Public Notice

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 public school assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction. Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and deafness, mental retardation/intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.

The public school 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 public school 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 public school 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 public school district in which you live during business hours.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Higbee R-VIII School District

101 Evans St.

Higbee, MO 65257

Google Drive: Various Public Documents

Drive, Homeless Enrollment Form

Drive, McKinney Vento Act Teens Rights

Drive, Higbee R-VIII Homeless Guidelines

Drive, How the McKinney Vento Act can help you

Attachment F Public Release

It's About Kids

Complaint Procedures ESSA

Reading Intervention Plan Overview

State APR Scores

Have you heard of Courage2ReportMO? The Missouri School Violence Hotline (SVH) began in October of 2001. In May of 2019, the reporting mechanism moved to the Missouri Information Analysis Center for 24/7 operation and was named Courage2ReportMO. The goal is to make schools safer by helping school districts and law enforcement learn about school violence as soon as possible. Courage2ReportMO takes CONFIDENTIAL reports involving any public or private school in Missouri with students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Tips can be submitted via mobile app, online through our website, or by phone 866-748-7047. 

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Alert the school of health concerns regarding your child. 

One of the most important things you can do to ensure your child remains healthy during the school year is to make certain the school is aware of your child’s health and care needs.

Let the school know:

✅ If your child experiences common health problems such as severe allergies, asthma, seizures, diabetes, other physical or mental health disorders, and any restrictions

✅ If your child contracts a contagious illness during the school year and what diagnosis was given

✅ If your child takes any medications

✅ Provide the school with proper treatment supplies and medication(s)

✅ Make sure all school health forms and emergency contacts are completed and up to date

Immunization Requirements

MOCAP

See Board Policies IGCD and IGCE regarding participation in virtual coursework. 

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