Parents’ Bill of Rights 

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As a parent of a child with a disability, you have the right to:

1. Attend individualized education program (IEP) meetings and represent your child’s interests.

2. Have an advocate or expert present at IEP meetings.

3. Receive a copy of your child’s evaluation, disagree with it, and request one independent educational evaluation (IEE) at public expense.

4. Provide a written report from outside sources as part of the evaluation process.

5. Examine all education records pertaining to your child and be provided with a copy of the IEP.

6. Disagree with IEP team decisions and pursue dispute resolution procedures, including:

   • requesting a facilitated IEP meeting,

   • filing a child complaint with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,

   • requesting state-paid mediation,

   • having an impartial due process hearing, and

   • appealing the due process decision to the court.

7. Participate in reviews of the IEPs and in any decision to change any aspects of the IEP, as well as receive Prior Written Notice for a change in your child’s educational placement or the provision of a free and appropriate public education.

8. Have your child placed in the least restrictive environment and in a general education classroom to the greatest extent appropriate.

9. Request an accommodation to provide effective communications if you have limited English language proficiency.

10. A free appropriate public education for your child with an IEP designed to meet your child’s unique needs, which may include, but not be limited to:

    • special education and related services,

    • assistive technology devices and services,

    • transportation,

    • speech pathology services,

    • audiology services,

    • interpreting services,

    • psychological services including behavioral interventions,

    • physical therapy,

    • occupational therapy,

    • recreation including therapeutic recreation,

    • counseling services including rehabilitation counseling,

    • orientation and mobility services,

    • school health services,

    • school nurse services,

    • social work services,

    • parent counseling and training, and

    • medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes.

11. Audio record any meeting under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

This document does not confer any right or rights beyond those conferred by federal or state law and is intended for informational purposes only.
For additional information, contact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education at 573-751-0699 or secompliance@dese.mo.gov.
January 1, 2010, rev. December 29, 2021.

The Boonville R1 School District, as recipient of federal financial assistance from the United States Department of Education and who 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 Boonville R1 School District assures that they 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, 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.

District policies and procedures regarding section 504 can be reviewed at the Boonville R-1 School District, 736 Main Street, 8:00-4:30, Monday through Friday.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

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 Boonville R-1 School District assures that they 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 Boonville R1 School District assures that they 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 Boonville R1 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 Boonville R1 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 Boonville R-1 School District, 736 Main Street, 8:00-4:30, Monday through Friday