5000 Students

BP 5000 CONCEPTS AND ROLES

The focus of the school system is on the student. It is incumbent upon the School Board, district and school administration and teachers to provide for the physical and intellectual welfare of the students in their charge. The school district shall work closely with parents/guardians and the community in order to achieve a harmony of interests.

Students must be recognized and understood as individuals, each with his/her own unique abilities, social and economic background, ambitions and educational needs. The programs and services of the district must be designed and executed with this concept well in mind if the fullest development of each is to be achieved.

Students are expected to accept personal responsibility for making maximum use of those educational opportunities afforded by applying themselves diligently to learning both in the classroom and in other school-sponsored settings. It is also expected that as a result of the total school experience students will come to appreciate the values of self-discipline, responsibility, respect for others, their country and its governmental processes.

Discrimination with respect to color, creed, race, sex, religion, marital status, ancestry, handicap, or national origin is prohibited as regards admission, attendance, and educational programming.

(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities) (cf. 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination)

Role of School Board

The School Board:

1. establishes policies to provide the best attainable program of education for the district's students
2. authorizes the establishment of special classes, programs, or other facilities for students who are in need of special education in keeping with all legal provisions
3. provides for the physical and mental well-being of students
4. determines policies regarding student behavior and attendance within the limits of the law
5. determines the boundaries of school attendance within the district

 Role of Superintendent or Designee

The Superintendent or designee:

1. administers all schools and classes established by the School Board
2. directs the instruction, guidance and discipline of all students
3. assign students to alternative programs or grades as may improve their education, reduce the expense of maintaining schools, or relieve geographic or demographic conditions
4. enforces compliance with compulsory attendance lawshas immediate authority for the closing of schools in case of emergencies involving the health and safety of students

Revised 9/97

9/92

Adopted 6/23

Yukon Flats School District

BP 5030 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY

The School Board believes that all students have the right to a public education in a safe and positive environment that fosters the maximum opportunity for learning. The School Board seeks to ensure that students, regardless of ethnicity, race, disability, religious or cultural preference, gender identity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background, do not disproportionately experience suspension, expulsion or other disciplinary actions. An effective school discipline and safety program is necessary to ensure a safe and conductive learning environment. The School Board shall adopt, and the Superintendent or designee shall implement and maintain, an effective, trauma-informed and culturally responsive school discipline and safety program. The discipline and safety program should reflect community and cultural values resulting in standards of school behavior and safety that are developed with the collaboration of students, parents, guardians, teachers, elders, school administrators, and advisory school boards in each community.

(cf. 1230 – Citizen Advisory Committees)

(cf. 1410 - Interagency Cooperation for Student and Staff Safety)

(cf. 4158 –Employee Security)

(cf. 5131 – Conduct)

(cf. 5131.1 – Bus Conduct)

(cf. 5131.4 – Campus Disturbances)

(cf. 5131.41 – Violent and Aggressive Conduct)

(cf. 5131.42 – Threats of Violence)

(cf. 5131.43 – Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying)

(cf. 5131.5 – Vandalism, Threats, and Graffiti)

(cf. 5131.6 – Alcohol and Other Drugs)

(cf. 5131.62 – Tobacco)

(cf. 5131.63 – Performance Enhancing Drugs)

(cf. 5131.7 – Weapons & Dangerous Instruments)

(cf. 5131.9 – Academic Honesty)

(cf. 5132 – Dress and Grooming) (cf. 5136 – Gangs)

(cf. 5137 – Positive School Climate)

(cf. 5141.42 - Professional Boundaries for staff and students)

(cf. 5141.51- At-Risk Youth)

(cf. 5142.2 – School Safety Patrol)

(cf. 5142.3 – Restraint and Seclusion) (cf. 5144 – Discipline)

(cf. 5144.1 – Suspension and Expulsion)

(cf. 5144.2 – Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Individuals with Exceptional Needs)

(cf. 5145.11 – Questioning and Apprehension)

(cf. 5145.12 – Search and Seizure)

(cf. 5145.5 – Nondiscrimination)

(cf. 5145.5 – Harassment)

(cf. 5145.7 – Sexual Harassment)

(cf. 5147 – Dropout prevention)

(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program)

(cf. 6164.2 – Guidance and Counseling Services)

(cf. 6164.4 – Child Find)

(cf. 6164.5 – Student Study Teams)

(cf. 6172 – Special Education)

Providing young people with knowledge and skills to settle disputes peacefully is a critical component of an effective disciplinary and safety program. Students who possess skills in negotiation, mediation, and consensus decision making are able to explore peaceful solutions to conflict and to resolve these conflicts in a nonviolent manner. The district will work to build students self-regulation skills, incorporating preventative and restorative practices to minimize the need for discipline and maximize instructional time for every student. The district will also establish these practices and seek to address or reduce disproportionate treatment or use of punitive school discipline based on racial or economic disparities.

The Superintendent or designee shall implement and maintain a conflict resolution strategy for district students. The strategy will provide conflict resolution education and resources to students to learn skills in the nonviolent resolution and mediation of conflicts. Restorative or corrective practices place relationship building with students and families at the center. These can include conferences with students and their parents/guardians; use of student study teams or other intervention-related teams; enrollment in a program teaching social/emotional behavior, intensive and intentional relationship building with students and family, participation in a restorative justice program or restorative circles; and positive behavior support approaches.

The district recognizes that a key component of its school disciplinary and safety program involves appropriate staff response when student behavior impacts on the safety of that student or others. The district prohibits the use of physical restraint and seclusion except in emergency situations as outlined in law and policy. The Superintendent or designee shall provide professional development or supports as necessary to assist staff to offer consistent classroom management skills, model skills for students, and implement effective relationship building and disciplinary techniques, eliminating unconscious bias. This includes establishing collaborative relationships with parents/guardians.

(cf. 5142.3 – Restraint and Seclusion)

Not less than once every three years, the district’s discipline and safety program shall be reviewed and revised if appropriate. The review process shall make available the opportunity for collaborative input by students, parents, guardians, staff, and advisory school boards in each community. Policies reflecting standards of student behavior, including those identifying prohibited student conduct and penalties, should be reviewed to determine consistency with community standards, including the basic requirements for respect and honesty.

(cf. 9310 – Policy Manual)

(cf. 9311 – School Board Policies)

(cf. 9313 – Administrative Regulations)

The district will submit annual reports to the Department of Education and Early Development, as required by law. These reports will permit assessment of the district’s School Discipline and Safety program.

The School Board will review annually disciplinary action data to understand conduct and discipline of specific disaggregated groups of students. The School Board and district administrators will periodically review research on effective practices to proactively create trauma informed environments and culturally responsive discipline practices. Results of the review will be used to determine how to incorporate new practices and strategies into district policies and practices.

The School Board desires to give all administrators, teachers, and other employees the authority, knowledge and skills they need to effectively implement the discipline and safety program of the district. Personnel should adhere to lines of primary responsibility and district adopted protocols so that appropriate decision-making may take place at various levels in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations. In fulfilling duties and responsibilities in student discipline and safety, all employees shall comply with School Board policies, administrative regulations, and local, state, and federal laws.

(cf. 2110 – Organization Chart/Lines of Responsibility) (cf. 4158 – Employee Security)

(cf. 5144 – Discipline)

(cf. 4119.21 -- Code of Ethics) (cf. 4119.3 – Duties of Personnel)

(cf. 5141.42 - Professional Boundaries for staff and students)

The School Board further desires to give all students no matter their ethnicity, race, gender or gender identification, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status, the opportunity to learn in an environment in which they feel safe. Should any school be identified as persistently dangerous under state law, students attending that school will be provided the opportunity to transfer to the parent’s choice of one of two or more safe schools within the district. Informed parental choice will be facilitated by timely notice of the meaning of the persistently dangerous designation and the intervention steps the district plans to utilize to make the school safe. Additionally, any student who is the victim of a violent criminal offense that occurred on the grounds of the student’s school will be provided the opportunity to transfer, consistent with state law.

Legal Reference:

UNITED STATES CODE

20 U.S.C. §§ 1400, et seq. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Every Student Succeeds Act, PL 114-95 (2015)

ALASKA STATUTES

11.81.430 Justification, use of force, special relationships

11.81.900 Definitions

14.03.078 Report

14.03.160 Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons

14.30.045 Grounds for suspension or denial of admission

14.30.180-.350 Education for Exceptional Children

14.33.120-.140 School disciplinary and safety program

14.33.210 Reporting of incidents of harassment, intimidation or bullying

ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 06.060 Suspension or denial of admission

4 AAC 06.172 Reporting of school disciplinary and safety programs

4 AAC 06.175 Reporting restraint and seclusion incidents.

4 AAC 06.200-.270 Safe schools

4 AAC 06.250 Reporting

4 AAC 07.010-4 AAC 07.900 Student rights and responsibilities

4 AAC 52.010-.990 Education for exceptional children

20 AAC 10.020 Code of ethics and teaching standards Revised 10/2021

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Adopted 6/23

YFSD Policy Reference Manual

AR 5030 SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY

Report on School Disciplinary and Safety Programs

The district shall submit to the State Department of Education and Early Development the following information annually, in a format required by the Department:

Program Development and Review

The report shall include, for each school:

1. a description of the collaboration with community, parents, and students in development and review of the school's disciplinary and safety standards;
2. the procedures used to develop the community-based standards of school behavior and safety contained in the safety and discipline program;
3. the individuals involved in developing the standards;
4. the parameters for evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the standards; and the period of review and evaluation of the standards.

