Special Education

Welcome to the Kingsville R-1 Special Education Page

On this site, you will find information about Special Education Programs and Section 504 plans in the Kingsville R-1 School District. If you cannot find the necessary information, please email Jessica Brown (jbrown1@kingsville.k12.mo.us), Special Education Director or call the school at 816-597-3422.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Consultation Meeting with Representatives of 

Parentally-Placed Private School Children with Disabilities

will be held on Monday, August 25, 2025, at 8:00 am. 

At this meeting, we discuss funds and services that may be available to students with disabilities who attend a private school within the district or are homeschooled and reside in the district. Funding is limited, and services will only be provided to eligible students as funds allow. If you have any questions, you can contact Rachel Wallace. 

The documentation form with discussion notes from the 2024  meeting can be found on the Special Education Documents page under Special Education Documents. 

Public Notice:

Special Education and Related Services 

KINGSVILLE R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT

Kingsville, Missouri 64061

IDEA PUBLIC NOTICE

All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the disability, including children attending private schools, children who live outside the district but are attending a private school within the district, highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children, children who are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade. 

The Kingsville R-1 School District assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction. Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness, and young child with a developmental delay.

The Kingsville R-1 School District assures that it will provide information and referral services necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.

The Kingsville R-1 School District assures that personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights of their child. Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Kingsville R-1 School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act (GEPA). This plan may be reviewed by appointment at the school.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

EDUCATIONAL SURROGATE

Pursuant of the requirements of Section 162.675, RSMo., the State Board of Education is required to appoint a surrogate parent at such time as it becomes evident that a child with a disability does not have a parent or a person acting as a parent to participate in matters dealing with the provision of special education. For purposes of surrogate parent appointment, “parent” is defined as a biological parent, a guardian, or a person acting as a parent of a child including, but not limited to, a grandparent, a step-parent, or a foster parent with whom the child lives. The term does not include a person whose parental rights have been terminated.

The Kingsville R-1 School District is responsible to determine when a child with a disability who resides in the District may be in need of a person to act as a surrogate parent. The District must notify the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of the need to appoint a surrogate parent. Training for persons serving as surrogate parents will be provided by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the District. If you are interested in volunteering to serve as a surrogate parent, more information may be obtained from Rachel Wallace, Director of Special Education, 101 E Adriatic St, Kingsville, MO, 64061, 816-597-3422