All programs offered in Lindbergh Schools are accessible to individuals with disabilities.

The following Lindbergh facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities: Concord, Crestwood, Dressel, Kennerly, Long, and Sappington elementary schools; Sperreng and Truman middle schools; Lindbergh High School, Lindbergh Early Childhood Education centers; and the District Administration office.

Lindbergh Schools has been approved for Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. AMI allows districts to provide alternative instruction in lieu of a traditional school day if circumstances require it.

AMI learning may include a review of previous learning or new learning opportunities through either synchronous or asynchronous instruction using district-provided devices. At the elementary level, students will be expected to complete personalized learning menus of activities. At the secondary level, submission of assignments through Canvas will be expected.

AMI is an option the district can use in lieu of emergency makeup or snow days. Families will be notified by the district via email, text and phone if AMI will be provided. Teachers will follow district communications with specific instructions for students and families.

This notice is posted to inform users of Lindbergh Schools facilities that the school district is continually dealing with the issue of asbestos in schools. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, referred to as AHERA, was enacted by congress to determine the extent of and develop solutions for any problems schools may have with asbestos.

To give you some background, asbestos was used as a building material for many years. It is a naturally occurring mineral that is mined primarily in Canada, South Africa and Russia. Properties found in asbestos made it an ideal building material for insulating, sound absorption, decorative plasters, fireproofing and a variety of miscellaneous uses. There have been over 3,000 different products made using asbestos materials. The Environmental Protection Agency began action to limit uses of asbestos products in 1973 and most uses of asbestos products as building materials were banned 1978.

We have had our facilities inspected, as required by AHERA, by a certified asbestos inspector. The inspector is responsible for locating, sampling and rating the condition and hazard potential of all material in our facilities suspected of containing asbestos.

The laboratory analyses of the samples have been included in our Asbestos Management Plan. This plan includes this notification letter, education and training of our employees, a specific set of plans and procedures designed to minimize the disturbance of any asbestos containing materials in our buildings, and plans for regular surveillance of the asbestos containing materials. A copy of this plan is available for your inspection in our central office during regular office hours. All inquiries should be directed to the facilities department.

We have implemented the Asbestos Management Plan, and we are intent on not only complying with, but exceeding federal, state and local regulations in this area. We plan on taking whatever steps are necessary to insure that your students, our employees, and building visitors have a healthy, safe environment in which to learn and work.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act is a $2 trillion relief package to address the economic fallout related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Section 18003 makes funds available from the Education Stabilization Fund for grants to State Education Agencies for elementary and secondary school emergency relief.

Section 18005 of the Act provides that Local Education Agencies (LEAs) receiving funds from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund must provide equitable services to nonpublic schools as required under section 1117 of the ESEA. However, control of these funds and title to materials, equipment and property purchased with such funds must remain with the public school district, and be administered by the public LEA. Public school districts will need to consult with nonpublic school officials to determine how the services will be provided to the nonpublic schools.

Allowable Uses Applicable to Nonpublic Schools

• Any activity authorized by the ESEA of 1965, including;
  • The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.) (“IDEA”),
  • The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (34 U.S.C. 463, et seq.),
  • The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301, et seq.) (“the Perkins Act”), or
  • Subtitle 8 of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431, et seq.).
• Coordinating the preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies (LEAs) with state and local public health departments and other relevant agencies to improve 1 - coordinated responses among such entities to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
  
  
• Providing principals and others school leaders with the resources necessary to address the needs of their individual schools.
  
  
• Developing and implementing activities to address the unique needs of low-income children or students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth through activities that include how outreach and service delivery will meet the needs of each population.
  
  
• Developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of LEAs.
  
  
• Training and professional development for LEA staff on sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
  
  
• Purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the facilities of the LEA, including buildings operated by such agency.
  
  
• Planning for and coordinating during long-term closures, including how to:
  • provide meals to eligible students,
  • provide technology for online learning to all students,
  • provide guidance for carrying out requirements under the IDEA; and,
  • ensure other educational services can continue to be provided consistent with all federal, state and local requirements.
• Purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software and connectivity) for students who are served by the LEA that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and students with disabilities, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment.
  
  
• Providing mental health services and supports.
  
