PUBLIC NOTICES

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 All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the disability, including children attending private schools, children who live outside the district but are attending a private school within the district, highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children, children who are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.

The North Andrew R-V School District assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public

education (FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction. Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.

The North Andrew R-V School District assures that it will provide information and referral

services necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.

The North Andrew R-V School District assures that personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights of their child. Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The North Andrew R-V School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the

implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act (GEPA). This plan may be reviewed at the North Andrew R-V School District, Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

North Andrew R-VI School District Non-Discrimination

TITLE IX Policy

It is the policy of the North Andrew R-VI School District not to discriminate on the basis

of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or

employment practices as required by Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title II of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990.

Inquiries related to District’s employment practices may be directed to the District

Compliance Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator: Mark McDaniel, Superintendent,

North Andrew R-VI School District 9120 Hwy 48 Rosendale, MO 64483, phone 816-

567-2965. Inquiries related to District programs including Federal programs may be

directed also to: Mark McDaniel, Superintendent, North Andrew R-VI School District

9120 Hwy 48 Rosendale, MO 64483, phone 816-567-2965.

Inquiries or concerns regarding civil rights compliance by the District should be directed

to the Superintendent at the contacts listed above. Inquiries and complaints may also be

directed to the Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City office, U.S. Department of Education,

8930 Ward Parkway, Suite 2037, Kansas City, MO 64114; telephone: 816-268-0550;

FAX: 816-823-1404; TDD: 877-521-2172.