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Section 504/Title II Public Notice

The Rolla 31 School District, as a recipient of federal financial assistance from the United States Department of Education and operates a public elementary or secondary education program and/or activity, is required to undertake to identify and locate every qualified person residing in the District who is not receiving a public education; and take appropriate steps to notify disabled persons and their parents or guardians of the District’s duty.

The Rolla 31 School District assures that it will provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to each qualified disabled person in the District’s jurisdiction regardless of the nature or severity of the person’s disability. For purposes of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the provision of an appropriate education is the provision of regular or special and related aids and services that (i) are designed to meet individual educational needs of disabled persons as adequately as the needs of nondisabled persons are met and (ii) are based on adherence to procedures that satisfy the requirements of the 504 federal regulations.

The Rolla 31 School District has developed a 504/Title II Procedures Manual for the implementation of federal regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Subpart D. This Procedures Manual may be reviewed by contacting the Rolla Special Services Department at 573 458-0100.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Below are links to RPS Procedural Safeguards and Section 504 Student Access from DESE.

  • ROLLA 31 SCHOOL DISTRICT’S
    SECTION 504 PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
    PARENT/GUARDIAN AND STUDENT RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 504:


    1.Parents/Guardians and students have the right to be informed by the School District of their rights under Section 504. The purpose of these Procedural Safeguards it to advise you of those rights.
    2. A student with a 504 disability has the right to a free, appropriate public education. An appropriate education is defined as the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that are designed to meet the individual educational needs of the disabled person as adequately as the needs of nondisabled persons are met and based upon adherence to 504 regulatory procedures.
    3. The provision of a free education is the provision of educational and related services without cost to the disabled person or to his or her parents or guardian, except for those fees that are imposed on nondisabled persons or their parents or guardians. Funds available from any public or private agency may be used to meet this requirement. Under the law, insurers and other third parties are not relieved from an otherwise valid obligation to provide or pay for services for a disabled student.
    4. A child with a disability has the right to take part in, and receive benefits from, public education programs without discrimination because of his/her disability.
    5. The parent(s)/guardian of a child with a disability have the right to receive notice with respect to the identification, evaluation, or placement of the child.
    6. A student with a disability has the right to receive services and be educated in facilities that are comparable to those provided to nondisabled students.
    7. A student with a disability has the right to have evaluation, education, and placement decisions made based on a variety of information sources, and by persons who know the student and are knowledgeable about the evaluation data and placement options. The student also has the right to be periodically reevaluated.
    8. A student with a disability has an equal opportunity to participate in nonacademic and extracurricular activities offered by the District.
    9 . A student with a disability has the right to have transportation provided to and from an alternative placement setting (ifthe setting is in a program not operated by the District) at no greater cost to the parent/guardian than would be incurred if the student were placed in a program operated by the District.
    10. The parents/guardians of a student with a disability or an eligible student (over the age of 18) have the right to examine all relevant records relating to decisions regarding the student’s identification, evaluation, and placement.
    11. The parents/guardian of a student with a disability or an eligible student and/or the District have the right to request animpartial due process hearing relating to decisions or actions relating to the student’s identification, evaluation, program or placement and the parents or guardian have the right to be represented by counsel in such hearings. The parents or guardians or eligible student and/or the District also have the right to a review procedure involving such hearings.
    12. The parents/guardians of a student with a disability or an eligible student have the right to file a local grievance with the District for issues unrelated to the identification, evaluation, program, or placement of the student. Board policy AC: Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation describes the procedures for filing a grievance and can be requested by contacting the Rolla 31 Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Support Services or the Special Services Director at 573 458-0100.
    13. Persons who believe that the District is discriminating against eligible persons on the basis of disability may also file complaints with the District’s Section 504 Coordinator and/or the Office for Civil Rights. The address for the Kansas City office of OCR is: OCR, U.S. Department of Education, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri 64106. The Kansas City office’s jurisdiction extends to the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Oklahoma. For a list of other regional offices and their coverage area, see www.ed.gov.

    The District’s Section 504 Coordinator is the Special Services Director, who may be reached at 573-458-0100.