Uniform Complaint Procedures

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    Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP) Annual Notice for 2024-25

     

    麻豆社区 Union School District

     

    For students, employees, parents/guardians, school and district advisory committee members, private school officials, and other interested parties

     

    The 麻豆社区 Union School District annually notifies our students, employees, parents or guardians of its students, the district advisory committee, school advisory committees, appropriate private school officials, and other interested parties of our Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) process

    The UCP Annual Notice is available on our website.

    We are primarily responsible for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including those related to unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying against any protected group, and all programs and activities that are subject to the UCP.

    The programs and activities subject to the UCP in which the 麻豆社区 Union

    School District operates are:

    • Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Pupils
    • Adult Education
    • After School Education and Safety
    • Agricultural Career Technical Education
    • Career Technical and Technical Education and Career Technical and Technical Training Programs
    • Child Care and Development
    • Compensatory Education
    • Consolidated Categorical Aid Programs
    • Course Periods without Educational Content
    • Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying against any protected group as identified under California Education Code (EC) sections 200 and 220 and Government Code Section 11135, including any actual or perceived characteristic as set forth in Penal Code Section 422.55, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution, as defined in EC Section 210.3, that is funded directly by, or that receives or benefits from, any state financial assistance.
    • Education of and graduation requirements for pupils in foster care, pupils who are homeless, pupils from military families, pupils formerly in Juvenile Court now enrolled in a school district, pupils who are migratory, and pupils participating in a newcomer program.
    • Every Student Succeeds Act
    • Instructional Materials and Curriculum: Diversity
    • Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP)
    • Migrant Education
    • Physical Education Instructional Minutes
    • Pupil Fees
    • Reasonable Accommodations to a Lactating Pupil
    • Regional Occupational Centers and Programs
    • School Plans for Student Achievement
    • School Site Councils
    • State Preschool
    • State Preschool Health and Safety Issues in LEAs Exempt from Licensing
    • And any other state or federal educational program the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) or designee deems appropriate

     

    And any other state or federal educational program the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) of the California Department of Education (CDE) or designee deems appropriate.

     

     

    Filing a UCP Complaint

    A UCP complaint shall be filed no later than one year from the date the alleged violation occurred.

     

    For complaints relating to Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP), the date of the alleged violation is the date when the reviewing authority approves the LCAP or annual update that was adopted by our agency.

     

    A pupil enrolled in any of our public schools shall not be required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity.

     

    A pupil fee complaint may be filed with the principal of a school or our superintendent or their designee.

     

    A pupil fee or LCAP complaint may be filed anonymously, that is, without an identifying signature, if the complainant provides evidence or information leading to evidence to support an allegation of noncompliance.

     

     

    Responsibilities of the 麻豆社区 Union School District

    We shall post a standardized notice, in addition to this notice, with educational and graduation requirements for pupils in foster care, pupils who are homeless, pupils from military families and pupils formerly in Juvenile Court now enrolled in a school district.

     

    We advise complainants of the opportunity to appeal an Investigation Report of complaints regarding programs within the scope of the UCP to the Department of Education (CDE).

     

    We advise complainants of civil law remedies, including injunctions, restraining orders, or other remedies or orders that may be available under state or federal discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying laws, if applicable.

     

    Copies of our UCP procedures shall be available free of charge.

     

     

    Contact Information

    Complaints within the scope of the UCP are to be filed with the person responsible for processing complaints:

     

    Karen Minshew

    Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

    750 E Main St. El Cajon, CA 92020

    (619) 588-3086

    minshew@cajonvalley.net   

     

     

    The above contact is knowledgeable about the laws and programs that they are assigned to investigate in 麻豆社区 Union School District.