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 public school districts listed assure that it 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 public school districts listed assure that it 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 public school districts listed assure 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 public school districts listed have 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 notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

504 PUBLIC NOTICE

The Public School Districts listed, as a recipient of federal financial assistance from the United States Department of Education and operates a public elementary or secondary education program and/or activity, is required to undertake to identify and locate every qualified person residing in the District who is not receiving a public education; and take appropriate steps to notify disabled persons and their parents or guardians of the District’s duty.

These Public School Districts assure that they will provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to each qualified disabled person in the District’s jurisdiction regardless of the nature or severity of the person’s disability. For purposes of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the provision of an appropriate education is the provision of regular or special 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 on adherence to procedures that satisfy the requirements of the 504 federal regulations. These Public School Districts have developed a 504 Procedures Manual for the implementation of federal regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Subpart D.

These plans may be reviewed at the administrative offices of the following school districts during office hours:

Advance R-IV         19805 State Hwy C, Advance, MO

Bell City R-II         25254 Walnut Street, Bell City, MO

Bernie R-XIII         516 West Main Street, Bernie, MO

Bloomfield R-XIV         505 Court Street, Bloomfield, MO

Dexter R-XI         1031 Brown Pilot Lane, Dexter, MO

Leopold R-III         100 Main Street, Leopold, MO

Meadow Heights R-II Route 1 Box 2365, Patton, MO

Puxico R-VIII         481 Bedford Street, Puxico, MO

Richland R-I         24456 State Hwy 114, Essex, MO

Woodland R-IV Route 5, Box 3210, Marble Hill, MO

Zalma R-V         HC 02 Box 184, Zalma, MO

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Campaign Reminds Motorists to Boost and Buckle Kids Under 8

Dexter, Missouri– The Dexter Police Department participated in the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week Law Enforcement Campaign conducted September 23-29, 2018. During the enforcement effort, officers issued a total of 19 traffic tickets including: 16 safety belt tickets.

 

Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs or 4’9” tall. 

“It’s so important for parents and caregivers to understand the importance of child restraints,”Chief Trevor Pulley. “It’s not just about following the law – child restraints help prevent serious injury and may even save your child’s life.” 

Funding for this effort was provided through a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety & Traffic Division in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety Center.