Fox Point-Bayside School District
2023-2024 Annual Notices
Equal Educational Opportunities/Complaint Procedures
The Fox Point-Bayside School District is committed to equal educational opportunity for all students in the district. It is the policy of the district that no person, on the basis of sex, race color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical mental, emotional or learning disability, may be denied admission to any school in this district or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational or other programs or activities including all career and technical education classes and programs. The policy recognizes that we are a religiously diverse society and the policy prohibits discrimination against students for sincerely held religious beliefs. The district will afford a free and appropriate public education by implementing the guidelines as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004.
This policy also prohibits discrimination under related federal statutes, including Title VI of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If any person believes the Fox Point-Bayside School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of the aforementioned statues or in some way violates state or federal law, s/he may bring forward a complaint to the District Administrator at the Fox Point-Bayside School District Office at 7300 N. Lombardy Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217.
Fox Point-Bayside Public Notification of Nondiscrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Fox Point-Bayside School District that no person shall, on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, medical condition or disease, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program, courses or activity or employment. This policy also prohibits discrimination as defined by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district encourages informal resolution of complaints under this policy.
More information about Wisconsin’s Pupil Nondiscrimination Law can be found at https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/pndbrochure.pdf. Any student, parent/guardian, resident, or employee of the School District complaining of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability or handicap in school programs or activities shall report the complaint, in writing to the District Administrator or the Director of Curriculum and Instruction. The contact information is as follows:
Dr. Jeffrey Dellutri
District Administrator
Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N. Lombardy Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-247-4164
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Laura Dahm
Director of Teaching and Learning
Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N. Lombardy Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-247-4162
Additionally, questions regarding Title IX may also be directed to the Office of Civil Rights:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin
Office for Civil Rights,
Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
John C. Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: (312) 730-1560
Facsimile: (312) 730-1576
Fox Point-Bayside School District Special Education Annual Notice
Upon request, the Fox Point-Bayside School District is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools, and secondary schools located in the school district.
A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency, who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the referral will be made.
Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability, may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides.
Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Paul Reich, Director of Student Services, at preich@foxbay.org 414.247.4252.
The Fox Point-Bayside School District is required to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, including children with disabilities attending private schools in the school district, and homeless children. The process of locating, identifying, and evaluating children with disabilities is known as child find. This agency conducts the following child find activities each year, [describe the public agency’s child find activities]. This notice informs parents of the records the school district will develop and maintain as part of its child find activities. This notice also informs parents of their rights regarding any records developed.
The school district gathers personally identifiable information on any child who participates in child find activities. Parents, teachers, and other professionals provide information to the school related to the child’s academic performance, behavior, and health. This information is used to determine whether the child needs special education services. Personally identifiable information directly related to a child and maintained by the school is a pupil record. Pupil records include records maintained in any way including, but not limited to, computer storage media, video and audiotape, film, microfilm, and microfiche. Records maintained for personal use by a teacher and not available to others and records available only to persons involved in the psychological treatment of a child are not pupil records.
The school district maintains several classes of pupil records.
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"Progress records" include grades, courses the child has taken, the child's attendance record, immunization records, required lead screening records, and records of school extra-curricular activities. Progress records must be maintained for at least five years after the child ceases to be enrolled.
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"Behavioral records" include such records as psychological tests, personality evaluations, records of conversations, written statements relating specifically to the pupil's behavior, tests relating specifically to achievement or measurement of ability, physical health records other than immunization and lead screening records, law enforcement officers' records, and other pupil records that are not "progress records." Law enforcement officers' records are maintained separately from other pupil records. Behavioral records may be maintained for no longer than one year after the child graduates or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, unless the parent specifies in writing that the records may be maintained for a longer period of time. The school district informs parents when pupil records are no longer needed to provide special education. At the request of the child's parents, the school district destroys the information that is no longer needed.
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"Directory data" includes the student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently previously attended by the student.
