Annual Notices
- Academic and Career Planning
- Academic Standards
- Asbestos
- Attendance
- Bullying
- Career and Technical Education Opportunities
- Child Find
- District Report Card
- Early College Credit Program
- Education for Employment Program
- Education of Homeless Children and Youths (McKinney-Vento)
- Educational Options and Accountability Reports
- FERPA
- Meningococcal Disease
- Non-Discrimination
- Parent/Guardian and Family Engagement
- Protection of Pupil Rights
- School Wellness
- Special Education Rights for Parents and Children
- Special Needs Scholarship Program
- Student Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination in Education
- Student Lockers
- Summer Food Service Program
- Suicide Prevention Resources
- USDA Meal Program
Academic and Career Planning
Academic Standards
Asbestos
Annual Asbestos Notification
Under AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act), all primary and secondary schools are required to develop and implement a plan for managing all building materials which contain asbestos. Included in the AHERA Act is the requirement to annually notify all workers and building occupants (or their guardians) of asbestos-related activities.
Beginning in 1988, all buildings owned, leased, or “under the control of” the School District were inspected by EPA accredited inspectors, with building material samples analyzed by an independent laboratory. Based on the inspection, the School District prepared and the state approved a comprehensive management plan for managing the asbestos.
Where the asbestos-containing materials are found, the District has in place an Operations and Maintenance program.
The District has accomplished the following compliance mandates regarding the administration of asbestos in school buildings:
- Environmental Management Consulting, Inc. (EMC) was contracted to be the school’s consultant for asbestos for the school year.
- The District is continuing with the Operations and Maintenance Program as designed for the School District. This ensures that all asbestos materials are kept in good condition in good condition.
- Periodic “surveillance” in each area containing asbestos has been completed every six months by our consultant. Also, the buildings are re-inspected by an accredited inspector every three years.
- In the past year the District conducted the following asbestos removal activities:
- Window removal projects consisting of the following buildings: Bose Elementary, Hillcrest, Jeffery Elementary, McKinley Elementary, Southport Elementary, Washington Middle, Whittier Elementary and Wilson Elementary.
- AC projects: Harvey and Roosevelt Elementary
- HVAC Controls: e-School, Lincoln Middle and Reuther/Harborside
- Boiler Door Insulation: K-Tec West and Lincoln Middle
- Floor Mastic: Bradford High
All outside contractors shall contact the lead maintenance person before commencing work. Our goal at the District is to be in full compliance with asbestos regulations.
A copy of the Asbestos Management Plan is available for review by contacting the District Office. Questions related to this plan or any other asbestos concerns should be directed to the District’s Designated Person. Laurie Krueger, lkrueger@kusd.edu.
Attendance
Policy 5310 – Student Attendance
Bullying
Career and Technical Education Opportunities
Each year Kenosha Unified School District offers Career & Technical education programs to prepare students for a broad range of high-skill/high-wage employment and training services offered under the guidance of certified teachers, counselors, and Youth Apprenticeship specialists. Career & Technical Education programs are offered in the areas of Business and Information Technology, Family & Consumer Science, Technology & Engineering. Interested students should contact their counselor or refer to the course catalog for prerequisites and admission criteria. All Career & Technical Education programs follow the district’s policies of nondiscrimination in all activities and employment. A lack of English language skills is not a barrier to admission or participation. For general information about these programs contact: Name: Aaron Williams, Coordinator of Career & Technical Education at 262-359-6304 or awilliam@kusd.edu.
Child Find
Child Find – finding children with special needs
District Report Card
District and School Accountability Report Cards
Early College Credit Program
Education for Employment Program
Education For Employment Plan – English (PDF)
Education For Employment Plan – Spanish (PDF)
Education of Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento)
Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)
Educational Options and Accountability Reports
Class I Notice Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 115.28 (54m) and Wisconsin 2015 Act 55, each public school district in Wisconsin must provide notice regarding the availability of educational options and accountability reports to students’ families. Educational options available to Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 students include public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options and course options. Information on these options can be found at: https://www.kusd.edu/registration/educational-options-kenosha/
Information on KUSD accountability reports can be found at: https://www.kusd.edu/departments/educational-accountability/
For additional information, please contact the Office Educational Accountability, 3600 52nd Street, Kenosha, WI 53144, at 262-359-6300.
FERPA
Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools (PDF)
Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal Disease: Protect Your Child (PDF)
La enfermedad meningocócica: Proteja a sus hijos (PDF)
Non-Discrimination
Parent/Guardian and Family Engagement
Policy 1120 – Parent/Guardian and Family Engagement
Protection of Pupil Rights
PPRA affords parents 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 (ED)
- Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parent;
- Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s family;
- 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.
These rights transfer from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.
The Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 (KUSD) has adopted policies, in consultation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected information surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes. KUSD will directly notify parents of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes. KUSD will also directly notify, such as through U.S. Mail or email, parents of students who are scheduled to participate in the specific activities or surveys noted below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her child out of participation of the specific activity or survey. KUSD will make this notification to parents at the beginning of the school year if the District has identified the specific or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time. 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 a 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 ED.
- Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.
- Parents who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with:
- Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-5901
- Family Policy Compliance Office
School Wellness
Special Education Rights for Parents and Children
Speical Education Rights for Parents and Children
Special Needs Scholarship Program
Notice of Special Needs Scholarship Program
Student Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination in Education
Policy 5110.1 – Student Equal Opportunity and Non-discrimination in Education
Student Lockers
Suicide Prevention Resources
Notice of Suicide Prevention Resources
Summer Food Service Program
Notice of Summer Food Service Program