Parent Information
November 11, 2011
Out-of-District Information
Are you an out-of-district family? Interested in additional information regarding attendance in USD 323? The information you need is....
Out-of-District Application Form
If you wish to apply, please complete the application form and return it to the appropriate school. All out-of-district students/families must reapply each year.
Teacher Qualifications
Parents may request information regarding professional qualifications of their child's classroom teacher or state assessment scores.
Educational Rights Of Students In Homeless Situations
If you lack permanent housing, because of extreme poverty or from lack of a safe and stable living arrangement, or know of anyone in our district who does, homeless have educational rights.
For information about your rights, please contact one of the following:
Rock Creek Jr. Sr. High (785) 494-8591 or (785)457-3688
St. George Elementary (785) 494-2482
Westmoreland Elementary (785) 457-3462
District Office (785) 457-3732
You can also view information about homeless education rights here: Homeless Education Rights Website
Special Education Services
USD 323 is part of the Special Education Services Cooperative, which also includes the school districts of Wamego and Mill Creek Valley. You can access their web-site here:
State Assessment Scores
Parents may request access to their child's state assessment scores by contacting their child's school.
ANNUAL NOTICE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF RIGHTS
UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents of students and eligible students (those who are 18 or older) are afforded various rights with regard to educational records that are kept and maintained by Unified School District No. 323. In accordance with FERPA, you are required to be notified of those rights which include:
1. The right to review and inspect all of your educational records, except those which are specifically exempt. Records will be available for your review within 45 days of the day the district receives your request for access.
2. The right to prevent disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in your educational records to other persons, with certain limited exceptions. Disclosure of information from your educational records to others persons will occur only if:
a. we have your prior written consent for disclosure;
b. the information is considered “directory information” and you have not objected to the release of such information; or
c. disclosure without your prior consent is permitted by law.
- The district may disclose, without your consent, personally identifiable information to school officials with a legitimate educational interest. A school official is a person employed by the school as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); the school board (in executive session); a person or company with whom the school has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility or duties.
- The district will disclose a student’s education records to officials of another school district in which the student seeks or intends to enroll without your consent and without further notice that the records have been requested or forwarded.
3. The right to request that your educational records be amended if you believe the records are misleading, inaccurate, or otherwise in violation of your rights. This right includes the right to request a hearing at which you may present evidence to show why the record should be changed if your request for an amendment to your records is denied in the first instance.
4. The right to file a complaint with the Family Policy and Regulations Office at the U.S. Department of Education if you believe that Unified School District No. 323 has failed to comply with FERPA’s requirements. The address of this office is 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4074, Washington, DC 20202-4605.
5. The right to obtain a copy of Unified School District No. 323 policies for complying with FERPA. A copy may be obtained from the school district office.
Directory Information: For purposes of FERPA, Unified School District No. 323 has designated certain information contained in educational records as directory information. This information may be disclosed for any purpose without your consent. This information can be disclosed without consent because it is the type of information that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. The following information is considered directory information: name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, date and place of birth, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees, honors and awards received, the most recent previous school attended by the student, class designation or grade level, enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time), major field of study, videos, and photographs.
You have a right to refuse to permit the designation of any or all of the above information as directory information. If you refuse, you must file written notification to this effect with Unified School District No. 323 at the school district office or your child's school. If a refusal is not filed, Unified School District No. 323 assumes you have no objection to the release of the directory information designated.
Recruiting information: Military recruiters and institutions of higher education are entitled under federal law to a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of high school students unless you object to the release of this information. If you notify your principal in writing at any time that you do not wish your child's name, address, and telephone number released without your written consent, we will honor that request.
Limited Bus Schedule-- See Weather Related Information & Limited Bus Plan
USD 323 Title I Ed-Flex Waiver:
The addition of $53,925 in Title I ARRA funds enabled USD 323 to provide additional part time Title I teacher opportunities at our St. George Elementary building. Since the ARRA funds were a one-time allocation from the federal government, this year is the end of that funding for our schools. Last year, the district was able to carryover more than 15% of the Title I ARRA budgets to provide for additional supports for the 2010-2011 school year. This required us to fill out a waiver to exceed the maximum carryover of 15%. A district is only able to carryover more than 15% of its Title I budget once every three years unless it submits a Education Flexibility Partnership Act (Ed-Flex) waiver.
USD 323 has purposefully tried to conserve our regular Title I funding to try to be able to carryover enough funding to continue the program for another year that we have been able to provide due to the enhanced funding we received through the ARRA funds. Since we are requesting to carry over more than 15% of our regular Title I funding for a second year in a row, we will need to submit a Education Flexibility Partnership Act.
The Ed-Flex waiver would be used to allow USD 323 to exceed the 15% carry over limitation to enable the Title I schools to:
o Continue to allow S. George Elementary to employ reading and math teacher to work with Title I students during the school day.
Without this waiver, these funds would have to be spent during the 2010-2011 school year and the above mentioned programs would have to be eliminated for the 2011-2012 school year.
