Policy and information on Abuse of Students by School District Employees

 

Alleged Abuse by Employees--Level 1 Investigators

Jr/Sr High School Investigator

Jana Surratt, Principal

Madrid Elementary

[email protected]

515-795-3240 ext. 1

Elementary Investigator

Kelly Williamson, Principal

Madrid JR/SR High

[email protected]

515-795-3240 ext. 2

Alternate Investigator

Kristen Kewell, PK-12 Asst. Principal

Madrid Schools

[email protected]

515-795-3240 ext. 1

 

Alleged Abuse by Employees--Level 2 Investigator

Madrid Police Department

515-795-3113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you believe you are homeless, or know of a child that is homeless (definition of homeless is provided in the linked policy), please contact the district homeless liaison, Kristen Newell via email [email protected] or call (515) 795-3240 ext. 2. 

 

 

Formal open enrollment notification shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department of Education and are available with the district’s secretary or online. A completed form must be filed with both the resident and receiving district. 

 

Open enrollment may result in the loss of athletic eligibility for varsity competition. For more information on Open Enrollment, please call 515-795-3240 ext. 3 to speak with the district secretary or superintendent.

 

Open Enrollment Application

 

 

 

 

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) applies to the programs and activities of a state education agency (SEA), local education agency (LEA), or other recipients of funds under any program funded by the U.S. Department of Education.  It governs the administration to students of a survey, analysis, or evaluation that concerns one or more of the following eight protected areas:

1. political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent;
2. mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family;
3. sex behavior or attitudes;
4. illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
5. critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family relationships;
6. legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers;
7. religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or student’s parent; or
8. income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).

Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas (“protected information survey”) if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

 

PPRA also concerns marketing surveys and other areas of student privacy, parental access to information, and the administration of certain physical examinations to minors.  The rights under PPRA transfer from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under state law.

 

PPRA Information

The Madrid Community School District Board of Directors has authorized the use of recording devices on school district owned property.  The recording devices will be used to enhance safety and security within the educational environment.  Students, employees, and parents are hereby notified that the content of the recording may be used in a student or employee disciplinary proceeding.  The content of the recordings may be considered confidential student records and will be retained with other student records.  Recordings will only be retained if necessary for use in a student or employee disciplinary proceeding or other matter as determined necessary by the administration.  Parents may request to view the recording of their child. 

If your child is enrolling at Madrid for the first time, please provide an immunization record, proof of age, and a copy of a recent physical exam, if you have not already done so. If your child is transferring from another district, this information should be in the child’s records.

Effective with the 2017-18 school year, all students entering 7th grade and born after September 15, 2004, must receive one dose of meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine; 12th grade students born after September 15, 1999 must receive two doses of the meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine, or one dose if received when students are 16 years of age or older. If you need assistance in meeting this requirement or have questions, please contact the school nurse.

In a continuing effort to create the safest environment possible, the Madrid District may work with law enforcement to utilize drug dogs to check the buildings, lockers, parking lots, and any other district grounds at any time without any sort of prior notice. Please direct any questions you may have about this to the Superintendent at (515) 795-3240 extension 3.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

• Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
• Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
• Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
  • School officials with legitimate educational interest;
  • Other schools to which a student is transferring;
  • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
  • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
  • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
  • Accrediting organizations;
  • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
  • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
  • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

Parents who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with: 

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C.  20202