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SAUK PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND INTERNAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE (INCLUDING TITLE VI, TITLE VII, AND TITLE IX)
Nondiscrimination
The Board does not discriminate on the basis of race; color; religion; national origin; ancestry; creed; pregnancy; genetic information; marital status; parental status, sexual orientation; sex (including transgender status, change of sex, or gender identity); or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability (“Protected Classes”) in its programs or activities.
The Board is also committed to equal employment opportunity in its employment policies and practices as they relate to students. The Board’s policies pertaining to employment practices can be found in Policy 1422, Policy 3122, and Policy 4122 – Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity.
Further, it is the policy of the Board to maintain an educational environment that is free from all forms of unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. This commitment applies to all District operations, programs, and activities. All students, administrators, teachers, staff, and all other school personnel share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and reporting any form of unlawful harassment. This policy applies to unlawful conduct occurring on school property, or at another location if such conduct occurs during an activity sponsored by the Board.
The Board will not tolerate any form of harassment and will take all necessary and appropriate actions to eliminate it, including suspension or expulsion of students and disciplinary action against any other individual in the School District community. Additionally, appropriate action will be taken to stop and otherwise deal with any third party who engages in harassment against our students.
The Board will vigorously enforce its prohibition against harassment based on the traits of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, ancestry, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other characteristic protected by Federal or State civil rights laws (hereinafter referred to as unlawful harassment), and encourages those within the School District community as well as third parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify such problems. Additionally, harassment means behavior toward a student or group of students that substantially interferes with the student’s school or academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment. Harassment may occur student-to-student, staff-to-student, male-to-female, female-to-male, male-to-male, or female-to-female. The Board will investigate all allegations of unlawful harassment and in those cases where unlawful harassment is substantiated, the Board will take immediate steps designed to end the harassment, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
This notice is provided to comply with the notice of nondiscrimination requirements for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended), Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and is provided to students, their parents, staff members, and the general public for that purpose. The District is required by law to comply with the nondiscrimination and harassment provisions of these laws.
If a person who believes that s/he has been discriminated/harassed/retaliated against or denied equal opportunity or access to the District’s programs, activities or services the person may utilize the following complaint procedures as a means of reaching, at the lowest possible administrative level, a promptly and equitable resolution of the matter.
The following individual(s) is/are designated as the Title IX Coordinators/Compliance Officers (hereinafter referred to as the “COs”).
Title IX Complaint Coordinators/Compliance Officers
Noelle Sapiro
Executive Dir. of Spec. Education and Pupil Services
608-643-5988
440 13th Street
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
noelle.sapiro@saukprairieschools.org
Craig Trautsch
Principal
608-643-1966
225 Grand Avenue
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
craig.trautsch@saukprairieschools.org
Internal Complaint Procedures
A Complainant who alleges discrimination/retaliation may file a complaint, either orally or in writing: 1) with a Principal; 2) the CO; or 3) to the District Administrator or other supervisory employees. Any complaint received regarding the District Administrator or a Board member shall be referred to the Board’s legal counsel, who shall assume the role of the CO for such complaints. Additionally, if the complaint is regarding a CO, the complaint shall be reported to the District Administrator, who shall coordinate with the other appointed/designated CO or, if appropriate appoint/designate another individual to serve as CO for the complaint regarding a CO.
Due to the sensitivity surrounding complaints of discrimination and retaliation, timelines are flexible for initiating the complaint process; however, individuals are encouraged to file a complaint within thirty (30) days after the conduct occurs while the facts are known and potential witnesses are available. If a Complainant informs a Principal, District Administrator, or other supervisory employees, either orally or in writing, about any complaint of discrimination or retaliation, that employee must report such information to the CO at the employee's first opportunity, but no later than two (2) days.
Throughout the course of the process, the CO should keep the parties reasonably informed of the status of the investigation and the decision-making process.
