The district will abide by the Missouri Sunshine Law when making records available to the public.
In particular, the following information will be available to the public at the district's administrative
offices:
1. Information on the methods and materials used to teach reading in kindergarten through
fourth grade in terms understandable to a layperson.
2. The number and percentage of students receiving remediation because they have not met
reading standards on the state-mandated reading assessment. The information shall be
presented in a way that does not permit personal identification of any student or educational
personnel.
3. Information on eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals.
4. All human sexuality curriculum materials. Parents will be notified regarding the basic
content of sexuality instruction and of their right to remove the student from any aspect of
the program.
5. Information on procedures for filing a harassment or discrimination complaint will be posted
in all buildings in addition to being available in the district office.
6. Information regarding schools identified for improvement, corrective action, restructuring
or as persistently dangerous under federal law and an explanation of any options that parents
have as a result, including public school choice and supplemental educational services.
The following information will be available to the public at the district's administrative offices as
well as by the other methods specified:
1. All written Board policies, related documents and district handbooks will be available on the
district's website if the district maintains a website. Copies of the district's discipline policies
will also be provided to the student and parent or legal guardian of every student enrolled in
the district at the beginning of every school year.
2. A school accountability report card for each school building in the district and the district as
a whole will be produced in accordance with law and made available to the public. The
district will provide information included in the report card to parents, community members,
the print and broadcast news media, and legislators by December 1 annually or as soon
thereafter as the information is available to the district. The district will distribute the
information in substantive official communications such as student report cards. The district
will make reasonable efforts to supply copies of the reports or other information regarding
the reports to businesses such as real estate and employment firms, so that parents and
businesses from outside the district that may be contemplating relocation have access to this
information.
3. Information on the district's obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) will be provided to the public by conducting the following activities prior to
November 1 each year:
► Publish one (1) public notice in local newspapers that describes the school district's
responsibility to provide special education and related services to children ages three
to twenty-one. The notice must also describe the district's responsibility to refer
infants and toddlers suspected of having a disability to the state early intervention
system.
► Air one (1) public notice on local radio and/or television stations during general
viewing/listening hours that describes the school district's responsibility to provide
special education and related services to children ages three to twenty-one.
► Place posters/notices in all administrative offices of each building operated by the
school district that describe the district's responsibility to provide special education
and related services to children ages three to twenty-one.
► Provide written information through general distribution to the parents/guardians of
students enrolled in the school district that describes the school district's
responsibility to provide special education and related services to children ages three
to twenty-one.
4. The district will provide parents/guardians enrolling students in the district information about
the state children's health insurance program, MO HealthNet for Kids (MHK). A
parent/guardian who, when completing an application for free and reduced-price meals,
indicates that a child does not have health insurance will be notified by the district that the
MHK program is available, if household income is within eligibility standards.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to review policies and/or forms for related information in this
administrative area.
Implemented: 08/11/2011
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