Jerome Joint School District No. 261

COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4150

Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities

Individuals with disabilities shall be provided an opportunity to participate in all school-sponsored services,

programs, or activities on an basis equal to those without disabilities and will not be subject to illegal

discrimination.

The District may provide auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford individuals with disabilities equal

opportunity to participate in or enjoy the benefits of a service, program, or activity.

The Superintendent or designee is designated the Americans With Disabilities Act, Title II Coordinator and, in that

capacity, is directed to:

1. Oversee the District’s compliance efforts, recommend necessary modifications to the Board, and maintain

the District’s final Title II self-evaluation document and keep it available for public inspection for at least

three (3) years after its completion date.

2. Institute plans to make information regarding Title II’s protection available to any interested party.

Individuals with disabilities should notify the Superintendent or building principal if they have a disability which will

require special assistance or services and, if so, what services are required. This notification should occur as far as

possible before the school-sponsored function, program, or meeting.

Individuals with disabilities may allege a violation of this policy or federal law by reporting it to the Superintendent,

as the Title II Coordinator, or by filing a grievance under the Uniform Grievance Procedure.

The District will provide the parent or guardian of each student who has a disability with a copy of the Procedural

Safeguards Notice available on the website of the Idaho State Department of Education. This notice will be

provided one time each year. It will also be provided, as outlined in 34 C.F.R. 330.504(a), upon initial referral or

parental request for an evaluation, upon filing a request for a due process hearing, upon a disciplinary action

constituting a change in placement, and upon the request of a parent or guardian. The notice must be provided in

the parent or guardian’s native language unless it is not feasible to do so.

Cross Reference: 4120 Uniform Grievance Procedure

Legal Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111, et seq., and 12131, et seq.; 28 C.F.R. Part 35.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20, U.S.C. §§ 1415

Procedural Safeguards Notice, 34 C.F.R. § 300.504

Policy History:

Adopted on: 10/24/2006

Revised on: 12/18/2012

Revised on: 01/28/2020