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"Pupil physical health records" include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to participate in an education program, any required lead screening records, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or scoliosis, and any follow-up to the test, and any other basic health information, as determined by the state superintendent. Any pupil record relating to a pupil's physical health that is not a pupil physical health record is treated as a patient health care record under sections 146.81 to 146.84, Wisconsin Statutes. Any pupil record concerning HIV testing is treated as provided under section 252.15, Wisconsin Statutes.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and section 118.125, Wisconsin Statutes, afford parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") the following rights with respect to education records:
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The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of receipt of the request. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal [or appropriate school official] a written request that identifies the records(s) they wish to inspect. The principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The school district will comply with the request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting about an individualized education program, or any due process hearing, and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made. If any record includes information on more than one child, the parents of those children have the right to inspect and review only the information about their child or to be informed of that specific information. Upon request, the school district will give a parent or eligible student a copy of the progress records and a copy of the behavioral records. Upon request, the school district will give the parent or eligible student a list of the types and locations of education records collected, maintained, or used by the district for special education. The school district will respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records. A representative of the parent may inspect and review the records.
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The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students may ask [Name of] School District to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the district decides not to amend the record, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and the right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.
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The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in the student's education records, except to the extent that federal and state law authorize disclosure without consent. The exceptions are stated in 34 CFR 99.31, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations; Sec. 9528, PL107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and section 118.125(2)(a) to (m) and sub. (2m), Wisconsin Statutes. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosures to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the district 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. Upon request, the district discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Also the district discloses "directory data" without consent, unless the parent notifies the district that it may not be released without prior parental consent.
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The right to file a complaint with the U. S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. Complaints can be sent to the Student Privacy Policy Office: https://studentprivacy.ed.gov
Section 504 Annual Notice for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is Federal legislation and regulations, which prohibit discrimination against persons with a disability in any program receiving Federal financial assistance. Section 504 defines a disabled person as anyone who:
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has a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities (e.g., caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working);
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has a record of such an impairment; or
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is regarded as having such an impairment.
In order to fulfill its obligation under Section 504, the Fox Point-Bayside School District recognizes a responsibility to avoid discrimination in policies and practices regarding its personnel and students. No discrimination against any persons with a disability will knowingly be permitted in any of the programs and practices in the Fox Point-Bayside School District.
The Fox Point-Bayside School District has specific responsibilities under Section 504, which include the responsibility to identify, to evaluate, and, if the child/student is determined to be eligible under Section 504, to afford access to appropriate educational services. If the parent or legal guardian disagrees with the determination made by the professional staff of the Fox Point-Bayside School District he/she has the right to file a complaint with the Fox Point-Bayside School District, and/or submit a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, which enforces Section 504.
Please contact Paul Reich, Director of Student Services for the Fox Point-Bayside School District, at preich@foxbay.org 414.247.4252 for additional information about the rights and services described above.
Homeless Children and Youth Annual Notice for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as:
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Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes children and youth who are:
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sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
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living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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living in emergency or transitional shelters
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abandoned in hospitals
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living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
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living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
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and migratory children who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances described above.
If you are personally aware of or are acquainted with any children or youth who may qualify according to the above criteria, the Fox Point-Bayside School District provides the following assurances to parents and guardians of homeless children and youth and unaccompanied homeless youth:
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The child or youth shall be immediately enrolled and allowed to fully participate in school, even if unable to produce records normally required for enrollment (e.g., academic records, immunization and other required health records, proof of residency, or other documentation) or has missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness.
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Homeless children and youths are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless and have full and equal educational and related opportunities.
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Meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children including special notices of events, parent-teacher conferences, newsletters, and access to student records.
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Immediate enrollment and transportation to the school of origin. “School of origin” means the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool.
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Written explanation of any decisions related to school selection or enrollment made by the school, the local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth to appeal and receive prompt resolution of such decisions.
Please contact Paul Reich, Homeless Liaison for the Fox Point-Bayside School District, at preich@foxbay.org 414.247.4252 for additional information about the rights and services described above.
