The Governing Board recognizes that notifications are essential to effective communication between the school and the home. The Superintendent or designee shall send students and parents/guardians all notifications required by law, including notifications about their legal rights, and any other notifications he/she believes will promote parental understanding and involvement.
(cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities)
(cf. 5022 - Student and Family Privacy Rights)
(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)
The notice required pursuant to Education Code 48980 shall be sent at the beginning of each academic year and may be provided either by regular mail, in electronic form when so requested by the parent/guardian, or by any other method normally used to communicate with parents/guardians in writing. (Education Code 48981, 48982)
If any activity specified in Education Code 48980 will be undertaken by any school during the forthcoming school term, the notice shall state that fact and the approximate date on which any such activity will occur. No such activity shall be undertaken with respect to any particular student unless his/her parent/guardian has been informed of such action through the annual notification or other separate special notification. (Education Code 48983-48984)
The annual notification shall include a request that the parent/guardian sign the notice and return it to the school or, if the notice is provided in electronic format, that the parent/guardian submit a signed acknowledgment of receipt of the notice to the school. The parent/guardian's signature is an acknowledgment of receipt of the information but does not indicate that consent to participate in any particular program has been given or withheld. (Education Code 48982)
Notifications to parents/guardians shall be written both in English and in the family's primary language when so required by law. (Education Code 48981, 48985; 20 USC 6311, 6312)
Whenever an employee learns that a student's parent/guardian is, for any reason, unable to understand the district's printed notifications, the principal or designee shall work with the parent/guardian to establish other appropriate means of communication.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
221.5 Prohibited sex discrimination
231.5 Sexual harassment policy
262.3 Appeals for discrimination complaints; information regarding availability of civil remedies
310 Structured English immersion program
440 English language proficiency assessment; instruction in English language development
17288 Building standards for university campuses
17612 Notification of pesticide use
32221.5 Insurance for athletic team members
32255-32255.6 Right to refuse harmful or destructive use of animals
32390 Fingerprint program; contracts; funding; consent of parent/guardian
35160.5 Extracurricular and cocurricular activities
35178.4 Notice of accreditation status
35183 School dress codes; uniforms
35186 Complaints concerning deficiencies in instructional materials and facilities
35256 School Accountability Report Card
35291 Rules for student discipline
37254 Intensive instruction for students who have not passed High School Exit Examination
37616 Consultation regarding year-round schedule
39831.5 School bus rider rules and information
44808.5 Permission to leave school grounds
46010.1 Notice regarding excuse to obtain confidential medical services
46014 Regulations regarding absences for religious purposes
46600-46611 Interdistrict attendance agreements
48000 Minimum age of admission
48070.5 Promotion or retention of students
48204 Residency requirements
48205 Absence for personal reasons
48206.3 Students with temporary disabilities; individual instruction; definitions
48207-48208 Students with temporary disabilities in hospitals
48213 Prior notice of exclusion from attendance
48216 Immunization
48260.5 Notice regarding truancy
48262 Need for parent conference regarding truancy
48263 Referral to school attendance review board or probation department
48354 Option to transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
48357 Status of application for transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
48432.5 Involuntary transfers of students
EDUCATION CODE (continued)
48900.1 Parental attendance required after suspension
48904 Liability of parent/guardian for willful student misconduct
48904.3 Withholding grades, diplomas, or transcripts
48906 Notification of release of student to peace officer
48911 Notification in case of suspension
48911.1 Assignment to supervised suspension classroom
48912 Closed sessions; consideration of suspension
48915.1 Expelled students; enrollment in another district
48916 Readmission procedures
48918 Rules governing expulsion procedures
48980 Required notification at beginning of term
48980.3 Notification of pesticide use
48981 Time and means of notification
48982 Parent signature acknowledging receipt of notice
48983 Contents of notice
48984 Activities prohibited unless notice given
48985 Notices to parents in language other than English
48987 Child abuse information
49013 Use of uniform complaint procedures for complaints regarding student fees
49063 Notification of parental rights
49067 Student evaluation; student in danger of failing course
49068 Transfer of permanent enrollment and scholarship record
49069 Absolute right to access
49073 Release of directory information
49076 Access to student records
49077 Access to information concerning a student in compliance with court order
49403 Cooperation in control of communicable disease and immunization
49423 Administration of prescribed medication for student
49451 Physical examinations: parent's refusal to consent
49452.5 Screening for scoliosis
49452.7 Information on type 2 diabetes
49452.8 Oral health assessment
49456 Results of vision or hearing test
49472 Insurance
49475 Student athletes; concussions and head injuries
49480 Continuing medication regimen for nonepisodic conditions
49510-49520 Duffy-Moscone Family Nutrition Education and Services Act of 1970
51225.3 Graduation requirements; courses that satisfy college entrance criteria
51229 Course of study for grades 7-12
51513 Personal beliefs; privacy
51938 HIV/AIDS and sexual health instruction
52164.1 Census-taking methods; determination of primary language; assessment of language skills
52164.3 Reassessment of English learners; notification of results
52173 Bilingual education
52244 Advanced Placement program
54444.2 Migrant education programs; parent involvement
56301 Child-find system; policies regarding written notification rights
56321 Special education: proposed assessment plan
EDUCATION CODE (continued)
56321.5-56321.6 Notice of parent rights pertaining to special education
56329 Written notice of right to findings; independent assessment
56341.1 Development of individualized education program; right to audio record meeting
56341.5 Individualized education program team meetings
56343.5 Individualized education program meetings
58501 Alternative schools; notice required prior to establishment
60641 Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
60850 High School Exit Examination
60852.4 High School Exit Examination; waiver for student with disabilities
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
1596.857 Right to enter child care facility
104855 Availability of topical fluoride treatment
120440 Sharing immunization information
124100 Health screening and immunizations
PENAL CODE
627.5 Hearing request following denial or revocation of registration
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
850 Definitions; notification regarding use of California Modified Assessment
863 Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
3052 Behavioral intervention
3831 General standards, Gifted and Talented Education program
4622 Notification of uniform complaint procedures
4631 Uniform complaint procedures; notification of decision and right to appeal
4702 Student transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
4917 Notification of sexual harassment policy
11303 Reclassification of English learners
11309 Parental exception waivers
11511.5 English language proficiency assessment; test results
11523 Notice of proficiency examinations
18066 Child care policies regarding excused and unexcused absences
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 17
6040 Time period to obtain needed immunizations
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act
1232h Privacy rights
1415 Procedural safeguards
6311 State plans
6312 Local education agency plans
6316 Academic assessment and local education agency school improvement
6318 Parental involvement
7012 Instruction in English language development
7908 Armed forces recruiter access to students
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
1758 Child nutrition programs
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 7
245.5 Eligibility criteria for free and reduced-price meals
245.6a Verification of eligibility for free and reduced-price meals
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
99.7 Student records, annual notification
99.34 Student records, disclosure to other educational agencies
99.37 Disclosure of directory information
104.32 District responsibility to provide free appropriate public education
104.36 Procedural safeguards
104.8 Nondiscrimination
106.9 Dissemination of policy, nondiscrimination on basis of sex
200.61 Teacher qualifications
300.300 Parent consent for special education evaluation
300.322 Parent participation in IEP team meetings
300.502 Independent educational evaluation of student with disability
300.503 Prior written notice regarding identification, evaluation, or placement of student with disability
300.504 Procedural safeguards notice for students with disabilities
300.508 Due process complaint
300.530 Discipline procedures
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 40
763.84 Asbestos inspections, response actions and post-response actions
763.93 Asbestos management plans
Policy BELLEVUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: June 7, 2013 Santa Rosa, California