Incident Reporting

The report shall include, for each school, the number of:

1. infractions involving violence against a person at school;
2. "Infractions involving violence against a person" means a violation of school rules in which a person was injured, was threatened with injury, or reasonably perceived a threat of injury.
3. infractions involving a weapon at school;

   "Infractions involving a weapon" means a violation of school rules in which a student possessed, used, attempted to use, or threatened to use a weapon, regardless of whether the possession, use, or sale of the weapon was the main infraction committed.

   "Weapon" means a dangerous instrument as defined in AS 11.81.900, and any object or instrument that, in the circumstances in which it is used, attempted to be used, or threatened to be used, is capable of causing injury.

4. days students were suspended for infractions involving violence against a person or infractions involving a weapon at school;
5. expulsions for infractions involving violence against a person or infractions involving a weapon at school;
6. transfers requested and provided under 4 AAC 06.210 (persistently dangerous schools); and 4 AAC 06.240 (parent request to remain in transfer school);
7. victims of violent criminal offenses as determined under 4 AAC 06.230;
8. truancies, as determined by district procedures; and
9. incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion for harassment, intimidation, or bullying on school premises or on transportation systems used by the school.
   "Harassment, intimidation, or bullying" means "an intentional written, oral, or physical act, when the act is undertaken with the intent of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or frightening the student, and physically harms the student or damages the student's property;
   1. has the effect of substantially interfering with the student's education;
   2. is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating or threatening educational environment; or
   3. has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school.
10. incidents of restraint and seclusion, including: the total number of incidents, the number of incidents that resulted in injury or death to students or personnel; the number of restraints or seclusion by untrained personnel; and the number of students with disabilities restrained or secluded, including the category of disability.

    "Restraint" means physical restraint, chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, or other aversive behavioral interventions that compromise health and safety.

    "Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area that the student is physically prevented from leaving; "seclusion" does not include a classroom time-out, supervised detention, or suspension from school under AS 14.30.045.

Revised 3/2015

9/92

Adopted 6/23

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BP 5040 STUDENT NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The School Board recognizes that schools are in a position to promote healthy

lifestyle choices by students that can affect their lifelong wellness. Therefore, the School District will provide environments that promote and protect children’s health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating, physical, and subsistence activity.

The School Board understands that:

Teaching about food and nutrition should support students in both the local community and other community contexts.

Traditional knowledge of food and harvesting teaches values and skills to all Alaskan students.

Food nutrition should link students positively to their cultures and ways of life in Alaska or countries of origin.

Tribal governments and tribal members have extensive indigenous nutrition, scientific, resource management, and legal knowledge about harvesting foods.

Offering subsistence and local food harvesting opportunities contributes to nutritional health, but also supports cultural identity, improved physical and mental health, and deepens students understanding of an ecosystem.

Familiar and cultural foods can create cultural safety and contribute to a positive learning environment.

Schools will provide nutrition promotion and education, physical education, and other school-based activities to foster lifelong habits of healthy eating and physical activity, and will establish linkages between nutrition education, school meal, and local food programs.

(cf. 1020 – Youth Services)

Planning and Periodic Review by Stakeholders

The school district and when appropriate individual schools within the district will create or work with an existing advisory group that will assist in developing, implementing, monitoring, reviewing and, as necessary, revising school nutrition and physical activity goals. The school district will permit and encourage the participation of students, parents, food service personnel, School Board members, school administrators, school health professionals, physical education teachers, local SNAP- Ed coordinators and other interested community members in the advisory group. The district will promote opportunities to participate in the advisory group at least once a year through parent and stakeholder communication, which may include newsletters, public announcements, web-postings, parent communication, etc.

The school district will provide the advisory group with appropriate information and clear guidelines to assist in the development and/or revision of relevant policies and nutrition and physical activity goals. Goals will be based on available scientific evidence for improving school nutrition and physical activity programs. Goals and progress toward achievement will be presented to the School Board on an annual basis.

School districts will add in a pathway during planning to submit a local foods nutritional plan and an opportunity to determine how donated local foods can meet with occupational health and safety regulations.

(cf. 1000 – Concepts and Roles)

Nutrition

All foods available in district schools during the school day shall be offered tostudents with consideration for promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity.

All foods and beverages provided through the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs shall meet nutritional requirements of the National School Lunch Act. (7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220) To the extent practicable, all schools in the district will participate in available federal school meal programs.

All other foods and beverages made available on school campus (including, but not limited to vending, franchise vendors, concessions, a la carte, student stores, classroom parties, fundraising, and foods and beverages that are not for sale) during the school day, between the hours of 12:00 AM and 30 minutes after the conclusion of the instructional day, shall meet nutritional requirements of the National School Lunch Act, Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools also known as Smart Snacks in School. For the purpose of this policy, the school campus is defined as all property under the jurisdiction of the school district that is accessible to students.

Schools will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate, as much as possible, the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning; and will provide clean, safe and pleasant settings and adequate time for students to eat.

Traditional cultural foods may be exempted from the nutritional requirements when offered free of charge and for educational purposes. Traditional cultural foods offered for sale or as a part of the school breakfast or lunch program must meet nutritional requirements.

Foods and beverages will not be offered as a reward for students’ performance or behavior.

Schools will provide free potable water in the place where meals are served and elsewhere throughout the school buildings.

When practicable, Alaska farm and fish products will be utilized in meals and snacks.

Schools will encourage all students to participate in federal school meal programs and protect the identity of students who eat free and reduced priced meals.

Schools will encourage all students to eat healthy and nutritious meals within the school dining environment and will, to the extent practicable, involve students in menu planning.

To the extent practicable, schools will schedule lunch as close to the middle of the school day as possible. Schools are encouraged to provide opportunities for mid- morning or mid-afternoon healthy snack breaks.

Schools will limit food and beverage marketing on campus to the promotion of foods and beverages that meet the National School Lunch Act, Nutritional Guidelines for All Foods Sold in Schools.

Schools will work to provide age-appropriate nutrition education as part of the health and physical education curricula that respects and integrates the cultural practices of students. Schools will provide opportunities for students to practice nutrition and harvesting skills both inside and outside the school setting. The District will seek to provide evidence-based nutrition education curricula and intergenerational knowledge on local foods that fosters lifelong healthy eating behaviors integrated into comprehensive school health education.

To the extent practicable:

Students in grades pre-K-12 shall receive nutrition education that teaches the skills needed to adopt lifelong healthy eating behaviors.

Classroom nutrition education shall be reinforced in the school dining room or cafeteria setting as well as in the classroom, with coordination among the nutrition service staff, administrators, local advisory group, and teachers.

Students shall receive consistent nutrition messages from schools and the district. This includes in classrooms, on field trips, cafeterias, outreach programs and other school- based activities.

Nutrition education shall be taught by a certified/licensed health education teacher and should include input and guest instruction by a locally endorsed Elder or culture bearer.

Schools will strive to establish or support opportunities to learn about local plants,

harvesting, hunting and gardening to provide students with experiences in planting, harvesting, preparing, serving and tasting healthy, nutritious and Alaskan foods.

(cf. 0210 – Goals for Student Learning) (cf. 3550 – Food Service)

(cf. 3551 – Food Service Operations) (cf. 3552 – Regular Lunch Program) (cf. 3553 – Free and Reduced Price Meals) (cf. 3554 – Other Food Sales) Mandatory Physical Activity

Pursuant to AS 14.30.360, a district shall establish guidelines for schools in the district to provide opportunities during each full school day for students in grades kindergarten through 8 for a minimum of 90 percent of the daily amount of physical activity recommended for children and adolescents in the physical activity guides by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The time provided for physical activity may involve physical education classes and unstructured physical activity, such as recess. The district shall adopt guidelines that allow students to be excused from physical activity due to medical and health and safety reasons, such as inclement weather.

Physical Activity

All students in grades kindergarten through eight will be provided with at least 54 minutes each day of physical activity. This time may be accumulated throughout the school day and may include physical education, recess and classroom based activities. Whenever possible, all students shall be given opportunities for physical activity through a range of programs including, but not limited to, intramurals, interscholastic athletics and physical activity clubs. Elementary students will be provided at least 20 minutes each day of structured, active recess. Classroom based physical activity is encouraged and counts toward the 54 minute requirement as long as it does not replace recess.

When practicable, recess shall be scheduled before lunch periods and take place outdoors.

Indoor and outdoor facilities shall be available so that physical activity is safe and not dependent on the weather. Physical activity equipment shall be age- appropriate, inviting, and available in sufficient quantities for all students to be active. Equipment shall be inspected regularly (at least weekly) for safety and replaced when needed.

Using physical activity as punishment or withholding physical activity/physical education time as a means of discipline, is prohibited.

The district/school will promote strategies/events designed to generate interest in and

support active transport to school (walking school busses, ‘bicycle trains’ Walk/Bike to School Day, Safe Routes to School Programs).

Schools are encouraged to negotiate mutually acceptable and fiscally responsible arrangements with community agencies and organizations to keep school spaces and facilities available to students, staff, and community members before, during, and after the school day, on weekends, and during school vacations.

(cf. 1330 – Community use of school facilities)

Physical Education

Physical education will be closely coordinated with the overall school health program, especially health education, so that students thoroughly understand the benefits of being physically active and master the self-management skills needed to stay active for a lifetime.

To the extent practicable, all schools will provide daily physical education opportunities for all students.

All elementary students will be provided at least:

1. the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommendation of 150 minutes of physical education per week, for the entire school year.

Middle and high school students shall be provided at least:

1. the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommendation of 225 minutes of physical education per week, for the entire school year.

All elementary and middle-school students will be required to participate in physical education for all years of enrollment in school.

All high school students shall be required to participate in physical education for one full year.

Physical education shall be exclusive of health education and shall be available for all four years of high school.

