District Policy Manual. Breakfast ….
District Policy Manual.
Breakfast and Lunch will be served at no cost to all students grades K-12. Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. each morning at each school building. Households will not be asked to complete a free and reducedprice school meals application.
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washing- ton, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportu nity provider and employer.
FOOD ALLERGIES
Food allergies are very common in children. Generally, children with food allergies or intolerances do not have a disability as defined under either Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or Part B of IDEA, and the school food service may, but is not required to, make food substitutions for them. However, when in the licensed physician’s assessment, food allergies may result in severe, life-threatening (anaphylactic) reactions, the child's condition would meet the defi nition of “disability,” and the substitutions prescribed by the licensed physician must be made. If your student has a food allergy that constitutes a “disability” please inform the School Nutrition Program by calling the secretaries at each school.
SCHOOL DAY
The Southside School schedule is as follows: Pre-School – AM session: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PM session: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Kindergarten – 2nd Grade day begins at 8:05 a.m. and ends at 3:55 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
The Northside School day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:09 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
The Junior High/High School day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:09 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
All times are subject to change, please contact your school for exact start dates and times.
FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FER - PA) requires that directory information regarding your child be released by the district to anyone who re- quests it ONLY IF parents have been notified and they have been given the right to reject the release of any or all of their child/rens’ directory information.
Directory information ordinarily includes the following:
• Student’s name
• Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
• Weight and height of members of athletic teams
• Photographs
• Dates of attendance
• Awards received in school
• Most recent previous school attended In exercising your right to limit release of this information, please contact the school where your student attends and inform them of which directory information item/s, if any, you wish the district to withhold about your child.
Wolf Point Junior High/High School 406-653-1200 Northside School 406-653-1653 Southside School 406-653-1480 Your objection must be filed within ten days of the publication of this notice.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE PROGRAMS Qualifications of Teachers
In accordance with the federal NoChild Left Behind Act of 2001, you may request information regarding your child's classroom teacher(s) if you wish. If re - quested, the information will be provided in a timely manner in an understandable and uniform format.
The information you may request regarding your child’s classroom teacher is as follows:
1. Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade; levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived. Emergency Authorized Educators (EAE) s or other provisional status are asterisked in the staff directory list.
3. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field discipline of the certificate or degree; and/or
4. Whether the student is provided services by para- professionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive this information on your child's classroom teacher(s), please stop by the District Office of the Wolf Point Schools and com - plete a request form. We are located at 220 4th Ave S., and the phone number is 406-653-2361.
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION UNDER TITLE VI, TITLE IX, SECTION 504, AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT, TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
This statute requires school districts to not discrimi nate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex disability and age. For more information, log on to http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/responsibili ties_ix_ps.html.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
The District will provide a free appropriate public education and necessary related services to all children with disabilities residing within the District, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), provisions of Montana law, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
For students eligible for services under IDEA, the District will follow procedures for identification, eval uation, placement, and delivery of service to children with disabilities, as provided in the current Montana State Plan under Part B of IDEA.
The District may maintain membership in one or more cooperative associations which may assist in fulfilling the District's obligations to its disabled students.
Wolf Point School District Policy 2162 states that it is the intent of the District to ensure that students who are disabled within the definition of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are identified, evaluated, and provided with appropriate educational services. For those students who need or are believed to need special instruction and/or related services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the District shall establish and implement a system of procedural safeguards. The safeguards shall cover students' identification, evaluation, and educational placement. This system shall include: notice, an opportunity for the student’s parent or legal guardian to examine relevant records, an impartial hearing with opportunity for participation by the student’s parent or legal guardian, and a review procedure.
Please contact David Perkins, Superintendent, at (406) 653-5540 with any questions or for further information.
MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT
Wolf Point School supports the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and has adopted Policy 3125 – Education of Homeless Children. Every child of a homeless individual and every homeless child are entitled to equal access to the same free, appro priate public education as provided to children with permanent housing. The District must assign and admit a child who is homeless to a District school regardless of residence and irrespective of whether the homeless child is able to produce records nor- mally required for enrollment. The District may not require an out- of-District attendance agreement and tuition for a homeless child.
Should a child become homeless over the course of the school year, the child must be able to remain at the school of origin, or be eligible to attend another school in the district.
The Superintendent will review and revise as necessary rules or procedures that may be barriers to enrollment of homeless children and youths. In reviewing and revising such procedures, the Superintendent will consider issues of transportation, immunization, residence, birth certificates, school records, and other documentation.
PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
The Wolf Point School District Policies 2132 and 3410 address the protection of Pupil Rights Amend-
