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LEGAL COMPLIANCE

Which federal education and civil-rights requirements guide Legacy policies and student services?

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

LTS complies with all components of the act applicable to public charter schools serving a K–8 population. Policies and procedures have been developed and are implemented throughout Legacy’s program of instruction.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

LTS complies with the act and has developed policies and procedures to ensure that students are identified and provided services in accordance with their needs.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

LTS complies with the act and has developed policies and procedures to ensure that identified students receive an equal opportunity for education.

Homeless Population Services

The term “homeless children and youth” means individuals who lack a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence (A); and (B) includes—(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement; (ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; (iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or

train stations, or similar settings; and (iv) migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii). The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Subtitle B—Education for Homeless Children and Youth) ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness.

McKinney-Vento Regulations

All students are required to fill out a McKinney-Vento form upon enrollment. If the student’s living arrangement is both temporary and the result of economic hardship, you may qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act. The purpose of this law is to provide academic stability for students of families in transition.

You may want to talk with the McKinney-Vento coordinator if your family’s temporary living arrangement is one of the following:

  • You are living with friends or relatives, or moving from place to place because you cannot currently afford your own housing.
  • You are living in a shelter or a motel.
  • You are living in housing without water or electricity.
  • You are living in a place not considered traditional housing, e.g., a car or a campground.

A student may also qualify as an “unaccompanied youth” if he or she is living with someone who is not a parent or guardian, or if he or she is moving from place to place without a parent or a guardian.

Children who qualify under McKinney-Vento have the right to do the following:

  • Attend the school they were attending when their family was forced to move to a temporary address because of economic hardship, even if that school is in another school district (the choice must be a reasonable one that is in the best interest of the children involved; contact the McKinney-Vento coordinator if you are not sure);
  • Stay in this school for the duration of the school year if their families are forced to move to another temporary address because of economic hardship.
  • Receive assistance with transportation to attend school while they are in temporary housing.
  • Start school immediately while people at the school help families obtain school and immunization records or other documents necessary for enrollment.
  • Enroll in school without having a permanent address;
  • Participate in the same programs and services that other students participate in; and
  • Receive any applicable Title I services.

Dispute Resolution

If you disagree with school officials about enrollment, transportation, or fair treatment of a homeless child or youth, you may file a complaint with the school district. The school district must respond quickly in writing. During the dispute, the student must immediately be enrolled in the school and provided transportation until the matter is resolved. The McKinney-Vento coordinator will assist you in making a decision and filling out dispute forms and will provide notice of any special process. You have the right to appeal a decision to the state level.

Contact the campus to facilitate communication with the McKinney-Vento coordinator.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Legacy Traditional School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or age in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment to individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinators.

McKinney-Vento Coordinator Please contact your school’s front office.

504 Compliance Officer

480-270-5438

For further information on notice of nondiscrimination, contact the following agency:

US Department of Education

Office for Civil Rights

1244 Speer Blvd., Ste. 310

Denver, CO 80204

800-421-3481

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

LTS complies with the act and has developed policies and procedures to ensure that identified students receive equal access to the school’s programs and facilities.

Teacher Education and Background

In accordance with ARS 15-341(29), the educational and teaching background and experience of instructional employees will be available for review upon request of parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at a Legacy school.

Title IX of the Elementary Amendments Act of 1972

LTS has implemented a grievance procedure to ensure compliance with Title IX’s prohibition of sex discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance and to promote the resolution of complaints of sex discrimination or harassment in a prompt and equitable manner.

LTS is committed to maintaining an educational and working environment free of sex discrimination and encourages any individual who believes he or she has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex to notify the Legacy Title IX coordinator, either informally or through a formal written grievance.

The Title IX coordinator will attempt to informally resolve the complaint or assess and investigate the formal grievance as appropriate, and then make a determination on the merits of the complaint, which may be appealed pursuant to the policy. A full copy of the Title IX Grievance Procedure and Grievance Report Form may be obtained by contacting the Legacy Title IX coordinator or at the school’s front office.

For Title IX assistance, please contact the vice president of Exceptional Student Services at 480-270- 5438.