Public Notices

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, referred to as AHERA, was enacted by congress to determine the extent of and develop solutions for any problems schools may have with asbestos. Holden R-3 School District has contracted services of Terracon Consultants to perform an asbestos assessment at the various district buildings. Some areas of asbestos have been identified, but have been diagnosed as “nonfriable” for the most part and are not presently considered as a hazard to the buildings’ occupants. However, the law mandates that such materials must be either removed or maintained so that no future hazard exists. The School District has opted to manage the majority of asbestos-containing materials in the schools for at least the next three (3) years and have taken positive measures to ensure its present sound condition. All those interested in the specific procedures, location and nature of the asbestos-containing materials, are invited to view the Management Plan and Inspection Report. The report may be viewed by contacting the Superintendent at the District Office.

Child Find Public Notice 
Holden R-III School District 
Holden, MO

PUBLIC NOTICE

    
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 Holden R-III School District assures 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 Holden R-III School District assures 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 Holden R-III School District assures 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 Holden R-III School District has 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 plan may be reviewed by appointment at the school.
     
This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Federal Programs Complaint Resolution Procedures

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires certain notifications to parents and guardians when school districts receive federal funds. School districts must annually disseminate federal programs complaint resolution procedures to parents and guardians of students and appropriate private school officials or representatives. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) complaint procedures can be found online.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. & 1232q; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education reports. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are “eligible students.”

Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student’s education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies. Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information. Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR & 99.31):

• School officials with legitimate educational interest
• Other schools to which a student is transferring
• Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student
• Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school
• Accrediting organizations
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena
• Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies and
• State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

Schools may disclose, without consent, “directory” information w\such as a student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

For additional information or technical assistance, you may call (202)260-3887 (voice). Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

Or you may contact us at the following address:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue,
SW Washington, D.C. 20202-5920

Andie Smith

Homeless Liaison/Foster Care Liaison

(816) 732-6071

dsmith@holdenschools.org
 

Homeless Children & Youth Definitions

Parents’ Right To Know

Our district is required to inform you of information that you, according to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-95), have the right to know. Upon your request, our district is required to provide to you in a timely manner, the following information: 

• Whether your student’s teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction. 

• Whether your student’s teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived. 

• Whether your student’s teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher. 

• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications. 

In addition to the information that parents may request, a building receiving Title I.A funds must provide to each individual parent: 

• Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of your student, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments required under Title I.A. 

• Timely notice that your student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who has not met applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment affords parents and students who are 18 or emancipated minors ("eligible student") certain rights regarding our conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the right to:

• Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas ("protected information survey") if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education.
   
  • Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parents;
  • Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s parents;
  • Sex behavior or attitudes;
  • Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
  • Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships;
  • Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers;
  • Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents; or
  • Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.
     
• Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of:
   
  • Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;
  • Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and
  • Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others.
     
• Inspect, upon request and before administration or use:
   
  • Protected information surveys of students;
    Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and
  • Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.

The Brentwood School District has developed policies regarding these rights in consultation with parents, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected surveys and the collection, disclosure or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution purposes. The Brentwood School District will notify parents and eligible students of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes.

The Brentwood School District will also directly notify parents and eligible students via U.S. mail or email, at least annually at the start of each school year of the specific or approximate dates of the following activities and provide an opportunity to opt a student out of participating in a specific activity or survey.

For surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and surveys listed below and be provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys. Parents will also be provided an opportunity to review any pertinent surveys. Following is the list of the specific activities and surveys covered under this requirement:

• Collection, disclosure or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution.
• Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

Parents or eligible students who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with:

U.S. Department of Education
Student Privacy Policy Office
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-8520

Purpose of this Plan:

The Holden R-3 School District is committed to providing a safe, healthy learning & work environment for all students and staff. We recognize the importance of protecting our students and staff from potential lead exposure and are confident the procedures established in this plan will accomplish this goal. This plan is designed to mitigate the exposure of students and staff to lead in drinking water and food preparation water sources throughout our facilities. This plan was developed in compliance with Missouri Statutes RSMO 160.077 (Get the Lead out of School Act 2022) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS).

Safe Drinking Water Plan details and reports.

Stop the Bleed (Section 160.485 RSMo) mandates that public and charter schools implement traumatic blood loss protocols, including stocking bleeding control kits in high-traffic/high-risk areas. These kits must contain specialized medical equipment, such as tourniquets and bandages, and be inspected annually. 

Staff receive comprehensive training annually on how to use these kits and apply life-saving bleeding control techniques. The training focuses on three key actions: applying direct pressure to a wound, packing a wound, and applying a tourniquet when appropriate.

DESE Stop the Bleed Protocol

Learn more about the Stop the Bleed program.