Each district/school will adopt a physical education curriculum that aligns with the Alaska State Standards for Physical Education for grades K-12, with grade level benchmarks. The curriculum shall be reviewed in accordance with the regular curriculum review and adoption schedule of the District.

Communication with Parents

The district/school will regularly, at least annually, inform and update the public,

including students, parents, and the community, about the content, implementation of, and progress towards goals in this policy. Parents will be actively notified through email or other notification processes and provided access to this policy and all subsequent reports and updates.

The district must make available to the public the wellness policy, including any updates to and about the wellness policy, at least annually. The district must also make available the 3-year assessment described in Section G, including progress toward meeting the goals of the policy.

The district/school will support the efforts of parents to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children. Schools will encourage parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and to refrain from including beverages and foods that do not meet nutrition standards. The district will provide parents & the public with information on healthy foods that meet the requirements of the National School Lunch Act, Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools also known as Smart Snacks in School, and ideas for policy compliant foods for vending, concessions, a la carte, student stores, classroom parties and fundraising activities

The district/school will provide information about physical education and other school-based physical activity opportunities before, during and after the school day; and support the efforts of parents to provide their children with opportunities to be physically active outside of school. Such supports will include sharing

information through a website, newsletter, or other take-home materials, special events, or physical education homework.

(cf. 6020 – Parent Involvement)

Monitoring, Compliance and Evaluation

The superintendent or designee will ensure compliance with established district-wide nutrition and physical activity wellness policies and administrative regulations.

Administrative regulations may be developed to ensure that information will be gathered to assist the School Board and district in evaluating implementation of these policies and to ensure that necessary documentation is maintained in preparation for the triennial administrative review conducted by Child Nutrition Programs, Department of Education & Early Development.

The Superintendent or designee will designate one or more persons to be responsible for ensuring that each school within the district complies with this policy, and that school activities, including fundraisers and celebrations, are consistent with district nutrition and physical activity goals.

The School Board will receive an annual summary report on district-wide compliance

with the established nutrition and physical activity policies, and the progress made in attaining the district nutrition and physical activity goals, based on input from the schools within the district. The report will also be distributed to advisory councils, parent/teacher organizations, school principals, and school health services personnel, and will be made available to the public.

The district must conduct an assessment of wellness policy every 3 years, at a minimum. The assessment must determine compliance with the wellness policy, how the wellness policy compares to model wellness policies, and progress made in attaining the goals of the wellness policy. The policy must be updated as appropriate.

Legal Reference:

UNITED STATES CODE

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751-1769j Child Nutrition Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 1771-1793

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220, National School Lunch Program and Breakfast Program

FEDERAL REGISTER

Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools (“Smart Snacks in School”), Vol. 78, No. 125, Part II, Department of Agriculture (2013)

ALASKA STATUTES

AS 14.30.360 Health education curriculum; physical activity guidelines Revised 3/2019

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AR 5040 STUDENT NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Planning And Periodic Review; Reporting

The superintendent or designee will provide an annual report to the School Board detailing progress toward reaching nutrition and physical activity goals and compliance with all physical education, physical activity and nutrition policies.

Barriers to compliance, where and when they are encountered will be detailed in the annual report. A brief description of planning processes, including entities engaged in planning, will also be provided at that time.

Nutrition

Schools will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious and

appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students; will accommodate, as much as possible, the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning; and will provide clean, safe and pleasant settings and adequate time for students to eat.

Traditional cultural foods may be exempted from the nutritional requirements when offered free of charge and for educational purposes. Traditional cultural foods offered for sale or as a part of the school breakfast or lunch program must meet nutritional requirements.

Nutrition Guidelines:

All foods and beverages provided through the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs shall meet nutritional requirements of the National School Lunch Act. To the extent practicable, all schools in the district will participate in available federal school meal programs.

All other foods and beverages made available on school campus (including, but not limited to vending, franchise vendors, concessions, a la carte, student stores, classroom parties and fundraising) during the school day, between the hours of 12:00 AM and 30 minutes after the conclusion of the instructional day, shall meet nutritional requirements of the National School Lunch Act, Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools, also known as Smart Snacks in School. For the purpose of this policy, the school campus is defined as all property under the jurisdiction of the school district that is accessible to students.

Nutrition and Dining Environment Goals

1. Schools shall provide enough space and serving areas to ensure all students have access to school meals with minimum wait time.
2. Schools shall encourage and facilitate access to handwashing before and after meals.
3. Schools shall provide adequate time for students to enjoy eating healthy foods with friends in school; a minimum of 20 minutes of eating time, after being served, for lunch and 10 minutes for breakfast.
4. The district supports and encourages the creation of school gardens and integrated food system education that provides hands-on learning experiences linking the cafeteria with the classroom and core curriculum, such as math, science and language arts.

Physical Education

Student achievement shall be assessed based on physical education standards, and a written physical education grade shall be reported for students according to the grading schedule of the district. A fitness assessment shall be performed using a valid and reliable tool and used to track student progress. Physical education classes shall have a pupil-teacher ratio comparable to that in the core classes. Waivers, exemptions, substitutions, and/or pass-fail options for physical education are discouraged. Accommodations will be made for those with medical, cultural, or religious considerations. To the extent practicable:

1. 1. Physical education shall be taught by a certified/endorsed physical education teacher.
   2. Physical education teachers shall receive annual professional development specific to physical education content.
   3. Physical education equipment shall be age- appropriate, inviting, and available in sufficient quantities for all students to be able to participate. Equipment shall be inspected regularly for safety and replaced when needed.
   4. At least 50% of physical education class time should be spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Physical Activity

Schools shall strive to allow students the opportunity for moderate physical activity each day to include time before, during, and after school.

Physical Activity Goals

The primary goals for physical activity are to: build knowledge and skills through physical education (PE) programs that enable all students to participate in a variety of lifetime physical activities; promote safe and appropriate physical activity opportunities for all students; increase the amount of movement for students throughout the school day, while decreasing sedentary time; and promote a physically active lifestyle for all community members, including students, staff, and families.

To the extent practicable:

1. Schools shall encourage families to support their children's participation in physical activity, to be physically active role models, and to include physical activity in family events.
2. Schools shall provide adequate training to enable teachers, and other school staff to promote enjoyable, lifelong physical activity among students.
3. Schools shall encourage, promote and conduct physical activities that involve families, students, school staff and the community, including safe walking or biking to school.

Other School-Based Activities

The primary goal for other school-based activities is to create a total school environment that is conducive to student well-being. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

Communication Goals

1. The school district shall encourage and provide opportunities for parents, staff, teachers, school administrators, students, nutrition service professionals and community members to serve as role models in practicing healthy eating and being physically active, both in the school environment and at home.
2. The district, to the extent possible, shall provide information and outreach materials about community food programs and other Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs such as Food Stamps, the Child Nutrition Program, and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to students and parents.
3. Schools shall seek to limit commercial influence and exposure to advertising as it relates to nutrition, wellness and physical activity, consistent with Board policy and federal regulation.

Revised 4/2014

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E 5040(1) STUDENT NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act

SEC. 9A. ø42 U.S.C. 1758b LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY.

1. In general. Each local educational agency participating in a program authorized by this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) shall establish a local school wellness policy for all schools under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency.
2. Guidelines The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide the framework and guidelines for local educational agencies to establish local school wellness policies, including, at a minimum,
3. goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness;
4. for all foods available on each school campus under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency during the school day, nutrition guidelines that are consistent with sections 9 and 17 of this Act, and sections 4 and 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773, 1779); and promote student health and reduce childhood obesity;
5. a requirement that the local educational agency permit parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, school administrators, and the general public to participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the local school wellness policy;
6. a requirement that the local educational agency inform and update the public (including parents, students, and others in the community) about the content and implementation of the local school wellness policy; and
7. a requirement that the local educational agency periodically measure and make available to the public an assessment on the implementation of the local school wellness policy, including
8. the extent to which schools under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency are in compliance with the local school wellness policy;
9. the extent to which the local school wellness policy of the local educational agency compares to model local school wellness policies; and
10. a description of the progress made in attaining the goals of the local school wellness policy; and
11. designate 1 or more local educational agency officials or school officials, as appropriate, to ensure that each school complies with the local school wellness policy.
12. Local discretion The local educational agency shall use the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (b) to determine specific policies appropriate for the schools under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency.

Added 4/2014

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BP 5111 ADMISSION

The School Board believes that all children should have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education. Staff shall encourage parents/guardians to enroll all school-aged children in school.

The School Board reserves the right to verify the residency or anticipated residency of any student and the validity of any affidavit of guardianship. These admission policies are not intended to be a barrier to the enrollment and retention of homeless children and youth.

The Superintendent or designee shall verify compliance with all entrance requirements established by law or School Board policy.

(cf. 5112.6 - Education for Homeless Children and Youths)

(cf. 5112.1 – Exemptions from Attendance)

(cf. 5112.2 – Exclusions from Attendance) (cf. 5116 - School Attendance Boundaries) (cf. 5117 - Interdistrict Attendance)

(cf. 5141.3 - Health Examinations)

(cf. 5141.31 – Immunizations)

A child five years of age on or before September 1 may be admitted to kindergarten.

The School Board authorizes the admission of students under school age who exhibit the ability to perform satisfactorily, including advancement through the curriculum or grade level by the following year. The Superintendent or designee is delegated authority to make early-entrance determinations. Students under school age who were previously enrolled in public school shall be admitted to school at the grade level determined by the Superintendent or designee. (AS 14.03.080)

Legal Reference:

ALASKA STATUTES

14.30.010 When attendance compulsory

14.03.020 School year

14.03.070 School age

14.03.080 Right to attend school

14.30.045 Grounds for suspension or denial of admission

ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 06.055 Immunizations required UNITED STATES CODE

42 U.S.C. 11432 - 11433 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

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AR 5111 ADMISSION

Age of Admission

Proof of age shall be required of all enrolling students. The legal evidences of age, in

order of desirability, are a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, immigration certificate, Bible record, or affidavit from the parent/guardian.

