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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
SCHOOL
DISTRICT: Corsica-Stickney
School District
DATE: August 2021
Section
504 is an Act which prohibits discrimination against individuals with
disabilities in any program receiving federal financial assistance. The Act defines a person with a disability as
anyone who:
1.
has
a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major
life activities (major life activities include activities such as caring for
one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,
breathing, learning, and working);
2.
has
a record of such impairment; or
3.
is
regarded as having such impairment.
In
order to fulfill obligations under Section 504, the Corsica-Stickney Public School
District has the responsibility to avoid discrimination in policies and
practices regarding its personnel and students.
No discrimination against any person with a disability should knowingly
be permitted in any of the program and practices of the school system.
The
school district has responsibilities under Section 504, which include the
obligation to identify, evaluate, and if the student is determined to be
eligible under Section 504, to provide appropriate educational services. If the parent or guardian disagrees with the
determination made by the professional staff of the school district, he/she has
a right to a hearing with an impartial hearing officer.
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) also specify rights related
to educational records. This Act gives
the parent or guardian the right to: 1) inspect and review his/her child’s
educational records; 2) make copies of these records; 3) receive a list of all
individuals having access to those records; 4) ask for an explanation of any
item in the records; 5) ask for an amendment of any report on the grounds that
it is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the child’s rights; and 6) a hearing
on the issue if the school refuses to make the amendment.
If
there are questions, please feel free to contact Scott Muckey, Section 504
Coordinator for the school district, at phone number (605) 946-5474.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) Model Notice for Directory Information
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the Corsica-Stickney School District,
with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of
personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, Corsica-Stickney School District may
disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written
consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance
with District procedures. The primary
purpose of directory information is to allow the Corsica-Stickney School
District to include this type of information from your child’s education
records in certain school publications.
Examples
include:
Directory
information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or
an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside
organizations without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not
limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local
educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide
military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories
– names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA
that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior
written consent. 1
If
you do not want the Corsica-Stickney School District to disclose directory
information from your child’s education records without your prior written
consent, you must notify the District in writing. The Corsica-Stickney School District has
designated the following information as directory information:
Ø
Student’s
Name
Ø
Address
Ø
Telephone
listing
Ø
Electronic
mail address
Ø
Photograph
Ø
Date
and place of birth
Ø
Major
field of study
Ø
Dates
of attendance
Ø
Grade
level
Ø
Participation
in officially recognized activities and sports
Ø
Weight
and height of members of athletic teams
Ø
Degrees,
honors, and awards received
Ø
The
most recent educational agency or institution attended.
1These laws are: Section
9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7908)
The
right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning
alleged failures by the School to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that
administers FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance
Office
U.S. Department of
Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
[NOTE: In addition, a school may want to include its
directory information public notice, as required by 99.37 of regulations, with
its annual notification of rights under FERPA]
CHILD FIND NOTIFICATION
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Education Act for All Handicapped Children Act
(EAHCA), P.L. 94-142 and Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
P.L.101-476, 1997.
Scott Muckey, Superintendent of the Corsica-Stickney
School District,
in order to fulfill obligations of the
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
(EAHCA, P.L. 94-142)
and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA, P.L. 101-476) is required to inform and
provide full educational opportunities
to all individuals with disabilities ages birth
through twenty-one.
The
Corsica-Stickney School District, in conjunction with the CORE Educational
Cooperative, has developed a system to identify, locate and evaluate
individuals in need of special education or special education and related
services. This Public Awareness Notice
is to inform Parents and other interested individuals/agencies that individuals
residing within the
Jurisdictions
of the Corsica-Stickney School District, age’s birth through 21, are to be
included regardless of the severity of their disability. This includes individuals in all public and private
agencies and institutions within the legal boundaries of the Corsica-Stickney School
District.
Anyone
that is aware of a child who may benefit from special education and related
services is encouraged to call or write the Corsica-Stickney School District
Superintendent.
CORE
Educational Cooperative personnel specialize in assisting Corsica-Stickney School
District in the delivery of special education and related services.
The
Birth to Three Service Coordinator, in conjunction with child identification
process with the local school district, announces child identification
awareness for children Birth through age two.
These referrals should be directed to Holly Mosterd,
Single Point of Contact, at (605)-680-1949 or
(605)
337-3178 Fax 605-337-3180.The purpose of the child identification process is to
identify children, birth through age two, which may need services due to a
disability or developmental delay.
Anyone
who would like assistance with a possible referral or services should contact
the Corsica School District, 120 S Napoleon Ave, phone number (605) 946-5474. You may also contact Valerie Johnson, the
Director of the Core Educational Cooperative, at P.O. Box 518, Platte, South
Dakota, 57369, phone number (605) 337-3178.
If
you have a child who has delays which would qualify him/her for this program,
please contact your school administration. The school believes that through
early intervention a child may be better able to reach his/her potential.