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  • California Department of Education

    Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) Annual Notice

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    2021—2022 UCP Annual Notice

    The ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ annually notifies our students, employees, parents or guardians of its students, the district advisory committee, school advisory committees, appropriate private school officials, and other interested parties of the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) process.

    The ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ is primarily responsible for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including those related to unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying against any protected group, and all programs and activities that are subject to the UCP.

    Programs and Activities Subject to the UCP

    • Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Pupils

    • Adult Education

    • After School Education and Safety

    • Agricultural Career Technical Education

    • Career Technical and Technical Education, Career Technical, Technical Training (state)

    • Career Technical Education (federal)

    • Child Care and Development

    • Compensatory Education

    • Consolidated Categorical Aid Programs

    • Course Periods without Educational Content

    • Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying against any protected group as identified under sections 200

      and 220 and Section 11135 of the Government Code, including any actual or perceived characteristic as set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution, as defined in Section 210.3, that is funded directly by, or that receives or benefits from, any state financial assistance.

    • Education of Pupils in Foster Care, Pupils who are Homeless, former Juvenile Court Pupils now enrolled in a school district and Children of Military Families

    • Every Student Succeeds Act

    • Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP)

    • Migrant Education

    • Physical Education Instructional Minutes

    • Pupil Fees

    • Reasonable Accommodations to a Lactating Pupil

    • Regional Occupational Centers and Programs

    • School Plans for Student Achievement

    • School Safety Plans

    • School-Site Councils

    • State Preschool

     

    Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) Annual Notice • 2021-2022 • State Preschool Health and Safety Issues in LEAs Exempt from Licensing

    Pupil Fees

    A pupil fee includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

    A fee charged to a pupil as a condition for registering for school or classes, or as a condition for participation in a class or an extracurricular activity, regardless of whether the class or activity is elective or compulsory or is for credit.

    A security deposit, or other payment, that a pupil is required to make to obtain a lock, locker, book, class apparatus, musical instrument, clothes, or other materials or equipment.

    A purchase that a pupil is required to make to obtain materials, supplies, equipment, or clothes associated with an educational activity.

    A pupil fees complaint may be filed with the principal of a school or our superintendent or his or her designee. A pupil fees and/or an LCAP complaint may be filed anonymously, however, the complainant must provide evidence or information leading to evidence to support the complaint.

    A pupil enrolled in a school in our district shall not be required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity.

    A pupil fee complaint shall be filed no later than one year from the date the alleged violation occurred.

    Additional Information

    We shall post a standardized notice of the educational rights of pupils in foster care, pupils who are homeless, former juvenile court pupils now enrolled in a school district, and pupils in military families as specified in Education Code Sections 48645.7, 48853, 48853.5, 49069.5, 51225.1, and 51225.2. This notice shall include complaint process information, as applicable.

    We shall post a notice to identify appropriate subjects of state preschool health and safety issues in each California state preschool program classroom in each school notifying parents, guardians, pupils, and teachers of (1) the health and safety requirements under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations that apply to California state preschool programs pursuant to HSC section 1596.7925 and (2) where to get a form for a state preschool health and safety issues complaint.

    Contact Information

    The staff member, position, or unit responsible to receive UCP complaints in our agency is:

    Superintendent’s Office
    750 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 619-588-3005 miyashirod@cajonvalley.net

    Complaints will be investigated and a written report with a Decision will be sent to the complainant within sixty (60) days from the receipt of the complaint. This time period may be extended by written agreement of the complainant. The person responsible for investigating the complaint shall conduct and complete the investigation in accordance with our UCP policies and procedures.

    The complainant has a right to appeal our Decision of complaints regarding specific programs and activities subject to the UCP, pupil fees and the LCAP to CDE by filing a written appeal within 15 days of receiving our Decision. The appeal must be accompanied by a copy of the originally filed complaint and a copy of our Decision.

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    Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) Annual Notice • 2021-2022

    We advise any complainant of civil law remedies, including, but not limited to, injunctions, restraining orders, or other remedies or orders that may be available under state or federal discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying laws, if applicable.

    Copies of our Uniform Complaint Procedures process shall be available free of charge.