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 living 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 De Soto 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,
mental retardation/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 De Soto 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 De Soto 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 De Soto 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 at the De Soto Scool District, Special Education Office, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, when school is in session.
This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.
Deborah Larsen, Director of Special Education
De Soto School District
1812 Rock Road
De Soto, MO 63020
(636) 586-1040