  
• Planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and supplemental afterschool programs, including providing classroom instruction or online learning during the summer months and addressing the needs of low-income students, students with disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness and children in foster care.

The CARES Act funds are for the 2019-20 school year and will be available to LEAs for use until September 30, 2022.

While the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has a number of nonpublic schools registered for participation in federal programs, there may be additional nonpublic schools that wish to receive an equitable share of services funded by the CARES Act. Nonpublic schools not registered with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) may contact the Federal Programs Section to participate in the CARES Act services.

It is important to note that the nonpublic school will not receive funds, but rather services from the public school district.

If you choose to participate in the services the CARES Act funds offer, the Department will need confirmation from the nonpublic school of their wishes to participate as well as enrollment counts and economic deprivation counts BEFORE June 1, 2020.

If you have questions or concerns, or to submit enrollment counts please contact Julia Cowell, Director of Federal Programs, at julia.cowell@dese.mo.gov or Theresa Villmer, Equitable Services Ombudsman for the State of Missouri, at theresa.villmer@dese.mo.gov.

By law, school districts are required to provide annual notice to parents and students of our earthquake preparedness procedures. We hope the following information will assure you that we have implemented as many protective measures as possible to assure we are prepared in case of an emergency.

• Our Crisis Procedures Manual and Emergency Response Plan have sections devoted solely to earthquake preparedness and response measures. These sections outline all school-related adult responsibilities during and following such an event, including the principal, teacher, counselor, custodian, secretary, nurse and central office personnel.
  
  
• All building staff members are trained on these procedures annually. In addition, staff members are expected to have crisis manuals in close proximity.
  
  
• Staff members have been informed to be prepared to shelter in place with students should an event occur which does not allow students to leave campus.
  
  
• Off-campus evacuation sites are arranged on an annual basis for each building should the need arise. Each building principal can advise you of that location.
  
  
• All large shelving and cabinets in the district have been bolted to walls to prevent injury.
  
  
• In the case of an electrical failure, emergency lighting and other power sources can be supplied by generators.
  
  
• Bottled drinks and water are available from food service providers.
  
  
• Two-way radios are available on each campus for backup communication.
  
  
• Procedures are in place and training provided for shutting off utilities such as gas and electric that could prove hazardous in the event of an earthquake.
  
  
• If possible, communication with parents will be made via mass notification, website, social media, radio and television.
  
  
• Student release procedures are in place as are provisions for maintaining student medical records during an emergency.
  
  
• Post-earthquake procedures of a technical nature, but also for emotional support to students are in place through all staff, but directed by our social workers and school counselors.

Anyone wishing to view a copy of our Emergency Response Plan may contact Randy Jemerson, safety and security coordinator, at 314-729-2400, ext. 8625 or randyjemerson@lindberghschools.ws.

According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95), Lindbergh Schools is required to share information that you have the right to know.

Upon your request, Lindbergh Schools is required to provide to you in a timely manner, the following information:

• Whether your student’s teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
• Whether your student’s teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
• Whether your student’s teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

In addition to the information that you may request, a building receiving Title I, Part A funds must provide:

• Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of your student, if applicable and available, on each of the state academic assessments required under Title I, Part A.
• Timely notice that your student has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who has not met applicable state certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.

Lindbergh Schools is also required to share federal complaint resolution procedures with parents and guardians of students and appropriate private school officials or representatives.

• View ESSA Complaint Procedures

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. These rights are outlined below:

• The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the district receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal (or appropriate school official) a written request that identifies the record(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 right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate. Parents or eligible students may ask Lindbergh Schools to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate. If the district decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their 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 contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure 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 educational record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. The district may also disclose education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
  
  Lindbergh Schools has determined that the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation (VICC) and its officers, employees and agents are school officials with legitimate educational interests because they act for and on the behalf of the district with respect to transfer students and the transfer program, and because they seek to advance the interests of both. A transfer student’s attendance records and other educational records relevant to the student’s participation in the program or to the program itself may accordingly be disclosed to VICC without obtaining written consent from the parent/guardian or eligible student.
  
  
• The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Lindbergh Schools to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The address of the office that administers FERPA is:
  
  U.S. Department of Education
  Student Privacy Policy Office
  400 Maryland Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC 20202-8520

FERPA permits the disclosure of PII from students’ education records, without consent of the parent or eligible student, if the disclosure meets certain conditions found in § 99.31 of the FERPA regulations. Except for disclosures to school officials, disclosures related to some judicial orders or lawfully issued subpoenas, disclosures of directory information, and disclosures to the parent or eligible student, § 99.32 of the FERPA regulations requires the school to record the disclosure. Parents and eligible students have a right to inspect and review the record of disclosures. A school may disclose PII from the education records of a student without obtaining prior written consent of the parents or the eligible student – 

• To officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll, or where the student is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer, subject to the requirements of § 99.34.  (§ 99.31(a)(2))  

The Lindbergh Schools Board of Education recognizes that homeless students are particularly vulnerable and need special assistance to access and benefit from the education environment. Therefore, the district, in accordance with state and federal law and the Missouri state plan for education of the homeless, will give special attention to ensure that homeless students in the district are promptly identified and have access to a free and appropriate public education and related support services.

Eligibility for Services

Homeless students are individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and include the following:

• Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals.
• Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
• Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings.
• Migratory children who meet one of the above-described circumstances.

District Liaison for Homeless Students
 
The board designates the following individual to act as the district's liaison for homeless students (homeless liaison):

Executive Director of Assessment and Student Services
9350 Sappington Road
St. Louis, MO 63126
Phone: (314) 729-2480 Fax: (314) 729-2482

The homeless liaison shall designate and train another district employee to serve as the homeless liaison in the absence of the homeless liaison.

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment affords parents and students who are 18 or emancipated minors ("eligible student") certain rights regarding our conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the right to:

• Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas ("protected information survey") if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parents;
  • Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s parents;
  • Sex behavior or attitudes;
  • Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
  • Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships;
  • Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers;
  • Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents; or
  • Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.
• Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of:
  • Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;
  • Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and
  • Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others.
• Inspect, upon request and before administration or use:
  • Protected information surveys of students;
  • Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and
  • Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.

Lindbergh Schools developed policies regarding these rights in consultation with parents, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution purposes. Lindbergh Schools will notify parents and eligible students of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes.

Lindbergh Schools will also directly notify parents and eligible students via U.S. mail or email, at least annually at the start of each school year of the specific or approximate dates of the following activities and provide an opportunity to opt a student out of participating in a specific activity or survey.

• PPRA Frequently Asked Questions

For surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and surveys listed below and be provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys. Parents will also be provided an opportunity to review any pertinent surveys. Following is the list of the specific activities and surveys covered under this requirement:

• Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution.
• Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

Parents/eligible students who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with:

U.S. Department of Education
Student Privacy Policy Office
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-8520

Upon your request, Lindbergh Schools will provide to you in a timely manner the following information about the qualifications of your child’s teacher(s).

• Whether your child’s teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
• Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
• What baccalaureate degree major the teacher has and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification.

In addition to the information that parents may request, districts must provide to each individual parent:

• Information on the achievement level of the parent’s child in each of the state academic assessments as required under this part; and
• Timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.

Lindbergh Schools, as a recipient of federal financial assistance from the United States Department of Education and 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.

Lindbergh Schools assures that it 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 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 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.

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 non-resident children attending private schools; highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children; and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.

Lindbergh Schools, in partnership with the Special School District of St. Louis County, assure that a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) is provided to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under their 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.

Lindbergh Schools, in partnership with the Special School District of St. Louis County, assure 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’s First Steps Program.

Lindbergh Schools, in partnership with the Special School District of St. Louis County, assure that personally identifiable information collected, used or maintained by the districts 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.

The Special School District of St. Louis County has developed a local Compliance Plan for implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This plan and School Board Policies contain the district’s procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the district’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with General Education Provision Act. This plan is available for public review in the superintendent's office during regular school hours on days school is in session.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Lindbergh Schools partners with the St. Louis County Library to support student access to these reading and research materials.  Access is provided through student IDs and removes duplication of taxpayer resources.

Through its ConnectED program, St. Louis County Library partners with local districts and schools to provide students with free virtual library cards. These special virtual cards allow students to access hundreds of electronic resources including reference databases, academic journals, newspapers, and much more.

ConnectED cards also give students access to tools that prepare them for life beyond high school by helping them find scholarships, prepare for standardized tests, hunt for jobs and other career opportunities, build marketable skills through self-paced online courses, and develop entrepreneurial ideas into full business plans. ConnectED also offers students resources for personal growth and self-care through partnerships with services like Headspace and apps that allow avid readers to relax anywhere with a good eBook.

What reading content is available to my student through ConnectED?
Students have access to St. Louis County Library’s electronic catalog of books through an app called Sora, which is available on student-provided devices.  The Sora application limits access to school-age resources and is organized by grade span, so students will only be able to access their assigned grade span (ex: elementary, middle school, or high school).

What databases can my student access through ConnectED?  
Students will have access to St. Louis County Library’s research databases, which can be reviewed here. Unlike the reading app, databases are not limited to grade spans, so students will be able to access the full catalog.  To see databases for younger kids, click here.

How is my student’s privacy protected if they participate in ConnectED?
St. Louis County Library accesses student names and ID numbers only and does not retain that information beyond the timeline during which students have access to the program.  The Sora application meets the requirements designated by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to ensure student data is not shared outside of the application.

Additionally, the St. Louis County Library includes the following statement on its website:

The St. Louis Public libraries like SLCL take patron privacy and data security seriously. Per the American Library Association Code of Ethics, libraries have an obligation to “protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted.”

SLCL has taken additional steps beyond our usual safeguards to ensure the privacy of participants in the ConnectED program. We do not require a student’s address, phone number, or verification of identity as we do to create a regular library account. Instead, we collect only a student’s name and student ID number, which is used along with the school’s DESE code to generate each library card number.

All student data is kept confidential as required by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This obligation is outlined in the written Memorandum of Understanding signed by each school district and St. Louis County Library.

Will my student have full access to all St. Louis County Library materials if they participate in ConnectED?
The ConnectED program limits student access to school-age-appropriate materials and applications.  High school texts include adult novels, but not texts that are categorized as erotica.  

Where can I learn more about ConnectED?
For further information about the ConnectED program, St. Louis County Library provides this resource.

Pursuant to Section 161.1050, RSMo, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education established the Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative, which includes providing information and training to school districts regarding the trauma-informed approach, how schools can become trauma-informed schools, and developed a website about the trauma-informed schools initiative that includes information for schools and parents.

Please visit DESE's website to learn more about the initiative.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

All federal agencies that provide grants of financial assistance are required to enforce Title IX’s nondiscrimination mandate. The U.S. Department of Education gives grants of financial assistance to schools and colleges and to certain other entities, including vocational rehabilitation programs and libraries.

New Title IX regulations were issued by the U.S. Department of Education on Aug. 14, 2020. All training materials used by Lindbergh Schools promote impartial investigations and adjudications of formal complaints of sexual harassment under Title IX. In compliance with Lindbergh Schools Board of Education policy, these training materials must be publicly available on our website.

• Title IX Training Materials

Title IX Team

Jaime Cavato
Title IX Coordinator
314-729-2400, ext. 8630
jaimecavato@lindberghschools.ws

Dr. Ronni Zagora
Title IX Coordinator
314-729-2400, ext. 1815
vzagora@lindberghschools.ws

Taking place in an online environment, virtual learning is an alternative to the traditional, face-to-face learning experience. Classroom teachers meet online with students to teach lessons, lead discussions and provide personalized supports to facilitate student learning.

Virtual learning has been used to continue learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, to support students during long-term absences, and as an alternative to snow days.

Virtual learning is different than blended learning, which combines face-to-face and online instruction. Blended learning is our preferred learning structure, while virtual learning is a non-traditional alternative.

Virtual Learning Opportunities

The Missouri Course Access Program (MOCAP) offers students equal access to a wide range of high-quality courses and interactive online learning that is neither time nor place dependent. Because virtual instruction can be an effective education option for some students, there may be courses available either through a district-provided virtual option or through MOCAP. Please contact your school counselor for more information about virtual learning opportunities.

• Learn more about MOCAP
• High School Virtual Course Request Form
• Middle School Virtual Course Request Form
• Elementary School Virtual Course Request Form