Residency

Children living in the district who do not reside in a permanent, fixed residence shall

be admitted to district schools upon presentation of any of the following:

1. Hotel or motel receipts.
2. A letter from a social service agency verifying that the child lives within the district.
3. An affidavit from the parent/guardian stating that the family lives within the district with the intent of remaining there.

A reasonable effort shall be made to secure an address, phone number and medical release from the parent/guardian when a child is placed in a classroom.

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BP 5111.2 PART-TIME ENROLLMENT

The School Board encourages all school age students who reside within the district to take advantage of the educational opportunities available at our schools. School aged children who are primarily enrolled in private school, correspondence school, home school, or other programs of that nature are eligible to enroll as part-time students in the district.

Definition of Part-time Student

A part-time student is a pupil who attends a district school for a length of time each day which is less than the full school day. A part-time student may be primarily enrolled in a private school, correspondence program, home school, or other program of a similar nature and seek enrollment in the district in order to take advantage of classes and other programs offered in a single district elementary school, middle school or high school.

A child between the age of seven and sixteen years is required to be enrolled full- time in a public school or other state approved educational program. A child will not be permitted to enroll as a part- time student unless the child is also enrolled in a private school, correspondence program, or home school program, unless part-time enrollment is otherwise authorized by law.

Transportation

Part-time students may use the district's pupil transportation system on the same basis as full-time students. In all other circumstances, the part-time student and/or his or her parent/guardian will be responsible for the student's transportation to and from school.

Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities

A part-time student may participate in extracurricular and cocurricular activities provided that the student meets all eligibility requirements of the district and the Alaska School Activities Association. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to obtain and make available to the district all necessary report cards/transcripts/grades and/or other indicators that are required by the district to determine eligibility for extracurricular and cocurricular activities.

(cf. 6145 - Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities)

(cf. 6145.2 - Interscholastic Competition)

(cf. 6145.21 - Sportsmanship)

Legal Reference:

ALASKA STATUTES

AS 14.03.095 Part time school attendance AS 14.30.010 When attendance compulsory

AS 14.30.045 Grounds for suspension or denial of admission AS

14.30.125 Immunization ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 05.035 Part-Time Enrollment in a Public School

4 AAC 09.040 Counting of Correspondence Students and Part-Time Public School Students

4 AAC 06.055 Immunizations Required Added 9/97

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AR 5111.2 PART-TIME ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

1. Enrollment requests will be received by the building administrator.
2. Applications for part-time enrollment will be available at the district schools ten (10) days prior to the first day of each semester.
3. Parents/guardians of part time students will follow all related district enrollment procedures and must provide transcripts, birth certificate, and immunization records as required by Alaska law 4 AAC 06.055.
4. (cf. 5141.31 - Immunizations)
5. The application for part-time enrollment must include a signed statement by the student and parent/guardian that they will comply with the policies and procedures of the district, including those rules governing student conduct. The application must also contain a signed statement by the parent/guardian that the part-time enrollment does not result in the expenditure of public money for the direct benefit of a private school. The application may contain other requirements as established by the Superintendent or designee.
6. Part-time enrollment applications will be processed on a first-come, first- served basis.
7. The building administrator will notify the Superintendent or designee as to the enrollment of students who are primarily enrolled outside of the district.

Transcripts Grades

Parents/guardians of students who are not primarily enrolled in district schools will be responsible for obtaining the necessary report cards/transcripts and/or other indicators of academic progress and providing them to the district.

Part-time students will receive grades based on impartial, consistent observation of the quality of the student's work in the course(s) in which the student is enrolled.

Part-time students will be graded by use of the grading procedures utilized for all students enrolled in the district.

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BP 5112.1 EXEMPTIONS FROM ATTENDANCE

Note: Under AS 14.30.010, every child between the ages of seven and 16 must attend public school, except in certain authorized instances. (cf. AR 5112.1) As amended in 2002, if a parent or guardian elects to enroll a child who is six years of age in first grade, the child is subject to compulsory education. However, if a parent or guardian subsequently determines, within 60 days after the child is enrolled, that the best interests of the child are not being served by enrollment in the first grade, the child may be withdrawn from school. If this occurs, the compulsory attendance laws do not apply to the child until the child is seven years of age.

The School Board is responsible for enforcing state compulsory attendance laws. The School Board may excuse a child from compulsory public school attendance as allowed by law. Parents/guardians of children granted exemption shall not incur penalties for violations of the compulsory attendance laws.

(cf. 5112.2 - Exclusions from Attendance)

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses) (cf. 5144 - Discipline)

(cf. 5144.1 - Suspension/Expulsion) Legal Reference:

ALASKA STATUTES

14.30.010 When attendance compulsory

14.30.020 Violations

14.30.030 Prevention and reduction of truancy

14.30.340 When not required to enroll

14.45.030-14.45.200 Private and denominational schools Revised 1/03

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AR 5112.1 EXEMPTIONS FROM ATTENDANCE

Requests for exemption from compulsory full-time attendance must include satisfactory evidence of conditions upon which an exemption can be legally justified.

A child may be exempt from compulsory public school attendance if he/she:

1. is provided a comparable academic education by attending private school in which teachers are certificated, or by being tutored by certificated personnel, or by attending a religious or private school operated in compliance with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.200;
2. attends a school operated by the federal government;
3. has a physical or mental condition which a competent medical authority determines will make attendance impractical;
4. is in the custody of a court or law enforcement authorities;
5. is temporarily ill or injured;
6. has been suspended or expelled under AS 14.03.160 or suspended or denied admittance under AS 14.30.045;
7. resides more than two miles from a public school or public school transportation route and no federal or private schools are available to him/her within two miles of his/her home;
8. is excused by School Board action or by action of the Superintendent or designee subject to School Board approval;
9. has completed 12th grade;
10. is enrolled in the state boarding school or in a full-time state-approved correspondence study program;
11. is equally well-served in educational experience approved by the School Board contingent upon the written request of the parent/guardian and approval of the school principal;
12. is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.

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AR 5112.2 EXCLUSIONS FROM ATTENDANCE

Prior to excluding a student from attendance because of a physical or medical condition or denying admission due to a reason set forth in AS 14.30.045, the Superintendent or designee shall send a notice to the parent/guardian of the student. The notice shall contain the following statements:

1. A statement of the facts leading to a decision to propose exclusion.
2. A statement that the parent/guardian has a right to meet with the School Board to discuss the proposed exclusion.
3. A statement that at any such meeting the parent/guardian shall have an opportunity to:
4. Inspect all documents on which the School Board is basing its decision to propose exclusion.
5. Challenge any evidence and confront and question any witness presented by the School Board.
6. Present oral and documentary evidence on the student's behalf, including witnesses.
7. Have one or more representatives of the parent/guardian present at the meeting.
8. A statement that the decision to exclude the child is subject to periodic review and a statement of district procedures for such review.

The Superintendent or designee may exclude without prior notice of exclusion any student who:

1. 1. resides in an area subject to quarantine.
   2. is exempt from a medical examination but is believed to suffer from a contagious or infectious disease.
   3. is determined to be a clear and present danger to the life, safety, or health of students or school personnel.

However, the Superintendent or designee shall send a notice of exclusion and due process hearing procedures as soon as reasonably possible after the exclusion.

A student denied admission because of a physical or mental condition shall be permitted attendance when the cause for exclusion no longer exists. (AS 14.30.047)

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BP 5112.5 OPEN/CLOSED CAMPUS

Open Campus

The School Board establishes an "open campus" at district middle and high schools. By allowing our students to leave campus during the lunch period, the School Board entrusts them with an opportunity to learn responsibility and demonstrate good citizenship. Students shall not leave the school grounds at any other time during the school day without written authorization of their parents/guardians and permission of school authorities. Students who leave school without such authorization shall be classified as truant and subject to disciplinary action.

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)

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BP 5112.6 EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE

Homeless children

The Board believes that all students should have stability in school attendance and services and that this stability should not be denied as a result of homelessness. To this end, it is the Board’s intent to remove barriers to the enrollment and retention of homeless children and youths in school. Special attention will be given to ensuring the enrollment and attendance of homeless youth not currently attending school.

Homeless students will be provided district services for which they are eligible, including Head Start and comparable pre-school programs, Title I, similar state programs, special education, bilingual education, vocational and technical education programs, gifted and talented programs, and school nutrition programs. Homeless students will not be segregated in a separate school or in a separate program within a school.

(cf. 5111 – Admission)

(cf. 5112.1 – Exemptions from Attendance) (cf. 5112.2 – Exclusions from Attendance)

Homeless Student Liaison

The Superintendent shall designate at least one staff person to serve as the Homeless Student Liaison to fulfill the duties set forth in law. The Liaison shall work to identify homeless children and facilitate each homeless child’s access to and success in school. The Liaison will: assist parents, students, and unaccompanied youth in enrolling and attending school, with the opportunity to meet the same high academic standard as other students; mediate disputes concerning school enrollment; assist in making transportation arrangements; assist in requesting the student’s records; provide information and give referrals on services and opportunities, including assistance with status verifications for federal student aid applications; provide public notice of educational rights for homeless students in locations frequented by homeless youth and their families; and assist any homeless child who is not in the custody of a parent or guardian with enrollment decisions. The Liaison will also be responsible for periodic review and evaluation of this policy and recommending changes to reduce barriers for homeless children enrolling in and attending school.

