Annual Notices
Wisconsin school districts must provide Annual Notices as required by law. These are required communications that provide families and students with transparency and awareness on important rights and policies. While we have included all the annual notices that we are aware of on the list below, it may not be all inclusive. When we become aware of additional notices, we will add them to the list.
If you have any questions regarding the Annual Notices, please email the District Office.
All of Black Hawk School District's policies can be found at GoNeola.
Academic and Career Planning
Asbestos Management Plan
Child Nutrition Programs: Food Service Information
Early College Credit Program
Education of Homeless Children and Youth
Educational Opportunities and Student Accountability
NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS
The Black Hawk School District is focused on providing a quality education to all of the students within our district. In addition to the traditional options to meet the diverse needs and interests of its students other options include:
- Course options at Black Hawk Elementary School (Grades 4K-4), Black Hawk Middle School (Grades 5-8) and Black Hawk High School (Grades 9-12)
- Early childhood special education (for students who are at least 3 years old but not yet school age)
- Special education for students with disabilities
- English language learner/bilingual-bicultural education
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs including Youth Apprenticeships
- Articulated classes offering dual credit and advanced standing with area Universities and Colleges and the Early College Credit program
- Full-time open enrollment
- Home-based private education
For more information about any of the educational options listed in this notice, please contact the District’s main administrative office or the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
School Accountability
As part of the state accountability system, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every publicly funded school and district in Wisconsin. These Accountability Report Cards include data on multiple indicators for multiple years across four Priority Areas (Student Achievement, Growth, Closing Gaps, and On-track and Post-secondary Success). In addition, given the impact on student success, the Accountability Report Cards also measure chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. A school or district's Overall Accountability Score places the school/district into one of five Overall Accountability Ratings: Significantly Exceeds Expectations, Exceeds Expectations, Meets Expectations, Meets Few Expectations, or Fails to Meet Expectations.
Policy 2370- Educational Opportunities Provided by the District
Electronic Communication Devices
English Learners Programs
Human Growth and Development
Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal Disease: Protect Your Child
Public health authorities recommend that teenagers and college-bound students be immunized against a potentially fatal bacterial infection called meningococcal disease, a type of meningitis.
Meningococcal disease is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that can cause severe swelling of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) or a serious blood infection (meningococcemia). Meningococcal disease strikes up to 3,000 Americans each year; nearly 30 percent of these cases are among teenagers and college students.
Up to 83 percent of all cases among teens and college students may potentially be prevented through immunization, the most effective way to prevent this disease. A meningococcal vaccine is available that protects against four out of five strains of bacterium that cause meningococcal disease in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading medical organizations recommends that all 11-12 year olds should be vaccinated with meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4). A booster shot is recommended for teens at age 16 to continue providing protection when their risk for meningococcal disease is highest. Teens who received MCV4 for the first time at age 13 through 15 years will need a one-time booster dose at 16 through18 years of age. If a teenager missed getting the vaccine altogether, they should ask the doctor about getting it now, especially if they are about to move into a college dorm or military barracks.
About Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal disease is often misdiagnosed as something less serious because early symptoms are similar to common viral illnesses. Symptoms of meningococcal disease may include high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, confusion, exhaustion and/or a rash.
Teenagers and college students are at increased risk for meningococcal disease compared to the general population, accounting for nearly 30 percent of all U.S. cases every year. Meningococcal disease can be misdiagnosed as something less serious, because early symptoms like high fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting and stiff neck, are similar to those of common viral illnesses. The disease can progress rapidly and can cause death or permanent disability within 48 hours of initial symptoms.
Meningococcal disease is spread through direct contact with respiratory and/or oral secretions from infected persons (for example, kissing or sharing drinking containers). It can develop and spread quickly throughout the body, so early diagnosis and treatment are very important. Even with immediate treatment, the disease can kill an otherwise healthy young person within hours of first symptoms. Of those who survive, up to 20 percent may endure permanent disabilities, including brain damage, deafness and limb amputations.
Lifestyle factors common among teenagers, college students and military personnel are believed to put them at increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease. These lifestyle factors include crowded living situations (for example, dormitories, sleep-away camps), active or passive smoking and irregular sleeping habits. Teens should avoid sharing eating utensils and drinking out of the same container, since infections may spread through this type of close contact.
To learn more about meningococcal disease, vaccine information, and public health resources visit the following web sites.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention meningococcal meningitis information. • General information regarding meningitis disease
• American Committee of Immunization Practice recommendations for Prevention and Control of Meningitis (2005)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5407a1.htm
• Updated recommendations for the use of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccines (2010) is available at:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6003a3.htm?s_cid=mm6003a3_e
National Association of School Nurses – Voices of Meningitis
(http://www.nasn.org/ToolsResources/Immunizations/VoicesofMeningitisChallenge)
Non-Disrimination and Proper Complaint Procedure
Policy 1422- Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity
Policy 2260 - Non-Discrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity
STUDENT AND STAFF NONDISCRIMINATION AND STUDENT ACCESS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
The Black Hawk School Board is committed to providing an equal education opportunity for all students in the District, as well as equal opportunities for all of those employed and applying with the District.
