peryear, to anyone wishing toreport any gang or drug activity,weapons, physical abuse,violence or any other type ofpotential problem that mayaffect our children while atschool, home or play.The Hotline provides anavenue for anyone with informationabout these types ofactivities to report them. Thismethod is especially usefulwhen the caller wishes to remainanonymous. The informationis strictly confidentialand will be shared with theappropriate school or policepersonnel.<strong>School</strong> Picture Days!Photographers will be oncampus taking school photoson the following dates:Middle <strong>School</strong>Thursday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 8th,4:00 to 6:00 p.m.High <strong>School</strong>Tuesday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 13th,7:50 a.m. to 1 p.m.Elementary & PreschoolThursday, September 5th,8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.14BACK TOSCHOOL<strong>2013</strong>
Activity BusResident students stayingafter school for school-sponsoredactivities will be transportedhome on the activity bus Mondaythrough Thursday. Thebus leaves at exactly 3:40 p.m.(Secondary, only) from the buscircle. To ride the bus, studentsmust sign up with the supervisingteacher.Students are required tohave a boarding pass which isobtained from the supervisoryteacher. Students will not beallowed on the bus without aboarding pass. There is NO activitybus on Fridays or the daybefore a holiday.Bus Fleet HonoredFor the 11th consecutive year,the <strong>District</strong>’s transportationdepartment has been awardedthe Certificate of Total FleetExcellence by the Missouri StateHighway Patrol.State inspectors thoroughlyexamined each of the <strong>District</strong>’sbuses, including brakes, steering,safety equipment, emergencyexits and lights, as well ascrossing control arms. More than150 individual items are checkedon each bus during their yearlyinspection. All of the <strong>District</strong>’sbuses were approved, indicatingthat there are no defects.Childcare AvailableBefore- and after-schoolchildcare is available inthe elementary school forschool-aged students enrolledin the <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong><strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.Hours available:6:30 - 8:30 a.m. &3:00 - 6:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday.For details, please contactthe YMCA (Kirkwood) at:314-965-9622.<strong>School</strong> Bus SchedulesFor parents’ convenience, thelatest bus schedules will beposted on the <strong>District</strong> website,www.vp.k12.mo.us.Also, routes will be distributedat the Elementary OpenHouse on Thursday,<strong>Aug</strong>ust 8th.Please Note: Bus schedulesare subject to change.Special <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>Compliance PlanThe <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>,along with the Departmentof Elementary and SecondaryEducation, recognizes the needfor providing free appropriateeducational programs for variousdisabling conditions throughspecial education programs.The <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>,through Special <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>,is responsible for providingappropriate services to childrenbirth to 21 years old who have adiagnosed disability.The <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>School</strong><strong>District</strong> Local CompliancePlan is available for publicinspection in the Elementary<strong>School</strong> principal’s office from8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., by appointmentonly.If you know of any student inthe <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>who falls into the areas listedand is not receiving assistance,please contact Elementary<strong>School</strong> Principal Dr. BryanPearlman, 636.923.3632.BACK TOSCHOOL<strong>2013</strong>15
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