Homeless Student Defined

A homeless child is defined as a child or youth between the ages of 5 and 21 who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes a child or youth who is living on the street, in a car, tent, or abandoned building or some other form of shelter not designed as a permanent home; who is living in a community shelter facility; or who is living with non-nuclear family members or with friends, who may or may not have legal guardianship over the child or youth of school age.

School Enrollment and Attendance

The District, in consultation with the child’s parent or guardian, will consider the best interest of the child in determining whether the child should be enrolled in the school of origin or the current neighborhood school. The District presumes that keeping a homeless student in the school of origin is in the student’s best interest unless doing so is contrary to the request of the student’s parent or guardian, or (in the case of an unaccompanied youth) the youth. To the extent feasible, homeless students will continue to be enrolled in their school of origin while they remain homeless or until the end of the academic year in which they obtain permanent housing, except when contrary to the wishes of the parent or guardian. Instead of remaining in the school of origin, parents or guardians of homeless students may request enrollment in the school in which attendance area the student is actually living, or other schools.

(cf. 5116 – School Attendance Boundaries) (cf. 5117 – Interdistrict Attendance)

The school selected shall immediately enroll the homeless child, even if the child in unable to produce records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, immunization and health exam records, proof of residency, or other documentation. However, the District may require a parent or guardian of a homeless student to submit contact information.

(cf. 5141.3 – Health Examinations) (cf. 5141.31 – Immunizations)

The District must provide a written explanation, including a statement regarding the right to appeal, to the homeless student’s parent or guardian, or the homeless student if unaccompanied, if the District sends the student to a school other than the school of origin or other than a school requested by the parent or guardian. If a dispute arises over school selection, the student shall immediately be admitted to the school in which enrollment is sought by the parent or guardian or by the youth if unaccompanied, pending resolution of the dispute. The child, parent or guardian shall be referred to the Homeless Student Liaison, who will carry out the dispute resolution process as expeditiously as possible.

Transportation

In the event that it is in the best interest of the homeless child or youth to attend the school of origin, transportation to and from that school may be provided at the request of the parent or guardian or, in the case of an unaccompanied student, the Homeless Student Liaison. Policies or practices regarding transportation of students which might cause a barrier to the attendance of a homeless child or youth may be waived by the [Superintendent/Chief School Administrator].

Records

Any records ordinarily kept by the school, including immunization records, academic records, birth certificates, guardianship records and evaluations for special services or programs of each homeless child shall be maintained so that appropriate services may be given the student, so that necessary referrals can be made, and so that records may be transferred in a timely fashion when a homeless child or youth enters a new school district. Copies of records shall be made available upon request to students or parents. Information about a homeless student’s living situation is an education record and shall not be deemed to be directory information.

Children And Youth in Foster Care

The [Superintendent/Chief School Administrator] will designate a District point of contact regarding children in foster care in order to facilitate communication and cooperation with child welfare agencies.

School Enrollment and Attendance

The District recognizes that educational stability is critical for all students and particularly for children in foster care. Accordingly, educational disruption should be minimized for children with changing foster care placements by maintaining foster children in their schools of origin for the remainder of the school term, unless it is determined to be in their best interest to change schools.

The school of origin is the school in which a child is enrolled at the time of placement in foster care or when foster care placement changes. In determining whether it is in a child’s best interest to remain in his or her school of origin, the District should take into consideration all factors relating to a child’s best interest, including the appropriateness of the current educational setting and proximity of placement.

Districts should coordinate with State and local child welfare agencies when a foster child is transferred from one placement setting to another to ensure the child is permitted to attend their school of origin through the end of the school term when reasonable to do so and in the child's best educational interest.

Transportation

In the event that it is in the best interest of the foster youth to attend their school of origin, transportation to and from that school may be provided through coordination with State or local child welfare agencies. This coordination shall address transportation to their school of origin in a prompt and cost-effective manner.

Legal Reference:

UNITED STATES CODE

McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, 42 U.S.C.

§§ 11431, et seq.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1112(c)(5),, as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g FEDERAL REGISTER

McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program, Vol. 81 No. 52, Department of Education (March 17, 2016).

ALASKA STATUTES

AS 47.10.080 Judgments and Orders.

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BP 5116 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES

Students who reside within district boundaries may apply for enrollment in any district school where space is available. Students shall attend school in their attendance area unless otherwise authorized by the Superintendent or designee. The district will not provide transportation to schools outside of a student's attendance area.

When considering changes to school attendance boundaries, the School Board shall take into account racial and ethnic balance, educational programs, school capacities, geographic features, student safety, and transportation considerations.

Demographic changes may result in overcrowded schools or in declining enrollment. Fiscal limitations may prevent the district from opening new schools or maintaining facilities that are unused. Changes in student population cannot always be remedied by a change in school attendance boundaries. The Board shall regularly review school and district enrollments and projected enrollments and will make every effort to ensure that students will be able to attend neighborhood schools. The Board shall hold a public hearing to secure community input before approving any boundary change. State approval shall be obtained as required by law.

The Superintendent or designee may place some students in a school outside of their attendance area in order to alleviate overcrowding. These students shall be provided transportation to a school with adequate space. When possible, siblings will be allowed to attend the same school.

Legal Reference:

ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 05.010-4 AAC 05.090 Local education

4 AAC 06.027 Establishment of attendance areas

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BP 5117 INTERDISTRICT ATTENDANCE

Although students generally must attend school in the district where their residency has been established, the School Board recognizes justifiable reasons for interdistrict transfers.

Upon request, the Superintendent or designee may accept students from another district and may also allow students who live within the district to attend out-of-district schools. Interdistrict attendance may be approved for reasons such as the following:

1. When childcare needs of the student are met by a parent/guardian, relative or sitter in another district.
2. When special mental or physical health needs, as certified by a physician, school psychologist or other appropriate school personnel, can be met in another district.
3. When the student has brother(s) or sister(s) attending school in a different district, to avoid splitting the family's attendance.
4. To start or complete a school year when parents/guardians are moving during that year.
5. To allow students to remain with a class graduating from an elementary, junior or senior high school.
6. When a student's interest would be best served by the educational program not offered in the district of residency or by a change in school environment.
7. When the student will be living out of the district only for one year or less.
8. When serious home or community problems which make it inadvisable for the student to attend the school of residence.

Students admitted by interdistrict agreement may continue attending district schools only as long as they do academically acceptable work and obey school rules.

The parent/guardian of a student who is denied a transfer shall receive notice regarding the process for appeal to the School Board.

Transportation normally provided for students living in the district may be provided for students attending on an interdistrict attendance agreement if space is available and if approved by the Superintendent or designee.

Legal Reference:

ALASKA STATUTES

14.14.120 Inoperative district

ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 06.027 Establishment of attendance areas

4 AAC 09.005 Funding communities and attendance centers

4 AAC 09.030 Tuition Cost

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AR 5119 CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES

Qualifying Students

Children of military families are school-aged children in the household of:

1. members who are full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including any member of the National Guard and Reserve ordered to active duty;
2. members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and have been medically discharged or retired, for one year after the medical discharge or retirement; or
3. members of the uniformed services who have died while on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty, for one year after their death.

Enrollment

Children of military families may not be disadvantaged in enrollment due to delay in transfer of their education records. Children should be immediately enrolled upon presentation by the parent/guardian of "hand-carried" or "unofficial" education records. Upon enrollment, the Superintendent or designee, shall immediately request the student's records from the student's previous district.

Children of military families shall have 30 days from the date of enrollment to obtain all immunizations required by the State of Alaska.

When a child of a military family is transferring out of the district, the Superintendent or designee, shall provide the student's parents/guardians with a complete set of the student's records or, if the official records cannot be released, an unofficial or "hand- carried" record. Upon request from the new district, the Superintendent or designee shall provide a copy of the student's record to the new district within 10 days.

A special power of attorney related to guardianship of a child of a military family is sufficient for the guardian to enroll the student and to consent to other educational matters requiring parental consent.

Placement and Attendance

Kindergarten and first grade students of military families who transfer mid-year shall be enrolled in the same grade level they had been enrolled in at the prior school, regardless of age. Students who successfully completed kindergarten or first grade at the prior school shall be advanced to the next grade level, regardless of age.

The district shall initially place the child of a military family in the grade level, educational courses, and programs based on the child's enrollment and/or assessment in his/her previous school. Course placement shall be consistent with the courses taken at the previous school, including placement in special programs such as Gifted or ESL. The district may conduct further assessments as deemed appropriate.

The Superintendent or designee may waive course or program requirements, preconditions, and/or application deadlines when making decisions regarding placement of children of military families, and their eligibility for extracurricular, academic, athletic, and social activities.

When a child of a military family transferring into the district has been identified as a child with a disability pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Superintendent or designee, shall provide comparable services to the student based on his/her current individualized education plan (IEP). In addition, for students eligible for Section 504 services, the Superintendent or designee, shall make reasonable accommodations and modifications to address the needs of the student subject to the student's existing Section 504 plan. The district may seek subsequent evaluations of the student to ensure appropriate placement.

When a student's parent/guardian is an active duty member and is called to duty, is on leave from active duty, or has just returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting, the Superintendent or designee, may grant additional excused absences to the student to visit with his or her parent/guardian.

Graduation

The Superintendent or designee shall facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families by providing supplemental instruction to incoming students as necessary to enable them to meet the district's graduation requirements. The Superintendent or designee may also waive specific district course requirements for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed by the student in his/her previous school.

If, after considering all alternatives, the Superintendent or designee, believes that a student who has transferred into the district in grade 12 will not be able to satisfy the district's graduation requirements in time to graduate with his/her class, the Superintendent or designee, shall work with the sending district to have the sending district issue the student a diploma, provided the student satisfies the sending district's graduation requirements.

