Parent Resources

Several avenues are available for parents and the public to provide comment or suggestions to district schools and departments. Forms for the following are available in school offices and the lobby of the Education Center, 2832 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada

• RAVE Reviews acknowledge employees who have demonstrated a special effort, a job well done or a helpful, caring attitude.
• Comment Cards provide a way for citizens to assess how the district is doing and how it can more effectively meet their needs.
• Public Concern Forms are available to address concerns that cannot be resolved informally. Most school-related concerns can be resolved informally by conferring with the employee involved and/or with a supervising staff member. A public Concern Form may be obtained at your child's school or by calling 799-5005.

Student Records Protected

School records of students are confidential, according to the Family Educational Right and Privacy Act (FERPA).

In addition, the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) affords parents and eligible students certain rights regarding the district's conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams.

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

The education records maintained by the district include a student's academic permanent record, achievement and scholastic aptitude test results, attendance and discipline file, class record books, grade books, health inventory, and special education confidential folder if applicable.

Directory information is information not generally considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. This information is available without the consent of parents or eligible students.

Directory information includes the student's name, address, date and place of birth, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height if a member of an athletic team, dates and schools of attendance, and degrees and awards of received.

Parents who do not want directory information released must file a written statement with the principal of the child's school annually at the start of each school year.

In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies to prove military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories - name, address and telephone listing - unless parents have advised the school that they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent.

Information other then directory information is inaccessible without the written consent of the parent to eligible student. Amount those exempt from this ruling are the Board of School Trustees, administrators, certified employees and classified support staff having a "legitimate education interest." Legitimate educational interest is defined as any activity having a direct effect on advancing a student's educational level, couples with a concern for the student's social, emotional, and/or physical welfare.

To inspect education records, parents or legal guardians should make a written request to the principal of the child's school for schedule a records review. The school must comply within 10 days of the written request; the school is not required to make copies of the records.

Parents or eligible students may request to amend student records. The procedure to challenge records is outlined in CCSD regulation 5125.1, which is available at www.ccsd.net, at your child's school or from the communications office, 799-5304

Parents or eligible students have a right to file a complaint regarding the district's compliance with these requirements with the U.S. Department of Education.

The confidential records of students who have been enrolled in special education are automatically destroyed during the year of the students 25th birthday.

The district has identified a FERPA liaison to answer questions for each region, Student Support Services and Education Services Division. Contact numbers are as follows:
Southeast Region- 799-0898

Identification document required for enrollment

All students new to the Clark County School District must present an original Certified birth certificate, passport or certified birth card at the time of registration. Photocopies will not be accepted.

If the proper documents have not been received within 30 days, the principal will notify local law enforcement to determine whether the child has been reported missing.

under Nevada law, a child also must be enrolled under the name appearing on the document submitted as proof of identity It is a misdemeanor to attempt to enroll a child under a false name. Parents are allowed by law to petition for a court order allowing the child to unroll under a different name.

School officials remind parents or guardians that these document are required by state law.

At the time of enrollment, additional information will be asked of the parents or guardians to establish proof of identity.

Plan Protects Security of Test, Sets Penalties

The Clark County school District, in accordance with Nevada law, has implemented procedures to ensure the security of all state-mandated proficiencies exams. The [lan includes procedures for:

• Reporting irregularities in test administration and test security;
• Notifying the Nevada Department of Education of testing irregularities'
• Ensuring the security of test materials and consistency of test administration'
• Verifying the identity of secondary students taking an exam' and
• Responding to a report of an irregularity in test administration and the person responsible for each action.

Because test security is a vital part of the proficiency testing and the resulting data, the district under state law may invoke the following penalties for willful violation of test security or administration procedures:

Copies of the district's Plan for Test Administration and Test Security may be obtained by calling the CCSD Testing Office at 799-5403.

District adheres to Non-discrimination Laws

The Clark County School District does not knowingly discriminate against any person on the basic of face, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, material status or age, in admission of access to, treatment or employment in, or participation in its programs and activities.

The district is an equal opportunity employer. Inquiries may be referred to the districts's Diversity and Affirmative Action Compliance Office, 799-5087.

Employees who feel discriminated against should contact their immediate supervisor and/or the Diversity and Affirmative Action Compliance Office as the first step in initiating the district's established compliant procedure. Students and the parents may initiate the compliant procedure by contacting the principal of the school in question.

Revision to Regulation 5122:
Reporting to Parents of Secondary Students

For your information, Regulation 5122: Reporting to Parents of Secondary Students was recently amended by the Clark County Board of School Trustees. Below is a summary of the changes to the regulation:

•  In secondary schools, teachers will confer with students and provide them a written progress notice report to be shared with parents advising them of work that constitutes failure (F) or below average (D). If, at that time a student's citizenship is unsatisfactory, it will also be noted on the progress report.

•  At Foothill High School , all students, not just those who are performing unsatisfactorily, will receive a progress report on the day(s) designated below. Students will be hand-carrying these progress reports home.

Secondary schools will distribute the progress notice reports during the 2006-2007 school year to students on:

First quarter - September 29, 2006
Second quarter - December 1, 2006
Third quarter - February 23, 2007
Fourth quarter - May 4, 2007

On a weekly basis, parents should monitor their child's progress in school using the on-line parent communication system (Edline). Access Edline is available through our school's website at www.foothillnv.org.

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Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment

PPRA affords parents and students who are 18 or emancipated minors ("eligible students") certain rights regarding the district's conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the right to:

1) Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student's parent;
2) Mental or psychological problems of the student or student's family;
3) Sex behavior or attitude;
4) Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior;
5) Critical appraisals of others with whom the respondents have close family relationships;
6) Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors or ministers;
7) Religious practices, affiliations or beliefs of the student or parents; or
8) Income, other then as required by law to determine program eligibility.

1) Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;
2) Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted under state law; and
3) Activities involving collection, disclosure or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing purposes or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others.

1) Protected information surveys of students;
2) Instruments used to collect personal information of students for any of the above marketing, sales or other distribution purposes; and
3) Instructional material as part of the educational curriculum, consolation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected surveys and the collection, disclosure or use of personal information of marketing, sales or other distribution purposes.

The district will also directly notify parents and eligible students, such as through the U.S. mail or e-mail, at least annually at the start of each school yea of the specific or approximate dates of the following activities and provide an opportunity to opt out of participating in:
- Collection, disclosure of use of personal information of marketing, sales or other distribution;
- administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education;
- Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

Parents/eligible students 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. 20202-5901.