All courses, including Career and Technical Education courses, are available without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change or sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability, any other characteristic protected by law in any of its student programs, activities, and employment (“Protected Classes”) and practices in accordance with all applicable Federal laws (Title IX, 34 C.F.R. 106.9, Section 504, 34 C.F.R. 104.8, Title II, 28 C.F.R. 35.06 PI 9.05). (Policy 2260, Policy 2260.01, Policy 5517, Policy 1422, Policy 3122, Policy 4122, Policy 1622, Policy 3362, Policy 4362).
Students who believe they have been denied equal access to District educational opportunities, in a manner inconsistent with this policy may initiate a complaint. The CO shall investigate any complaints brought forth. Initiating a complaint will not adversely affect the complaining individual’s participation in educational or extra-curricular programs unless the complaining individual makes the complaint maliciously or with knowledge that it is false.
The District employees who hold each of the positions identified below serve as Title IX Coordinators for the District:
Bob Lloyd | llobob@blackhawk.k12.wi.us | 202 E. Center Street, South Wayne, WI, 53587 | 608-439-5400
Cory Milz |milcor@blackhawk.k12.wi.us|202 E. Center Street, South Wayne, WI, 53587 | 608-439-5400
At any time, if a student believes that s/he has been subjected to discrimination based upon his/her disability in violation of Section 504 or the ADA, the individual may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) which can be reached at U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661.
Notice of Child Find Activity
Notice of Child Find Activity: Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information
CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH CHILD FIND ACTIVITIES
Black Hawk School District is required to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, including children with disabilities attending private schools in the school district, and homeless children. The process of locating, identifying, and evaluating children with disabilities is known as child find. This agency conducts the following child find activities each year: Child Development Screenings. When school staff reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability they refer the child for evaluation to a school district Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. This notice informs parents of the records the school district will develop and maintain as part of its child find activities. This notice also informs parents of their rights regarding any records developed.
The school district gathers personally identifiable information on any child who participates in child find activities. Parents, teachers, and other professionals provide information to the school related to the child’s academic performance, behavior, and health. This information is used to determine whether the child needs special education services. Personally identifiable information directly related to a child and maintained by the school is a pupil record. Pupil records include records maintained in any way including, but not limited to, computer storage media, video and audiotape, film, microfilm, and microfiche. Records maintained for personal use by a teacher and not available to others and records available only to persons involved in the psychological treatment of a child are not pupil records.
The school district maintains several classes of pupil records.
"Progress records" include grades, courses the child has taken, the child's attendance record, immunization records, required lead screening records, and records of school extra-curricular activities. Progress records must be maintained for at least five years after the child ceases to be enrolled.
"Behavioral records" include such records as psychological tests, personality evaluations, records of conversations, written statements relating specifically to the pupil's behavior, tests relating specifically to achievement or measurement of ability, physical health records other than immunization and lead screening records, law enforcement officers' records, and other pupil records that are not "progress records." Law enforcement officers' records are maintained separately from other pupil records. Behavioral records may be maintained for no longer than one year after the child graduates or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, unless the parent specifies in writing that the records may be maintained for a longer period of time. The school district informs parents when pupil records are no longer needed to provide special education. At the request of the child's parents, the school district destroys the information that is no longer needed.
"Directory data" includes the student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently previously attended by the student.
"Pupil physical health records" include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to participate in an education program, any required lead screening records, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or scoliosis, and any follow-up to the test, and any other basic health information, as determined by the state superintendent. Any pupil record relating to a pupil's physical health that is not a pupil physical health record is treated as a patient health care record under sections 146.81 to 146.84, Wisconsin Statutes. Any pupil record concerning HIV testing is treated as provided under section 252.15, Wisconsin Statutes.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and section 118.125, Wisconsin Statutes, afford parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") the following rights with respect to education records:
The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of receipt of the request. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal [or appropriate school official] a written request that identifies the records(s) they wish to inspect. The principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The school district will comply with the request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting about an individualized education program, or any due process hearing, and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made. If any record includes information on more than one child, the parents of those children have the right to inspect and review only the information about their child or to be informed of that specific information. Upon request, the school district will give a parent or eligible student a copy of the progress records and a copy of the behavioral records. Upon request, the school district will give the parent or eligible student a list of the types and locations of education records collected, maintained, or used by the district for special education. The school district will respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records. A representative of the parent may inspect and review the records.
The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students may ask Black Hawk School District to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the district decides not to amend the record, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and the right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.
The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in the student's education records, except to the extent that federal and state law authorize disclosure without consent. The exceptions are stated in 34 CFR 99.31, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations; Sec. 9528, PL107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and section 118.125(2)(a) to (m) and sub. (2m), Wisconsin Statutes. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosures to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the district has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the district discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Also the district discloses "directory data" without consent, unless the parent notifies the district that it may not be released without prior parental consent.
The right to file a complaint with the U. S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202-4605.