Upon request of a school district to which a former student has transferred, the Superintendent or designee shall issue the district's diploma of graduation to the former student provided the student has satisfactorily completed the district's graduation requirements.

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BP 5121 GRADES/EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

The School Board believes that students and parents/guardians have the right to receive course grades that represent an accurate evaluation of the student's achievement. Teachers shall evaluate a student's work in relation to standards which apply to all students at his/her grade level, not in relation to the work of other students in one particular class.

Grades should be based on impartial, consistent observation of the quality of the student's work and his/her mastery of course content and objectives as demonstrated through classroom participation, homework and tests. The student's behavior and effort shall be reported in separate evaluations, not in his/her academic grade.

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)

(cf. 5123 - Promotion/Acceleration/Retention)

(cf. 5124 - Communication with Parents/Guardians) (cf. 5125.3 - Challenging Student Records)

(cf. 6154 - Homework/Make-up Work)

In order to promote self-esteem and experiences of success, students in kindergarten through third grade shall receive narrative performance or skill-based evaluations rather than letter grades.

The Superintendent or designee shall establish and regularly evaluate a uniform grading system. Principals shall ensure that student grades conform to this system.

Unexcused Absences

If a student misses class without an excuse and does not subsequently turn in homework, take a test or fulfill another class requirement which his/her missed, the teacher may lower the student's grade for nonperformance. Teachers shall inform students about the class grading system at the beginning of the semester.

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AR 5121 GRADES/EVALUATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Grades for Achievement

Grades for achievement shall be reported each marking period as follows:

A	(90-100%)	Outstanding Achievement	4.0 grade points
B	(80-89%)	Above Average Achievement	3.0 grade points
C	(70-79%)	Average Achievement	2.0 grade points
D	(60-69%)	Below Average Achievement	1.0 grade points
F	( 0-59%)	Little or No Achievement	0
I		Incomplete	0

In kindergarten through third grade, teachers shall use narrative descriptions to indicate the student's level of achievement and may also furnish examples of student work.

Whenever it becomes evident to a teacher that a student is in danger of failing a course, the teacher shall arrange a conference with the student's parent/guardian or send the parent/guardian a written report.

An incomplete is given only when a student's work is not finished because of illness or other excused absence. If not made up within six weeks, the incomplete will become an F.

Plus and minus signs may be used at the option of the teacher.

Teachers are encouraged to allow for trends in the quality of student work. When a student finishes a grading period doing high quality work which requires skills acquired throughout the grading period, low grades at the beginning of the grading period need not diminish the appropriate evaluation of the student's achievement. Similarly, high grades at the beginning need not compensate for a downward trend in achievement.

Criteria for determining grades for achievement may include but are not limited to:

1. Preparation of assignments, including accuracy, legibility and promptness.
2. Contribution to classroom discussions.
3. Demonstrated understanding of concepts in tests.
4. Application of skills and principles to new situations.
5. Organization and presentation of written and oral reports.
6. Originality and reasoning ability when working through problems.

Grades for Citizenship and Effort

Grades for citizenship and effort shall be reported each marking period as follows:

O Outstanding

S  Satisfactory

N  Needs Improvement

Criteria for determining grades for citizenship may include but are not limited to:

1. Student obeys rules.
2. Student respects public and personal property.
3. Student maintains courteous, cooperative relations with teachers and fellow students.
4. Student works without disturbing others.

Criteria for determining grades for effort may include but are not limited to:

1. Student takes responsibility for having necessary tools and materials.
2. Student shows interest and initiative.
3. Student goes to work immediately, and completes assignments.
4. Student uses free time resourcefully.

Honor Roll

Each school shall post an Honor Roll. All courses except Pass/Fail shall be counted in computing eligibility for the Honor Roll. To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must receive no current grade below a C and have a grade point average of 3.5 or better.

Advanced Placement/Honors Courses

The district wishes to encourage high school students to take advanced placement and honors courses in academic subjects. Because of the extra work involved, the evaluation system shall be weighted to reflect the more rigorous nature of these courses. Grades received in these courses will be counted on the following scale:

A = 5 points

B = 4 points

C = 3 points

D = 1 point

F = 0

Pass/Fail Grading

With parental approval, students may elect to earn a "Pass" or "Fail" grade instead of an A-F grade in the following courses:

1. All courses taken in the Alternative Education Program
2. All courses taken in the Special Education Program
3. 9-12th grade non-college preparatory courses taken in summer school

Students who receive a "Pass" grade will acquire the appropriate semester units of credit for the course, and the grade will not be counted in determining class rank or honors list. Students who receive a "Fail" grade will not receive credit for taking the course.

Students shall be graded Pass/Fail for classes in which they serve as student aides unless predetermined goals and objectives related to specific subject knowledge are on file and have been approved by the principal or designee.

Repeated Classes

With the approval of the principal or designee, a student may repeat a course in order to raise his/her grade. The student shall receive credit only for taking the course once.

The highest grade received will be the permanent grade on the student's transcript.

Withdrawal from Classes

A student who drops a course during the first six weeks of the semester may do so without any entry on his/her permanent record card. A student who drops a course after the first six weeks of the semester shall receive an F grade on his/her permanent record, unless otherwise decided by the principal or designee because of extenuating circumstances.

Unexcused Absences

When an unexcused absence occurs, the student and parent/guardian shall be notified and informed of the district's policy regarding excessive unexcused absences. The student and parent/guardian shall have a reasonable opportunity to explain the absence.

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BP 5123 PROMOTION/ACCELERATION/RETENTION

The School Board desires to see students progress with their peers through the school district's grade levels. To accomplish this, instruction should accommodate the varying interests and growth patterns of individual children and include strategies for providing extra attention or assistance when needed.

Promotion

Students shall progress through the school district's grade levels by demonstrating growth in learning the required basic skills.

Progress toward high school graduation shall be based on the student's ability to pass the subjects and electives necessary to earn the required number of credits.

(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)

(cf. 6146.5 - Elementary School Promotion)

Acceleration

Acceleration is possible when high academic achievement is evident. However, the student's social and emotional growth shall be taken into consideration before placing him/her in a higher grade.

Retention

The School Board recognizes that research indicates that very few children benefit from being retained during the elementary and middle grades. The Superintendent or designee shall promote alternatives to retention among certificated staff.

When a teacher believes that retention is necessary to meet a student's needs, he/she shall ask the principal to establish a student study team to consider the child's academic, social and emotional performance. The student's parent/guardian shall be invited to participate on the student study team.

(cf. 6164.5 - Student Study Teams)

(cf. 5121 - Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)

(cf. 6141 - Curriculum Development and Evaluation)

(cf. 6146.5 - Elementary School Promotion/Standards of Proficiency)

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AR 5123 PROMOTION/ACCELERATION/RETENTION

Before retaining a student, the principal or designee shall determine that:

1. The student has not met grade-level standards of expected student achievement.
2. Remedial help for the student has not sufficiently prepared the student for advancement.
3. Appropriate treatment targeted to the student's needs will be provided in addition to retention.
4. The student's parent/guardian has been notified and given reasons for the retention.

Parental agreement is suggested, but not required, for retention.

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BP 5124 COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Because parental involvement contributes greatly to student achievement and conduct, and school- family partnerships result in improved outcomes for students, the School Board encourages two-way communication channels between school and home that are frequent, effective, and reliable.

Communication methods may be tailored to family and school staff needs and may include classroom visits, parent-teacher conferences, class newsletters, mail, telephone, home visits, and school visits by parents/guardians. School staff are encouraged to learn about supportive family structures, and, if appropriate, to seek parent/guardian approval for additional family members or caregivers to be included in communications throughout the year.

School staff are encouraged to participate in community and cultural activities in order to better understand and relate to the community in which they teach.

Schools are encouraged to offer training on effective and positive family/school communication.

School staff should regularly assess the effectiveness of communication and adjust communication strategies to best meet the needs of students and their families.

(cf. 1250 - Visits to the School)

(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)

School staff are encouraged to communicate with families to celebrate and note the progress of each student. As part of this communication, teachers shall send progress reports and other data relating student welfare, academic and social success, and results of standardized testing. Communication should occur at regular intervals to establish a cohesive support structure for students, families and school staff.

The School Board and staff shall encourage parents/guardians to communicate any concerns to school staff and their teacher.

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)

(cf. 5121 - Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)

(cf. 5145.6 - Notifications Required by Law)

(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements/Standards of Proficiency)

(cf. 6146.5 - Elementary School Promotion/Standards of Proficiency)

(cf. 6162.5 - Research/Standardized Testing)

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BP 5125 STUDENT RECORDS

The School Board recognizes the importance of keeping accurate, comprehensive student records. The confidentiality of student records shall be maintained in accordance with legal requirements.

Information may be disclosed from student records when necessary to protect the health or safety of a student or others, as permitted by law.

The Superintendent or designee shall establish regulations governing the maintenance of student records. These regulations shall ensure parental rights to inspect student records; to seek amendment of student records which are believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student’s privacy rights; to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information except when disclosure is authorized without consent by law; and to file a complaint to challenge the District’s compliance with applicable laws governing student records.

