PUBLIC NOTICE  

All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the disability, including children attending private schools, children who live outside the district but are attending a private school within the district, highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children, children who are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.  The Pleasant Hope R-VI School District assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction.  Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.

The Pleasant Hope R-VI School District assures that it will provide information and referral services necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.

The Pleasant Hope R-VI School District assures that personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their parents/guardians.  Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights of their child.  Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Pleasant Hope R-VI School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act (GEPA).  This plan may be reviewed at the District Office (Office of Special Education Services), 100 W. Cowden, Pleasant Hope, MO 65725. Tuesday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

 This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Special Education

Click below for the Procedural Safeguards - Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA):

Procedural Safeguards (English Version)

Procedural Safeguards (Spanish Version)

Title IX Procedures
Click HERE to access the District's Title IX Procedures *Updated 8/15/2022

DESE Trauma-Informed Schools

https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/school-counseling/traumainformed

Private, Parochial and Homeschool Consultation Meeting

In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Pleasant Hope R-VI will conduct a meeting to consult with parents about the process to identify children who are parentally placed that might have a disability will be held on September 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM. During this meeting participants will be asked to provide input about how funds should be allocated for individuals who live in our district and have a disability, but do not attend the school. This year’s meeting will be held in the District Office Board Room located at 100 W. Cowden, Pleasant Hope, Missouri. Please contact Dr. Steve Gallivan, sgallivan@phr6.org or 417-267-2850, if you have any questions.