Academics, Testing, & Accountability
Testing Transparency Notification:
Parents have the right to request and be provided with information regarding any state or local educational agency policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by the state or local educational agency. If you have any questions, please reach out to the testing coordinator, Sherry Reeves at sherry.reeves@arapahoecharter.
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Multi-Tiered System of Support
MTSS is a proactive, school-wide framework that uses data-driven decision-making to provide academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support for all students. Through multiple levels—or tiers—of increasingly targeted interventions, MTSS ensures every student receives the right level of help at the right time to succeed.
What is a Section 504 Plan?
An Accommodations Plan is the primary mechanism used under 504 to provide equal access to educational services for students with a qualified disability. It is designed to make changes, as appropriate, to the classroom environment or the delivery of instruction to provide the student with equal access to the educational curriculum.
Where can I find information concerning my rights as a parent or student under Section 504?
Know Your RightsExceptional Children's Program
The Arapahoe Charter School’s Exceptional Children’s Program embraces an inclusive philosophy, meaning that every effort is made to include students with disabilities in the regular education setting. Operating under this philosophy, we strive to provide a continuum of services to meet the individual needs of students so that they can achieve academic success aligned with the state standards. Our department offers programs based on each student’s individual abilities and needs. A quality education is the fundamental right of every child at Arapahoe Charter School. The EC Program provides many services, and it is our responsibility to ensure equal, safe, and quality learning opportunities for all students, Kindergarten through 12th grade. Therefore, our mission is to help children learn and teachers teach!
Parents Rights Handbook
We value collaboration and employ a multidisciplinary approach when interacting with students, staff, and families. To accomplish this, the department insures that the least restrictive requirement is addressed at each students’ Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting. We also provide opportunities for students to participate with their nondisabled peers for all content and elective areas as deemed appropriate by the IEP team. Program options are created that address the individual needs of students with a focus on preparing students to become independent and productive citizens.
Parents Rights Handbook
McKinney-Vento Act:42 USC § 11431 – STATEMENT OF POLICY the following is policy of the Congress:
- Each State educational agency shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.
- In any State that has a compulsory residency requirement as a component of the State’s compulsory school attendance laws or other laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youths, the State will review and undertake steps to revise such laws, regulations, practices, or policies to ensure that homeless children and youths are afforded the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.
- Homelessness alone is not sufficient reason to separate students from the mainstream school environment.
- Homeless children and youths should have access to the education and other services that such children and youths need to ensure that such children and youths have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards to which all students are held.
Eligibility Under McKinney-Vento – Children or youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence including:
- Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Living in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
- Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
- Migratory children living in the above circumstances
- Unaccompanied youth living in the above circumstances
Parent/Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Rights – Unaccompanied homeless youth are ensured the same educational rights that the McKinney-Vento Act provides for other homeless students, which include the right to:
- Enroll immediately, even if they do not currently have paperwork normally required for enrollment.
- Attend either the local attendance area school or the school of origin, with the placement decision based on the student’s best interest.
- Remain in the school of origin for the duration of the homelessness or until the end of the school year in which the student becomes permanently housed.
- Receive transportation to and from the school of origin.
- Receive educational services, such as free school meals, Title I services, participate in gifted and talented programs, vocational education, alternative education, and any other services comparable to what housed students receive.
- Not be stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless.
NCHE Parent Right Brochure: English & Spanish
In addition to the provisions that apply to all homeless students, the McKinney-ento Act includes the following provisions specifically for unaccompanied homeless youth:
- Unaccompanied homeless youth shall be immediately enrolled without proof of guardianship.
- During a dispute over school selection or enrollment, unaccompanied homeless youth shall receive a written statement explaining the school’s decision, the youth’s right to appeal the decision, and a referral to the local liaison.
NCHEP Youth Educational Rights Posters English & Spanish
NCHEP Parent Educational Rights Posters
Local Liaisons shall assist unaccompanied homeless youth in:
- Selecting a school of attendance and enrolling in school.
- Requesting transportation to and from the school of origin.
- Enrolling in school immediately while disputes are resolved.
Additional McKinney-Vento information and homeless data:
Lisa Phillips
State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth phillip@serve.org
NCHEP “About” web page: Historical State-Level Homeless Data
