PARENTS/GUARDIANS:

Section 48980 of the California Education Code requires that notice be given at the beginning of the first semester or quarter of the regular school term to the parents or guardians of minor pupils in the school district regarding their rights under Education Code sections 35291, 46014, 46015, 48205, 48207, 48208, 49403, 49423, 49451, 49472, 51938; Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 32255) of Part 19; and notice of the availability of the program prescribed by Article 9 (commencing with Section 49510) of Chapter 9, as well as the availability of individualized instruction under Section 48206.3.

EMPLOYESS:

In addition, certain provisions of the Education Code require that school staff members also be notified annually of specific rights, policies, and procedures that directly affect their professional responsibilities, workplace safety, and interactions with students.

Section 48982 requires that this notice be signed and returned by the parent or guardian to the school. Signature and return of the attached form serves only as acknowledgment that the parent or guardian has been informed of these rights; it does not indicate consent to participate in any specific program.

At the request of the parent or guardian, this annual notification may be provided electronically. If provided in electronic format, the parent or guardian must still submit a signed acknowledgment of receipt to the school.

Some legislation also requires additional notifications to parents, guardians, or staff during the school term or at least 15 days prior to a specific activity or program. (Separate notices will be provided prior to any such specified activities or classes. Students will be excused from participation whenever parents or guardians file a written request with the principal. Staff will also receive separate notice, as required, for any mandated trainings, policy changes, or procedures affecting their duties.)

All Bennett Valley Union School District Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Bylaws are available to the public and can be accessed at any time through our district website. These policies include important information on student rights, school operations, health and safety, nondiscrimination, and more. All policies can be accessed using the link below and are also available on the BVUSD website within the BVUSD Trustees section.

The district is required to annually notify parents of its schedule(s) of minimum days and student-free staff development days at the beginning of the year or as early as possible, but no later than one month prior to the scheduled minimum or student-free day. BVUSD calendar details are available online and in multiple formats using the link to the right.

BVUSD Calendars

(bvusd.org/calendar)

A child shall be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten at the beginning of the school year or at a later time in the same year, if the child has their fifth birthday, respectively, on or before September 1. For the 2025-26 school year, and in each school year thereafter, any child who will have their fourth birthday by September 1 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten program in accordance with law and district policy. On a case-by-case basis, a child who has reached age five after September 1, but before the end of the applicable school year, may be admitted to transitional kindergarten with the approval of the child’s parent and subject to board approval in accordance with EC §48000. A school district may place a child who will have their fourth birthday on or before December 1 and is enrolled in a California state preschool program into a transitional kindergarten program classroom in accordance with EC §48000.

Schools may not require a student or student’s family to submit to or participate in any assessment, analysis, evaluation, or monitoring of the quality or character of student home life, parental screening or testing, nonacademic home-based counseling program, parent training, or prescribed family educational service plan.

Districts are to make a concerted effort to notify parents of the purpose of school accountability report cards, and ensure that all parents have access to a copy. Pursuant to Education Code section 35256, the governing board of each school district shall annually issue a School Accountability Report Card (SARC) for each school in the district, publicize those reports, and notify parents or guardians of pupils that a hard copy will be provided upon request.

All required accountability plans and reports for BVUSD - including the SARC, LCAP, and Approved Budget are posted online under ‘District Information’ and can be accessed directly using the buttons.

 The district is required to adopt a three-year Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and to update the LCAP on or before July 1 of each subsequent year. The LCAP is required to identify annual goals, specific actions geared toward implementing those goals, and must measure progress for student subgroups across multiple performance indicators based on eight priorities set by the State. The priorities must be aligned to the district’s spending plan. The LCAP must be approved before the annual district budget can be adopted. Once the budget and LCAP are adopted at the local level, the plan will be reviewed by the county superintendent to ensure alignment of projected spending toward goals and services. The following are the State priorities:

Providing all students access to fully credentialed teachers, instructional materials that align with state standards, and safe facilities; 

Implementation of and student access to state academic content and performance standards; 

Parent involvement and participation and family engagement;

Improving student achievement and outcomes along multiple measures; 

Supporting student engagement; 

Highlighting school climate and connectedness; 

Ensuring all students have access to a broad course of study; 

Measuring other important student outcomes related to required areas of study;

Coordinating instruction for expelled students; and

Coordinating services for foster children.

The Board of Education is required to establish a parent advisory committee (PAC) and English learner parent advisory committee (ELPAC) to provide advice to the Board of Education and the superintendent regarding the LCAP. (ELPACs are required if enrollment in the school district includes at least 15% English learners and the district enrolls at least 50 pupils who are English learners. Districts are not required to establish a new ELPAC if an English learner parent committee has already been established).  

Each district is required to consult with its teachers, principals, administrators, other school personnel, local bargaining units, parents, its special education local plan area administrator(s), and pupils in developing the LCAP. As part of this consultation process, districts must present their proposed plans to the PAC and ELPAC. The advisory committees can review and comment on the proposed plan. Districts must respond in writing to the comments of the PAC and ELPAC. Districts are also required to notify members of the public that they may submit written comments regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the LCAP.

Districts must hold at least two public hearings to discuss and adopt (or update) their LCAPs. The district must first hold at least one hearing to solicit recommendations and comments from the public regarding expenditures proposed in the plan, and then adopt (or officially update) the LCAP at a subsequent hearing. 

Districts are required to post prominently on the homepage of the school district’s website the LCAP approved by the Board of Education and any updates, revisions or addenda to the LCAP as well as post or link to the LCAP submitted by any charter school authorized by the district, and establish policies for filing a complaint of noncompliance under EC §52075 using the Uniform Complaint Procedures. Information regarding the requirements for a Local Control and Accountability Plan and the complaint process shall be provided to pupils, parents, and employees on an annual basis.

All required accountability plans and reports for BVUSD - including the SARC, LCAP, and Approved Budget are posted online under ‘District Information’ and can be accessed directly using the buttons.

Uniform Complaint Procedures

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