Applicants for admission or employment, students, parents of elementary and secondary school students, employees, sources of referral and applicants for employment, and all professional organizations that have entered into agreements with the Central R-III School District is hereby notified that the Central R-III School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in, its programs and activities and provide equal access.

Any person having inquiries concerning he Public School Districts of St. Francois County’s compliance with the laws and regulation implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights act of 1964 (Title VI), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Titles II and III of the American with Disabilities act of 1990 (ADA) is directed to the applicable Compliance Coordinator below who has been designated by each school district to coordinate School District efforts to comply with the laws and regulation implementing Title VI, Title IX, the ADEA, Section 504, and ADA.

The Central R-III School District has established grievance procedures for person unable to resolve problems arising under the statures above. The Compliance Coordinator for the applicable law, whose name is below, will provide information regarding those procedures upon request.

Any person who is unable to resolve a problem or grievance arising under the laws and regulations cited above may contact the Office for Civil Rights, Region VII, 8930 Ward Parkway, Suite 2037, Kansas City, MO 64114: 818-268-0550.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Our School District’s Compliance Coordinator is:

Dereck Wilson

Director of Special Services

200 High Street

Park Hills, MO 63601

573-431-2616

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 Central R-III School District assures that they 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 Central R-III School District assures that they 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 Central R-III 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 Central R-III 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 office of the Director of Special Services located in each school district from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday – Friday during regular school calendar days.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Our School District’s Compliance Coordinator is:

Dereck Wilson

Director of Special Services

200 High Street

Park Hills, MO 63601

573-431-2616