(cf. 3580 - District Records)

(cf. 5125.1 - Release of Directory Information)

(cf. 5125.2 - Challenging Student Records)

(cf. 5125.3 - Withholding Grades, Diploma or Transcripts)

(cf. 6162.8 - Research)

Legal Reference:

ALASKA STATUTES

40.25.120-40.25.220 Public Records Act

14.03.110 Questionnaires and Surveys administered in public schools

14.03.113 District determination of scholarship eligibility

14.03.115 Access to School records by parent, foster parent, or guardian

14.30.350 Definitions, exceptional children

14.30.700 Records of missing children

14.30.710 Required records upon transfer

14.30.720 Definitions

14.30.745 Provision of student information to academy

14.43.810-.850 Alaska performance scholarship program

14.43.930 Scholarship program information

ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

4 AAC 07.060 Student records

4 AAC 43.010-.900 Alaska performance scholarship program

4 AAC 52.510 Parental access to records

UNITED STATES CODE

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended by USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, Public Law107-56; 115 Stat. 272 34

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Part 99, as amended, Jan. 2012

300.501 Opportunity to examine records 300.624 Destruction of information

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AR 5125 STUDENT RECORDS

Definitions Education Records

"Education records" consists of all official records, files and data directly related to a student that are maintained by the District or by a party acting for the District. A student's education record encompasses all the material incorporated in the student's cumulative record folder and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, identifying data, academic work completed, level of achievement (grades, standardized achievement test scores), daily attendance data, scores on standardized intelligence, aptitude and psychological tests, interest inventory results, health data, family background information, teacher or counselor ratings and written observations, and discipline data, including suspensions or expulsions. Student records are the property of the District, with access by others as set forth in this regulation.

Exclusions From the Term "Education Records"

The following documents are not "education records":

1. Aggregated data that does not contain "personally identifiable information" about a specific student.
2. Personal files, notes, or records maintained by staff members or professional consultants that are kept in their sole possession, are used only as a personal memory aid, and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute. Such files or personal notes regarding students shall constitute the personal property of the person compiling the file.
3. Records of the District's law enforcement unit.
4. An employment record made and maintained in the normal course of business that relates exclusively to an individual in his or her capacity as an employee. However, records relating to a student who is employed as a result of his or her student's status are education records.
5. Records of a student age 18 or older that are made or maintained by a physician or mental health professional that are utilized for treatment of the student and are disclosed only to individuals providing treatment. "Treatment" for this provision does not include remedial educational activities that are part of the District's instructional program.
6. Records created or received by the District after the student no longer attends and that are not directly related to the individual's attendance as a student.
7. Grades on peer-graded papers before they are collected and recorded by a teacher.
8. Personal knowledge or observation of a school official. A school official is not prohibited from disclosing information about a student if the information is obtained through the school official's personal knowledge or observation, and not from the student's education records.

Personally Identifiable Information

"Personally identifiable information" includes, but is not limited to: the name of a student, the student's parent, or other family member; the address of the student or student's family; a personal identifier, such as the student's social security number, student number, or biometric record; indirect identifiers such as a student's date of birth, place of birth, and mother's maiden name; other information that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student and that would allow a reasonable person in the school community who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances to identify the student with reasonable certainty; or information requested by a person who the District reasonably believes to know the identity of the student to whom the record relates.

"Biometric record" as used above means a record of one or more measurable biological or behavioral characteristics that can be used for automated recognition of an individual. These include fingerprints, eye patterns, voiceprints, DNA, facial characteristics, and handwriting.

Directory Information

"Directory Information" means information contained in an education record that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. It includes, but is not limited to, a student's name, address, telephone listing, electronic mail address, photograph, 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, grade level, enrollment status, degrees and awards or honors received, scholarship eligibility, and the most recent school attended by the student.

Directory information does not include a student's social security number or student identification number if the student identifier can be used to gain access to education records. A student identifier can be listed as directory information if the identifier must be used in conjunction with one or more factors that authenticate the student's identity, such as a PIN or password.

Parents

"Parents" means a natural parent, an adoptive parent, foster parent, legal guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or guardian, or in the case of a student receiving services provided to exceptional children, a person acting as the parent of a child or a surrogate parent appointed in accordance with state regulations. Either or both parents have access to a student's records, even if a separation or divorce has occurred, unless the parental rights of a parent have been legally terminated through adoption or other legal process; or unless a decree of divorce, separation, or other court order specifically prohibits parental access to school information or records.

Eligible Student

"Eligible student" means a student who has attained eighteen years of age, is an emancipated minor, or is attending an institution of post-secondary education.

School Official

A "school official" is a person employed by the District as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff); a person serving on the School Board; law enforcement unit personnel as defined in this regulation; a person or company with whom the District has contracted to perform a special task (such as attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); a contractor, consultant, or other outside party to whom the District has outsourced services or functions that it would otherwise use employees to perform, provided that the outside party is under the direct control of the District with respect to use and maintenance of education records and subject to the same conditions governing use and disclosure of those records, 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.

Law Enforcement Unit Personnel

"Law enforcement unit personnel" are individuals employed, contracted, or permitted to monitor safety and security in and around the schools. Law enforcement unit personnel are responsible for referring potential or alleged violations of law to local law enforcement. The District's law enforcement unit includes the following individuals: [school resource officers; safety and security staff; principal; etc.].

Education Program

"Education program" means any program that is principally engaged in the provision of education, including, but not limited to, early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, special education, job training, career and technical education, and adult education, and any program that is administered by an educational agency or institution.

Annual Notice

The Superintendent shall notify parents and eligible students of the rights accorded them under this policy. Annually, the Superintendent shall provide to parents and eligible students a notice which informs them of the following rights:

1. to inspect and review their student's education records, and the procedures for doing so;
2. to seek amendment of student records which are believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student's privacy rights, and the procedures for doing so;
3. to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information except where law authorizes disclosure without consent; and
4. to file a complaint in accordance with 34 CFR Section 99.63 and 99.64. The annual notice shall also provide the following information:
   
   1. "that the District discloses student records without consent to school officials with a legitimate educational interest, and explanation of who constitutes a school official, and what constitutes a legitimate educational interest;
   2. that the District forwards records to other school districts or post- secondary institutions that have requested the records and where the student attends or is seeking to enroll; and
   3. the name and address of the official responsible for the records and the current fee for copies of records.

Finally, the annual notice will explain that the District discloses information about student eligibility for certain Alaska programs. The notice will identify the programs and explain whether a parent or eligible student may opt out of the following disclosures and if so, how to do so:

1. the University of Alaska scholarship programs;
2. the Alaska Performance Scholarship Program; and
3. the Alaska Military Youth Academy operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.

In addition, the District will maintain for public inspection a list of the names and positions of those employees who routinely have access to student records specifically collected or maintained in conjunction with the provision of services to children with disabilities. Upon request, the District shall provide a parent of a student receiving special education or related services a list of the type and location of records collected, maintained and used by the District in conjunction with the provision of such services.

Custody and Protection of Student Records Place Records are Kept

Student records will generally be maintained in the cumulative record folders in the administrative offices of the District. With the consent of the Superintendent, or his designee, portions of student records may be kept in other places for reasons of effective school administration, such as data collected and maintained in physical education, vocational, health or special education locations.

Custodian of Records

Student records in each place where they are maintained shall be under the control of a custodian appointed by the Superintendent. The custodian shall be responsible for carrying out this regulation with respect to the records under his/her control. The custodian shall use reasonable physical, technological, or procedural controls to ensure that school officials obtain access to only those education records in which they have legitimate educational interests.

Record of Access to Student Records

Each individual student cumulative record folder, and each student record maintained separately from the folder, shall contain a written record of each request for, and each disclosure of, personally identifiable information. The record of access shall include

1. the identity of the person reviewing the record and the person's official capacity;
2. the specific record examined or requested;
3. the legitimate interest that the person had in requesting or obtaining the information;
4. the date of examination or request;
5. if the District discloses personally identifiable information from a student record with the understanding that the information will be redisclosed on behalf of the District, then the names of the additional parties to which the receiving party may disclose the information and the legitimate interest which each additional party has in requesting or obtaining the information;
6. if the District discloses personally identifiable information from education records to state of federal educational authorities for purposes of audit or evaluation, then the identity of the party and the fact that redisclosures may be made. The state or federal educational authorities must record any further disclosures made, in lieu of the District recording those disclosures. The District will obtain the records of redisclosure from the state or federal authority upon request of a parent or eligible student; and
7. if disclosure is pursuant to a health or safety emergency, then the identity of individual requesting or receiving the information and a description of the articulable and significant threat to the health or safety of the student or others.

A record of access does not have to be kept for requests by, or disclosure to, the following individuals:

1. parents of the student or an eligible student;
2. school officials with a legitimate educational interest;
3. those authorized to obtain disclosure by written consent of a parent or eligible student, unless the disclosure pertains to records of a student receiving special education or related services;
4. those who request directory information, unless the disclosure pertains to records of a student receiving special education or related services; or
5. the Attorney General of the United States, or designee, when disclosure is pursuant to an ex parte order in connection with the investigation or prosecution of terrorism crimes.

Destruction of Records

The District is not precluded from destroying any records, if not otherwise precluded by law, except that access shall be granted prior to the destruction of the education records where the parent or eligible student has requested such access.

In the case of records pertaining to students receiving special education or related services that are no longer needed by the District to comply with state or federal law or regulations, the District shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent and offer the parent a copy of the record. Such records shall be destroyed upon request of the parent.

Records pertaining to the name, address, telephone number, grades, attendance, classes attended, grade level completed, and year completed of a student who has received special education, or related services must be maintained indefinitely.

Access by Parents or Eligible Students

A parent of a student who is under the age of eighteen (18) years and who has attended or is currently enrolled in the District, has a right to inspect and review his or her student's records or any part thereof. This right of access does not apply to the child's address if the Superintendent determines that release of the address poses a threat to the health or safety of the child.

