Public Notice September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020
PUBLIC NOTICE
(September 10, 2020)
All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with
disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the
disability, including children attending private schools, children who live outside the district but
are attending a private school within the district, highly mobile children, such as migrant and
homeless children, children who are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having
a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.
The Avilla R-XIII School District assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education
(FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its
jurisdiction. Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment
and deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health
impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain
injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.
The Avilla R-XIII School District assures that it will provide information and referral services
necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and
toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.
The Avilla R-XIII School District assures that personally identifiable information collected,
used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or
provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their
parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the
parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other
rights of their child. Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of
Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning
alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA).
The Avilla R-XIII School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the
implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third
parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s
assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act
(GEPA). This plan may be reviewed at the Superintendent’s office during regular school hours.
This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.
Rev. August 15, 2013