Notice of Suicide Prevention Resources for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
To address mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, schools must foster emotional safety for students and teachers alike. The cumulative goal of education is to offer students opportunities to develop interrelated academic, personal, and social competencies that have a long-term impact on their lives. We want students to be academically prepared as well as emotionally prepared when they graduate from high school. The Annual Notice is to provide information on suicide prevention resources, identifying the warning signs, and what you can do if you are concerned about a student. On an annual basis, educators are provided with the information below.
https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/2022_Model_Notice.pdf
Title II American Disabilities Act Notice for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
The District follows the provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which state that “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States…shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance…” [29 U.S.C. Sec. 794]. An individual with a disability means any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, (ii) has a record of such impairment, or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.
Section 504 regulations require that school districts provide reasonable accommodations and/or related services necessary for qualified disabled students to participate in and benefit from public education programs and activities. A qualified disabled person is (i) of an age during which nondisabled persons are provided such services, (ii) of any age during which it is mandatory under state law to provide such services to disabled persons, or (iii) to whom a state is required to provide a free and appropriate public education under Section 612 of the Education of the Handicapped Act.
The provision of an appropriate education is the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that (i) are designed to meet individual educational needs of disabled persons as adequately as the needs of nondisabled persons are met and (ii) are based upon adherence to procedures that address the educational setting, evaluation and placement, and procedural safeguards. The District must make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled student unless it can be demonstrated that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the programs. In determining reasonable accommodations, a Section 504 evaluation team shall use a variety of evaluation and assessment techniques and procedures to determine if the student has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. When a student is found to have such a condition, a 504 Plan shall be developed and implemented with parent consent. The 504 Plan shall be reviewed and revised at least annually and a re-evaluation shall be completed every three years. For more information, please contact Director for Student Services, Paul Reich at preich@foxbay.org or Laura Dahm, Director of Teaching and Learning at ldahm@foxbay.org.
Annual Academic Standards for the 2022-23 School Year for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
The Fox Point-Bayside School District is required to annually clearly identify the standards adopted by the board of education under section 118.30 (1g)(a) of the state statutes, as well as to provide annual notice to parents/guardians under section 120.12(13) of the state statutes. Academic Standards Notification will be posted on the website annually in July.
More information on Wisconsin State Standards can be found at http://dpi.wi.gov/standards. The following is a list of standards that have been adopted by the board of education:
Wisconsin Standards English Language Arts
Wisconsin Standards Mathematics
Wisconsin Standards Science
Wisconsin Standards Social Studies
Wisconsin Standards Physical Education
Wisconsin Standards Art and Design
Wisconsin Standards Music
Wisconsin Standards for Health Education
Wisconsin Standards for Personal Financial Literacy
Wisconsin Standards for Information and Technology Literacy (ITL)
Wisconsin Standards for Disciplinary Literacy (All Subjects)
Wisconsin Standards for World Languages
Wisconsin Standards for Computer Science
Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards
School Accountability Reports
As part of the state accountability system, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has produced report cards, based on multiple indicators, for every district and school in Wisconsin. The Fox Point Bayside School District takes pride in having received a rating of Significantly Exceeds Expectations for each year report cards have been released by the Department of Public Instruction. Please note, state report cards were not issued for the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. More information about the Wisconsin DPI School and District Report Cards can be found at: http://dpi.wi.gov/accountability/report-cards
Educational Options Notifications for the Fox Point-Bayside School District
School districts are required to provide a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil’s resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a private school choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program. Some resident students attend the Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Bader Hillel Academy, and St. Eugene School.
Please use the links below for more information.
A child with a disability is able to attend a participating private school of the child or the child's parent's choice, if that child has previously been rejected from attending school in a nonresident district under the open enrollment program. An eligible child may begin attending an eligible school at any time during the school year. You can find out more information by visiting the Special Needs Scholarship Program (https://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship).
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