Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
Individuals with disabilities shall be provided an opportunity to participate in all school-sponsored services, programs, or activities on a basis equal to those without disabilities and will not be subject to illegal discrimination.
The Charter School may provide auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford individuals with disabilities equal opportunity to participate in or enjoy the benefits of a service, program, or activity.
The Executive Director is designated the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II Coordinator and, in that capacity, is directed to:
1. Oversee the Charter School’s compliance efforts, recommend necessary modifications to the Board of Directors, and maintain the Charter School’s final Title II self-evaluation document and keep it available for public inspection for at least three years after its completion date [FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH 50 OR MORE FULL OR PART TIME EMPLOYEES]; and
2. Institute plans to make information regarding Title II’s protection available to any interested party.
Individuals with disabilities should notify the Executive Director if they have a disability which will require special assistance or services and, if so, what services are required. This notification should occur as far as possible before the school-sponsored function, program, or meeting.
Individuals with disabilities may allege a violation of this policy or federal law by reporting it to the Executive Director, as the Title II Coordinator, or by filing a grievance under the Uniform Grievance Procedure.
The Charter School will provide the parent/guardian of each student who has a disability with a copy of the Procedural Safeguards Notice available on the website of the Idaho State Department of Education. This notice will be provided one time each year. It will also be provided, as outlined in 34 C.F.R. 330.504(a), upon initial referral or parental request for an evaluation, upon filing a request for a due process hearing, upon a disciplinary action constituting a change in placement, and upon the request of a parent/guardian. The notice must be provided in the parent’s/guardian’s native language unless it is not feasible to do so.
Cross Reference: 4120 Uniform Grievance Procedure
Legal References:
20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 – 82 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
20 U.S.C. § 1415 Procedural Safeguards
42 U.S.C. §§ 12111, et seq. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
& 12131, et seq.
28 C.F.R. Part 35. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services
34 C.F.R. § 300.504 Procedural Safeguards Notice
Policy History:
Adopted on: 5/17/2021
Revised on:
Reviewed on: