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| Academic and Career Planning & Education for Employment |
| ACP is intended to equip students and their families with the tools necessary to make more informed choices about postsecondary education and training as it leads to careers. It is part of DPI's overall vision for every student to graduate high school college and career ready. That means students must be competent both socially and emotionally. We want our students to be strong critical thinkers, collaborate and solve real-world problems, and persevere when things aren?t quite going their way. When put together, it?s about making them productive adults with satisfying careers. |
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| Academic Standards |
| Wisconsin Academic Standards specify what students should know and be able to do in the classroom. They serve as goals for teaching and learning.
Setting high standards enables students, parents, educators, and citizens to know what students should have learned at a given point in time.
In Wisconsin, all state standards serve as a model. |
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| Access to Student Records/Right to Privacy |
| RSD maintains records for each student attending the District. State and federal law require maintenance of the record to assure confidentiality. The district has adopted the following policy. |
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| Attendance |
| Please refer our student handbooks for more information.
This link is from the DPI and the frequently asked questions regarding compulsory school attendance. |
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| Asbestos Notification |
| Per the Environmental Protection Agency - Part 763 - Asbestos - Subpart E ? Asbestos Containing Materials in Schools - 763.84 General local education agency responsibilities, (c) The local education agency must ensure that workers and building occupants, or their legal guardians, are informed at least once each school year about inspections, response actions, and post-response action activities, including periodic reinspection and surveillance activities that are planned or in progress. |
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| Student Anti-Harrassment |
| The Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, positive, productive, and nurturing educational environment for all of its students.
You can find more information in the Student Handbooks as well as our policies online, including Policy #5517.01 on Bullying |
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| Child Nutrition Program |
| The Board of Education shall provide lunch and breakfast according to U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) child nutrition program regulations. Breakfast is FREE for all students. Children unable to pay full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program may apply for free or reduced meals based on income eligibility. Applications for Free or Reduced meals will be sent home to each family at the start of the new school year. You can also pick them up at the Open House, area libraries, and anytime at your request. Check out the Food Services Page for more information on menu, F&R application and instructions, nondiscrimination statement, Meal Charge Policies and the Public Notice. |
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| Complaint Procedure |
| The Board of Education is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all students in the District. The Board does not discriminate based on Protected Classes of race, color, national origin, age, sex, creed or religion, genetic information, handicap or disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices or on the basis of transgender status, change of sex or gender identity in any of its student programs and activities. |
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| Early College Credit Program |
| Early College Credit Program (ECCP): A student selected for the program may be eligible to enroll in a UW System institution, or a private, non-profit institution of higher education (IHE) to take one or more courses for which they may earn high school credit, post-secondary credit, or both. Under ECCP, the costs of the courses are shared among the state, school district, and in some cases the student?s family. Students are eligible to take courses during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students that drop the course(s) or receive an ?F? for a final grade are responsible for paying the district?s percent of the course as well as their own amount. Contact the HS Counselor for more information. |
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| Educational Options |
| Under Wisconsin's compulsory school attendance law, pupils aged 6 through 18 are required to attend school regularly until the pupil graduates or until the end of the school term, quarter, or semester in which the pupil turns 18. Full-time attendance in a public school, private school, tribal school or home-based private educational program satisfies the compulsory school attendance requirement. A pupil may be enrolled in only one of these educational entities: dual enrollment is not permitted. There may be additional attendance options available; specific options depend on the pupil?s full-time enrollment |
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| Federally Funded Programs |
| Any organization or individual who believes that the Royall School District is in violation of a federal statute or regulation that applies to a federally funded program may file a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The complaint must be in writing, signed and include a statement that the District has violated a requirement of a federal statute or regulation and the facts upon which the statement is based.
A decision on the complaint will be made within 60 days after the Department of Public Instruction receives the complaint. If necessary, an independent on-sight investigation will be conducted to resolve the complaint.
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| Homeless Education Assistance |
| If your family lives in any of the following situations: In a shelter, motel, vehicle or campground, on the street, in an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations, or doubled up with friends or relatives because you cannot find or afford housing. Your children have certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act. Please contact the school district liaison for homeless education: Mr. Mark Gruen, Superintendent, Royall School District, 1501 Academy Street, Elroy, WI 53929. Phone number 608-462-2600 Ext 2101. If you need further assistance, please contact the National Center for Homeless Education at the toll-free HelpLine number at 1-800-308-2145, or Mary Maronek, DPI State Coordinator for Homeless Education at 608-267-1284. |
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| Human Growth & Development Instruction |
| An outline of the human growth and development curriculum used at their child's grade level will be provided to the parent if such curriculum is taught. An explanation that no student is required to take instruction in human growth and development will also be provided. |
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| Indoor Environmental Quality Plan |
| The RSD would like to inform staff, students, parents, and the public of the district's indoor environmental quality (IEQ) plan. The plan was initially developed in 2012 and is reviewed as necessary. |
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| Meningococcal Disease Information |
| Public health authorities recommend that teenagers and college-bound students be immunized against a potentially fatal bacterial infection called meningococcal disease, a type of meningitis. Please contact our school nurse if you would like more information about the vaccination. |
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| Nondiscrimination Notice |
| The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, (including gender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability ("Protected Classes") in any of its student program and activities. This policy is intended to support and promote nondiscriminatory practices in all District and school activities. |
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| Open Enrollment |
| The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. Contact the District Office for any questions. |
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| Part-Time Open Enrollment |
| Under the newly reestablished part-time public school open enrollment program, a student enrolled in a public high school may attend public school in a nonresident school district for the purpose of taking a course offered by the nonresident school district. A student may attend no more than two courses at any time in nonresident school districts through part-time open enrollment. |
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| Possession of Electronic Communication Devices |
| Student use or possession of electronic personal communication devices on school premises is prohibited. All communication devices shall be turned off and stored in the students' locker/storage area during academic times unless given approval by a teacher or principal. Limited use may be permitted if the administration finds that such a device is required for medical, educational, vocational or other legitimate needs. |
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| Recruiter Access to Student/Records |
| Upon request by military recruiters or an institution of higher education, access to high school student names, addresses, and telephone listings, the RSD will provide such information. A high school student may request this information not be released without written parental consent. |
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| Wellness Policy Review 2024 |
| Please note that as apart of the Wellness Policy, stakeholders can be apart of the policy review as well as planning any wellness-type activities. |
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| Search and Seizure |
| The Board of Education has charged school authorities with the responsibility of safeguarding the safety and well-being of the students in their care. Please check your handbooks for more information. |
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| Section 504 Compliance |
| The Board of Education shall provide a free and appropriate public education to each child with a disability within its jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability. Educational and other services shall be provided either locally or through agreements with other school districts or agencies and shall be provided in accordance with state and federal law.
A free appropriate public education under Section 504 consists of Regular Education and/or Special Education, and related services or aids that are designed to meet the individual student?s needs. In meeting the needs of qualified disabled persons under Section 504, the student?s educational program must be provided in the regular education classroom unless it is demonstrated that education in the regular environment with the use of supplementary aids and services will not satisfactorily meet the student?s identified needs. Full Policy 342.20
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| Self Assessment Non Discriminatory Report |
| PI 9.06, Wis. Admin. Code, requires that every school district evaluate and prepare a written report on the status of nondiscrimination and equality of educational opportunity in the school district - the School District Self-Evaluation of the Status of Pupil Nondiscrimination and Equality of Educational Opportunities - at least once every five years on a schedule determined by the state superintendent. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) uses data from the evaluation reports to comply with reporting requirements under § 118.13(3)(a)(3), Wis. Stats. |
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| Special Education Referral |
| Upon request, the Royall School District is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools, and secondary schools located in the school district. A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the referral will be made. Others, including parents, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Mrs. Mary Thyne, Psychologist, at 608-462-6338 or by writing her at 1501 Academy Street, Elroy, WI 53929.
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| Special Needs Scholarship Program |
| The Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) allows a student with a disability, who meets certain eligibility requirements, to receive a state-funded scholarship to attend a participating private school. The Special Needs Scholarship Program is governed by Wisconsin Statute 115.7915 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter PI 49. |
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| Student Assessments |
| The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all states to test all students in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades 3-8 and once in high school. ESSA also requires students be assessed in Science once each grade span (3-6, 7-9, and 10-12 grades). Student performance on these assessments is reported in proficiency categories and used for accountability determination at the school, district and state levels. Wisconsin State statute also requires students to take grade 9 and 10 assessments as well as the social studies test. These tests together create the Wisconsin Student Assessment System. |
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| Student Religious Accomodations |
| The Royall School District shall also provide for the reasonable accommodation of a student's sincerely held religious belief with regard to examinations and other academic requirements. Requests for accommodations shall be made in writing and approved by the building principal. Accommodations may include, but not necessarily be limited to, exclusion from participation in an activity, alternative assignments, and released time from school to participate in religious activities, and opportunities to make up work missed due to religious observances. Any accommodations granted under this policy shall be provided to students without prejudicial effect. |
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| Safe at Home |
| Safe at Home is a statewide address confidentiality program that provides victims of actual or threatened domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, and trafficking, or those who simply fear for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes. Enrollment in Safe at Home allows participants to use and receive mail at an assigned address in lieu of their actual address. Safe at Home then forwards mail from the assigned address to participants? actual addresses free of charge. |
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| Start College Now |
| Start College Now: High school junior and senior students that are in good academic standing can participate in the Start College Now Program. This program offers students the ability to take courses at Wisconsin Technical Colleges if they meet the requirements, prerequisites of the course(s) and if there is space available in the course(s), which the student is applying. School districts are responsible for paying for the cost of tuition, fees, books, and other necessary materials directly related to the course. However, if a student drops the course(s) or receives a ?B-? or lower for a final grade in the course(s) the student will be responsible for covering the whole cost. Contact the HS Counselor for more information. |
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| Title I |
| The School District of Royall has developed a parent involvement policy to ensure that parents are involved in joint planning and development of the Title I program as well as the process of school review and school improvement. Our district recognizes the importance of involving parents in planning and implementing for effective parent involvement, and coordinating and integrating these activities with other programs such as Head Start or other preschool programs. This policy was developed with and will be shared with parents. Full Policy #342.50 |
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| Youth Suicide Prevention |
| To get updated information on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention resources, visit the DPI's website.
There are downloadable documents on suicide prevention requirements in state law, a fact sheet on youth suicide,
and updated suicide prevention curriculum. It also includes a variety of resources for gatekeeper training for all
staff and DPI's updated one-day training flyer, description, and calendar. Other resources include strategies on
suicide interventions, memorial suggestions, and other topics.
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