An eligible student has a right to inspect and review his or her student record or any part thereof. Parents' rights under this policy transfer to the eligible student. However, once a student has become an eligible student, the District may disclose records of the student to the parent without the student's consent in the following instances:

1. if the student is a dependent of either parent for federal income tax purposes; or
2. in connection with a health or safety emergency. The right of access specified in this section shall include:
3. the right to inspect and review the content of student records;
4. the right to obtain copies of those records, which shall be at the expense of the parent or the eligible student (but not to exceed the actual cost to the District of producing such copies);
5. the right to a response from the District to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of those records; and
6. the right to an opportunity for a hearing to challenge the content of those records.

Parents or eligible students desiring to review student records shall present a written request to the office of the Superintendent. The request shall specify the specific records which the person wishes to inspect. In the event the District cannot determine the exact records to which access is sought, the District shall immediately contact the requesting person by letter or otherwise to determine the desired scope of records to be inspected.

Such inspection shall be made during reasonable business hours determined by mutual agreement between the District and the requesting person, but in no event shall access be withheld more than forty-five (45) days after the written request has been made. However, the District must respond to requests by a parent of a student receiving special education or related services within ten (10) days of the request and, in any case, before any meeting or hearing in which the parent may participate relating to the identification, placement, or program of the student.

Where the records requested include information concerning more than one student, the parent or eligible student shall be permitted to review only that part of the record pertaining to his child or his record, or where this cannot reasonably be done, the parent or eligible student shall be informed of the contents of that part of the record pertaining to his child.

Access Without Parental Consent

The District shall not permit access to or the release of student records or the personally identifiable information contained therein without the consent of a parent or eligible student except that access without consent, other than records containing personally identifiable information specifically collected or maintained in conjunction with the provision of special education or related services, shall be permitted to those persons, or under those circumstances, listed below:

1. School officials within the District who have a legitimate educational interest in having access to the records. 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.
2. Officials of other districts, schools, state operated correspondence programs, or post- secondary institutions in which the student seeks to enroll, or is already enrolled, so long as the disclosure is for purposes related to the student's enrollment or transfer. It is the policy of the District to forward student records to the entities or programs listed in this subsection without notifying the parent or eligible student. The District shall forward these records within 10 days after receiving a request. Notification of this practice will be provided to parents and students in the annual notification.
3. Missing Children: As required by state law, the District shall flag the school records of a child who is missing. Upon receipt of a request from another school or district for a record that has been flagged, the District shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety. Unless directed to do so by the Department, the District may not forward a copy of the flagged records.
4. Upon their request, military recruiters and institutions of higher learning shall have access to secondary students' names, addresses, and telephone listings, unless an objection is made by the student's parent or guardian. Parents/guardians shall be notified of their right to make this objection.
5. Authorized representatives of the Comptroller General of the United States, the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of Education, or the Department of Education and Early Development of the State of Alaska, if the information is provided in connection with an audit or evaluation of federal or state supported education programs.

Information may not be disclosed under this subsection unless the District has entered into a written agreement with the organization:

1. designating the individual or entity as an authorized representative;
2. specifying the personally identifiable information from education records to be disclosed;
3. specifying that the purpose for which the personal information is being disclosed is to carry out an audit or evaluation of federal- or state- supported education programs, or to enforce or to comply with federal legal requirements that relate to those programs;
4. describing the activity with sufficient specificity to make clear that it falls within the audit or evaluation exception, including a description of how the personal information from education records will be used;
5. requiring the authorized representative to destroy the personal information from education records when the information is no longer needed for the purpose specified;
6. specifying the time period in which the information must be destroyed; and
7. establishing policies and procedures, consistent with FERPA and other federal and state confidentiality and privacy provisions, to protect personal information from education records from further disclosure (except back to the disclosing entity) and unauthorized use, including limiting use of personally identifiable information from education records to only authorized representatives with legitimate interests in an audit, evaluation, or enforcement or compliance activity.
8. In compliance with a judicial order or pursuant to any lawfully issued subpoena. However, the District shall make a reasonable effort to give the parent or eligible student notice of all such orders or subpoenas as soon as reasonably possible after they are received, and in advance of production of the records, so that the parents or eligible student may seek protective action. Prior notice will not be given in the following cases: a federal grand jury subpoena or order where the court has ordered that the existence or contents of the subpoena not be disclosed; a court or other issuing agency issues a subpoena for a law enforcement purpose and orders the school not to disclose the existence or contents of the subpoena; or when the parent is a party to a court proceeding involving child abuse and neglect and the subpoena or order is issued in that proceeding.
9. Disclosure in connection with financial aid conditioned on the student's attendance at an educational institution. Such disclosure will be made provided that the student has actually applied for or received the aid and the information disclosed is necessary to (a) determine eligibility for the aid, (b) determine the amount of the aid, (c) determine the conditions for the aid or (d) enforce the terms and conditions of the aid.
10. The disclosure is to organizations conducting studies for or on behalf of educational agencies or institutions for the purpose of (a) developing, validating or administering predictive tests, (b) administering student aid programs or (c) improving instruction.

Information may not be disclosed under this subsection unless the District has entered into a written agreement with the organization:

1. 1. specifying the purpose, scope, and duration of the study and the information to be disclosed;
   2. restricting the use of personally identifiable information only to purposes of the study as defined in the agreement;
   3. assuring that the study will be conducted in a manner that does not permit personal identification of parents and students by individuals other than representatives of the organization that have legitimate interests in the information; and
   4. providing that the information will be destroyed or returned to the District when no longer needed for the study, and specifying the time period for destruction or return. Nothing in this section requires the District to initiate a study, or agree with or endorse the conclusions or results of the study.
   5. The disclosure is to accrediting organizations carrying out their accrediting functions.

Information may be disclosed in connection with a health and safety emergency subject to the conditions described below.

Directory information may be released subject to the conditions described in BP 5125.1.

The disclosure is to a caseworker of the state or local child welfare agency and the agency is legally responsible for the care and protection of the student.

(cf. 5125.1 - Release of Directory Information)

Transfer of Information to Third Parties

The District shall not release personal information concerning a student except on the condition that the party to which the information is being transferred will not permit any other party to have access to such information without the prior written consent of the parent or eligible student. The District shall include with any information released to a party a written statement which informs the party of this requirement.

The District may disclose personally identifiable information with the understanding that the party receiving the information may make further disclosures on behalf of the district without the consent of the parent or eligible student if (a) these further disclosures meet the requirements for access without consent; and (b) the District maintains a record of third parties granted access and the legitimate interest of such parties.

Cooperation With Juvenile Justice System

The school district will cooperate with the juvenile justice system in sharing information contained in permanent student records regarding students who have become involved with the juvenile justice system. The school district will enter into an interagency agreement with the juvenile justice agencies ("agencies") involved.

The purpose of the agreement is to allow for the sharing of information prior to a student's adjudication in order to promote and collaborate between the district and the agencies to improve school safety, reduce alcohol and illegal drug use, reduce truancy, and reduce in-school and out-of-school suspensions. This cooperation will enhance alternatives such as structured and well supervised educational programs, supplemented by coordinated and appropriate services, designed to correct behaviors that lead to truancy, suspension, and expulsions, and to support students in successfully completing their education.

The school district may share any information with the agencies contained in a student's permanent record, which is directly related to the juvenile justice system's ability to effectively serve the student. Prior to adjudication, information contained in the permanent record may be disclosed by the school district to the parties without parental consent or court order. Information shared pursuant to the agreement is used solely for determining the programs and services appropriate to the needs of the student or student's family or coordinating the delivery of programs and services to the student or student's family.

Information shared under the agreement is not admissible in any court proceedings which take place prior to a disposition hearing, unless written consent is obtained from a student's parent, guardian, or custodian.

Confidential information shared between the school district and the agencies will remain confidential and will not be shared with any other person, unless otherwise provided by law.

Records Pertaining to Children with Disabilities

Personally identifiable information in those student records specifically collected or maintained in conjunction with the provision of special education or related services may not be released without the written consent of a parent unless the disclosure is to:

1. A school official as defined above.
2. An official of a school or school system in which the student intends to enroll; provided, however, that a parent must be notified of any such disclosure, offered a copy of the record, and notified of his or her right to request amendment of the record.
3. A representative of the Federal Comptroller General, U.S. Department of Education, or Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

The contents of a student's record may be furnished to any person with the written consent of one of the student's parents. The written consent should specify the records to be released, the reasons for the release, and to whom the records will be released. Where the consent of a parent is required for the release of student records, a copy of the records to be released shall be provided on request to the student's parents or the eligible student, and to the student who is not an eligible student if so requested by the student's parents.

If a parent refuses to consent to release of a student record specifically collected or maintained in conjunction with the provision of special education or related services, the District may initiate a hearing pursuant to the provisions of 4 AAC Section 52.550.

Release of Information for Health and Safety Emergencies

The District may release information from records to appropriate persons, including parents of an eligible student, in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other persons. The District will take into account the totality of the circumstances, based on the information available at the time, to determine if there is an articulable and significant threat to the health or safety of a student or others.

The District may include in a student's records information concerning disciplinary action taken against the student for conduct that posed a significant risk to the safety or well-being of that student, other students, or other members of the school community. Under the "health and safety emergency" exception, the District may disclose this information to teachers and school officials of the district, or to teachers and school officials of other districts, if those individuals have a legitimate educational interest in the behavior of the student.

Complaint Procedure

A parent or eligible student may file a written complaint with the national Family Policy Compliance Office regarding an alleged violation of federal laws governing the administration of student records. These laws include the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and its regulations found at 34 CFR Part 99. A complaint must be filed within 180 days of the date of the alleged violation, or of the date the parent or eligible student knew or reasonably should have known of the alleged violation. Complaints should be filed with:

Family Policy Compliance Office

U. S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. 20202-5920

(202) 260-3887

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