All complaints must include the following information to the extent known: the identity of the Respondent; a detailed description of the facts upon which the complaint is based (i.e., when, where, and what occurred); a list of potential witnesses; and the resolution sought by the Complainant.
If the Complainant is unwilling or unable to provide a written statement including the information set forth above, the CO shall ask for such details in an oral interview. Thereafter, the CO will prepare a written summary of the oral interview, and the Complainant will be asked to verify the accuracy of the reported charge by signing the document.
Complaint Procedures
Students and District employees are required, and all other members of the District community and Third Parties are encouraged to promptly report suspected violations of this policy to an administrator, supervisor, or other District official so that the Board may address the conduct. Any teacher, administrator, supervisor, or other District employee or official who receives such a complaint shall file it with the District’s Compliance Officer within two (2) days.
Members of the District community, which includes students or Third Parties, who believe they have been discriminated/retaliated against are entitled to utilize the complaint process set forth below. Initiating a complaint, whether formally or informally, will not adversely affect the Complainant's employment or participation in educational or extra-curricular programs. While there are no time limits for initiating complaints under this policy, individuals should make every effort to file a complaint as soon as possible after the conduct occurs while the facts are known and potential witnesses are available.
Office For Civil Rights
Discrimination complaints may also be filed with the Federal government at the U.S. Department of Education, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, Telephone: 312-730-1560, Fax: 312-730-2576, TDD:877-521-2172, E-mail: OCR.Chicago.ed.gov, Web: http://www.ed.gov.
The complaint must generally be filed within 180 days of the date the discrimination occurred. You do not have to file a complaint with the District before filing a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights, and you may file complaints with both the District and the Office for Civil Rights if you wish to do so.
Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinators/Compliance Officers or the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, Telephone: 312-730-1560, Fax: 312-730-2576, TDD: 877-521-2172, E-mail: OCR.Chicago.ed.gov, Web: http://www.ed.gov.
Prohibition Against Retaliation
The Board will not discriminate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any individual because the person opposed any act or practice made unlawful by any Federal civil rights law, or because that individual made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under those laws or because that individual exercised, enjoyed, aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of any right granted or protected by those laws.
False Information
Any individual who knowingly files a false complaint or knowingly provides false information concerning a complaint shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Board Policies on Nondiscrimination & Anti-Harassment
The following Board policies and administrative guidelines on nondiscrimination are available on the District’s website: https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/spsd/Board.nsf/Public
Policy 2260: Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity
Policy 2260.01: Section 504/ADA Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Disability
Administrative Guideline 2260.01B: Section 504/ADA Parents’ Procedural Rights, Including Due Process Hearing
Administrative Guideline 2261: Procedure for Complaints of Appeals under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Policy 2266: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities
Administrative Guideline 2260.01A: Section 504/ADA Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Disability, Including Procedures for the Identification, Evaluation, and Placement of Students Suspected of Having a Disability and the Right to a Free Appropriate Public Education
Policy 5517: Student Anti-Harassment
Policy 1422/3122/4122: Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity
Policy 1422.02/3122.02/4122.02: Nondiscrimination Based on Genetic Information of the Employee
Policy 1623/3123/4123: Section 504/ADA Prohibition Against Disability Discrimination in Employment
Administrative Guideline 1623/3123/4123: Section 504/ADA Prohibition Against Disability Discrimination in Employment
Policy 1662/3362/4362: Employee Anti-Harassment
Administrative Guideline 3362/4362: Employee Anti-Harassment
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Notice of Career & Technical Education Opportunities
Each year the Sauk Prairie High School 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 a Youth Apprenticeship coordinator.
Career & Technical Education programs are offered in the areas of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Architecture & Construction; Arts, A/V, Technology & Communications; Business, Management & Administration; Education & Training; Finance; Government & Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality & Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety & Security; Manufacturing; Marketing, Sales & Service; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics. 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:
Troy Talford
School to Work Coordinator
Sauk Prairie High School
troy.talford@saukprairieschools.org
608-643-5960
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