SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARINETTE THE MARINETTE BOARD OF EDUCATION 2017-18 Annual Public Notifications PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY It is the policy of the School District of Marinette that no person may be denied admission to any public school in this district or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil service, recreational, or other program or activity because of the person’s sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability or handicap as required by s. 118.13, Wis. Statutes. The policy also prohibits discrimination as defined by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (gender), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race and national origin), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The District provides for reasonable accommodation of a student’s sincerely held religious belief. It also has provisions for educational rights of homeless students through the District’s Homeless Liaison. The District’s Title IX Coordinator and contact person for any questions or problems regarding discrimination is: Cynthia Russell Smith, Director of Student Services, 2139 Pierce Avenue, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143, 715-735-1409. PUBLIC DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURE If any person believes that the School District of Marinette or any part of the school organization has failed to follow the law and rules of s. 118.13, Wis. Statutes., or in some way discriminates against pupils on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability, he/she may bring or send a complaint to Cynthia Russell Smith, Director of Student Services: 2139 Pierce Avenue, Marinette, Wisconsin 54143. Step 1 A written statement of the complaint shall be prepared by the complainant and signed. This complaint shall be presented to the district employee designated to receive complaints. That employee shall send written acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint within 45 days. Step 2 A written determination of the complaint shall be made by the board within 90 days of receipt of the complaint unless the parties agree to an extension of time; appeals under 20 USC s. 1415 and ch. 115, Wis. Status., relating to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of a free appropriate public education of a child with a disability shall be resolved through the procedures authorized by ch. 115, subch. V, Wis. Statutes. Complaints under 20 USC s. 1231e-3 and 34 CFRss. 76.780-76-782, commonly referred to EDGAR complaints, that the state or a subgrantee is violating a federal statute of regulations that applies to a program shall be referred directly to the state superintendent. Step 3 If a complainant wishes to appeal a negative determination by the board, he/she has the right to appeal the decision to the state superintendent within 30 days of the board’s decision. In addition, the complainant may appeal directly to the state superintendent if the board has not provided written ackowledgement within 45 days of receipt of the complaint or made a determination within 90 days of receipt of the written complaint. Appeals should be addressed to: State Superintendent, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.

Step 4 Discrimination complaints on some of the above bases may also be filed with the federal government at Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 300 South Wacker Drive, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. BULLYING The Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, positive, productive and nurturing educational environment for all of its students. The Board encourages the promotion of positive interpersonal relations between members of the school community. Bullying toward a student, whether by other students, staff or third parties is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. This prohibition includes physical, verbal and psychological abuse. The Board will not tolerate any gestures, comments, threats or actions which cause or threaten to cause bodily harm or personal degradation. (School Board Policy 5517.07) NOTICE OF CHILD FIND ACTIVITY The school district must locate, identify, and evaluate all resident children with disabilities, including children with disabilities attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. The school district has a special education screening program to locate and screen all children with suspected disabilities who are residents of the district and who have not graduated from high school. Upon request the school district will screen any resident child who has not graduated high school to determine whether a special education referral is appropriate. A request may be made by contacting, Cynthia Russell Smith, Director of Student Services. A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to report the child to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child’s parent that the referral will be made. The referral must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. Others who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child to the school district in which the child resides. A referral of a child residing in the School District of Marinette may be sent to the Director of Student Services, Cynthia Russell Smith. The school district maintains pupil records, including information from screening and special education referral. All records directly related to a student and maintained by the school district are pupil records. They include records maintained in any way including, but not limited to, computer storage media, video and audiotape, film, microfilm, and microfiche. Records maintained for personal use by a teacher and not avilable to others and records available only to persons involved in the psychological treatment of a child are not pupil records. The school district maintains several classes of pupil records. 

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“Progress records” include grades, courses the child has taken, the child’s attendance record, immunization records, required lead screening records, and records of school extra-curricular activities. Progress records must be maintained for at least five years after the child ceases to be enrolled. “Behavioral records: include such records as psychological test, personality evaluations, records of conversations, written statements relating especially to the pupil’s behavior, tests relating specifically to achievement or measurement of ability, physical health records other than immunization and lead screening records, law enforcement officers’ records, and other pupil records that are not “progress records.” Law enforcement officers’ records are maintained separately from other pupil records. Behavioral records may be maintained for no longer than one year after the child graduates or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, unless the parent specifies in writing that the records may be

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maintained for a longer period of time. The school district informs parents when pupil records are no longer needed to provide special education. At the request of the child’s parents, the school district destroys the information that is no longer needed. “Directory data” includes the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently previously attended by the student. The district discloses “directory data” without consent, unless the parent notifies the district within 14 days after receipt of the annual notice that it may not be released without prior parental consent. “Pupil physical health records” include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil’s immunization records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil’s ability to participate in an education program, any required lead screening records, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision, or scoliosis, any follow-up to the test, and any other basic health information, as determined by the state superintedent. Any pupil record relating to a pupil’s physical health that is not a pupil physical health record is treated as a patient health care record under sections 146.81 to 146.84, Wisconsin Statutes. Any pupil record concerning HIV testing is treated as provided under section 252.15 Wisconsin Statutes.

The Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and section 118.125, Wisconsin Statutes, afford parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) the following rights with respect to education records: 

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The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of receipt of the request. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal (or appropriate school official) a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The Principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parents or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The school district will comply with the request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting about an individualized education program, or any due process hearing, and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made. If any record includes information on more than one child, the parents of those children have the right ot inspect and review only the information about their child or to be informed of that specific information. Upon request, the school district will give a parent or eligible student a copy of the progress records and a copy of the behavioral records. Upon request, the school district will give the parent or eligible student a list of the types and locations of education records collected, maintained, or used by the district for special education. The school district will respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records. A respresentative of the parent may inspect and review the records. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible student may ask the school district to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school Principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the district decides not to amend the record, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and the right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

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The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in the student’s education records, except that federal and state law authorize disclosure without consent. The exceptions are stated in 34 CFR 99-31, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations; Sec,9528, PL107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and section 118.125(2)(a)to(m) and sub. 2m, Wisconsin Statutes. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosures to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and personnel); a person serving on the school board, a person or company with whom the district has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the district discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Also the district discloses “directory data” without consent, unless the parent notifies the district within 14 days after receipt of the annual notice that it may not be released without prior parental consent. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA IS: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington DC 20202-4605.

Any questions about Special Education may be directed to: Cynthia Russell Smith Director of Student Services School District of Marinette 2139 Pierce Avenue Marinette, WI 54143 (715) 735-1409 PARENT’S RIGHTS TO INSPECT SURVEYS Parents have the right to inspect, upon request, any survey or evaluation created by a third party before the survey/evaluation is administered or distributed by the school to the student. A parent who wishes to inspect a survey/evaulation must submit a written request to the building principal at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date of the activity. The survey/evaluation will be provided within (10) days of the principal receiving the request. (School Board Policy 2416 “Student Privacy and Parental Access to Information.”) RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATON Information such as the student’s name, age, date of birth, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, year in school, photograph, awards received, and the name of the school most recently previously attended by the student shall be considered public information and may be released to appropriate persons and media, unless parents or adult students refuse the release in writing of their own initiation. HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH Identification of Homeless Children and Youth is a responsibility of every school district nationwide. Who is considered homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act?

The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence. The term includes children and youth who are: sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons (doubled-up); living in motels, hotels, or campgrounds; living in emergency or transitional shelters; abandoned in hospitals; awaiting foster-care placement; living in a primary night-time residence not used as a regular sleeping accommodation; living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and/or migratory children living in any of the circumstances described above unaccompanied minors who are not in the care of a parent or legal guardian. TRUANCY POLICY I. Timely Notification a. Notice sent after 5 days absence in any one class/days-attempt personal contact or by phone. b. Document efforts to correct truancy problems as outlined in State Statutes 118.16 (5). II. Habitual Truant a. Meaning a child who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse either for part or all of five out of ten consecutive school days in a semester; or, for part or all of any ten school days in a semester. III. Notification a. Once the child has been declared an habitual truant and State Statutes 118.16 (5) has been satisfied a one time notice by certified or registered mail will be issued. IV. Referrals a. Written referrals to the court shall be made to the Juvenile Court, Intake Worker, Marinette County Department of Social Services. 1. Referral for-completed activities under State Statutes 118.16 (5). 2. Commentary or action taken-documentation. 3. List of days absent and reason-documentation-any other pertinent information. V. Action a. The intake unit, will, as soon as possible, schedule an intake conference with the child and parent, guardian or legal custodian and proceed under Sec. 48.24 of the Wisconsin State Statutes. The assigned intake worker shall recommend that a petition be filed, enter into an informal disposition (agreement) or close the case within 30 days or sooner of receipt of referral information. VI. Public Awareness a. The full text of the truancy plan shall be provided in all student and parent handbooks and once a year in the local news media. VII. Recommendations a. Alternative program on a county wide basis/individual schools. 1. Credit/Work program CURRICULUM Information regarding curriculm and programming can be found on the District Website, www.marinette.k12.wi.us under Board Policy #2240. HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION Information regarding the Human Growth and Development curriculum can be found on the District Website, www.marinette.k12.wi.us under Board Policy #2414. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS The School District of Marinette provides program support for english language learners. District Website, www.marinette.k12.wi.us under Board Policy #2260.02.

TITLE I PROGRAM Parents may request and obtain information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher by submitting written request to the Superintendent. STUDENT ASSESSMENT Student assessment policy information may be found on the District Website, www.marinette.k12.wi.us under Board Policy #2623. ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PLAN NOTIFICATION The school district complies with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency. This law relates to asbestos in school buildings and its purpose is to assure building occupants that any asbestos-containing material that may be present in the building are kept in a “safe, undamaged” condition. Environmental Management Consulting, Inc. provides semi-annual periodic surveillance of District buildings, three-year asbestos re-inspection, two-hour asbestos awareness training and designated person training. The public is advised that the “Asbestos Management Plan” is available for viewing during normal school hours at the school’s business office.