The West Islip Union Free School District does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in
its programs and activities. The following person has been designated
to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Mrs. Bernadette Burns
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum
100 Sherman Avenue
West Islip, NY 11795
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, see list of
OCR enforcement offices for the address and phone number of the office
that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
is a federal law enacted in 1987 that requires all school districts to
inspect and re-inspect for asbestos-containing building materials every
three years. Our facilities have been inspected and response actions
have been developed to ensure a continued safe environment for our
students and employees. Activities include training of custodial and
maintenance staff to prevent disturbance of asbestos and periodical
re-inspection and surveillance activities by trained personnel. The
Asbestos Management Plan and re-inspection reports available for your
review are located in the Buildings and Grounds office, as well as the
Main Office of each school building.
As required by the Federal Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act our schools were inspected for asbestos in 1988.
This inspection resulted in the development of an Asbestos Management
Plan, which was implemented in 1989. The last required three year
re-inspection was conducted in March 2004. The results of these
inspections as well as the Asbestos Management Plan are available for
your inspection.
Please contact:
James Bosse
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds
West Islip Public Schools
100 Sherman Avenue
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 893-3200
Notification of Rights Under Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act and No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
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:
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education
records within 45 days of the day the school receives a request for
access. Parents or eligible students should submit to Patricia
Denninger,
Records Access Officer, a written request that identifies the
record(s) they wish to inspect. The school official will make
arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of
the time and place where the records may be inspected.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records
that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate or
misleading. Parents or eligible students may ask the school to amend
a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should
write the Records Access Officer, clearly identify the part of the
record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or
misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record as
requested by the parent or eligible student, the school 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.
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
information contained in the student’s education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure 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 school 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 school 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 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 education record in order to fulfill his
or her professional responsibility. The school may disclose
education records without consent to officials of another school in
which a student seeks or intends to enroll, upon request, upon the
recommendation of the Committee on Special Education, or upon the
determination of the Superintendent of Schools pursuant to Education
Law section 3214.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of
Education concerning alleged failures by the school to comply with
the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that
administers FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance
Office
U.S. Department of Education
Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4605
Disability is a natural part of the human
experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to
participate or contribute in society. Improving educational results
for children with disabilities is an essential element of IDEA,
ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent
living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with
disabilities.
The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”)
requires each public school district to locate, identify and
evaluate all non-public school students with disabilities residing
within the district, including students attending
religiously-affiliated schools, in the same manner in which it is
required to identify and evaluate all other students with
disabilities residing in the district.
The school district must consult with appropriate representatives of
private school students with disabilities as how to carry out these
“child find” responsibilities. Additional information about special
education can be acquired by calling the Special Education Office of
the West Islip School District at 893-3200 x360.
For more information, visit the New
York State Education Department's website.
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)–
1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the
student or student’s parent;
2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s
family;
3. Sex behavior or attitudes;
4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning
behavior;
5. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have
close family relationships;
6. Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with
lawyers, doctors, or ministers;
7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student
or parents; or
8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program
eligibility.
Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of –
1. Any other protected information survey,
regardless of funding;
2. 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
3. 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 –
1. Protected information surveys of students;
2. Instruments used to collect personal information from
students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other
distribution purposes; and
3. Instructional material used as part of the educational
curriculum.
These rights transfer to from the parents to a student who is
18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.
