Elementary Student Handbook 2024-2025 | Page 63

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ( TITLE IX ) ( continued ) 5145.6
All inquiries regarding compliance should be directed to your building principal . The Title VI Coordinator ( race , color , national origin ) is Mrs . Julie Carroll , Director of Pupil Services , 1010 Enfield Street , Enfield , CT 06082 , Telephone 860-253-6518 ; Title IX Coordinator ( sex equity ) is Mr . Andrew Longey , Deputy Superintendent of Schools , 1010 Enfield Street , Enfield , CT 06082 , Telephone 860-253-6533 ; and the Section 504 Coordinator ( handicapped ) is Mrs . Julie Carroll , Director of Pupil Services , 1010 Enfield Street , Enfield , CT 06082 , Telephone 860-253-6518 .
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Students are required to wear the proper clothing and sneakers to school for physical education classes .
PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES
Pupil Personnel Services provides a range of services to accommodate the needs of students who have been identified as eligible for special education services through the Planning and Placement Team ( PPT ) process . Services may include : speech / language , counseling , occupational and physical therapy , and specialized instruction . Services are provided in the least restrictive environment .
Pupil Personnel Services is also responsible for school health policies , the school nursing program , custody and maintenance of confidentiality of school records , home instruction for those students who are physically unable to attend school , individual student evaluations for disabilities , and identification for giftedness .
CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT RECORDS Confidentiality of student records is strictly maintained in accordance with FERPA ( Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ). Only authorized school personnel involved with the student ’ s educational program may have access to a student ’ s record . Parents or legal guardians have the right to review their child ’ s record and may do so with a school official present following a written request for an appointment for this purpose . No information will be sent to another agency without the written consent of the parent or guardian or student of legal age . However , the school does have the right to send grades and attendance records upon the request of another school agency to whom a student has already transferred without prior authorization to release information .
Once a student attains the legal age of eighteen , all rights to review or release his / her school records are assumed by the student .
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EVALUATION
Pupil Personnel Services is involved in a continuous “ Child Find ” effort to identify those children , from birth to age 21 , who may be at risk for failure in regular education .
An individual diagnostic evaluation may be given to any child who has been referred to a Planning and Placement Team ( PPT ) for a possible need of special education services .
A child may be referred to the Student Assistance Team ( SAT ) by parent / guardian , staff , or other concerned individual at any time . This process is the responsibility of regular education . It is the vehicle for reviewing
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