San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 5145.6
Parental Notifications
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board desires to promote effective communication between the school and the home and to keep parents/guardians informed regarding educational programs, school operations, and the legal rights of students and their parents/guardians. The Superintendent or designee shall send parents/guardians and students all notifications required by law and any other notifications he/she believes will promote parental understanding and involvement.
(cf. 5020 – Parent Rights and Responsibilities)
(cf. 5022 – Student and Family Privacy Rights)
(cf. 6020 – Parent Involvement)
Notice of the rights and responsibilities of parents/guardians as specified in Education Code 48980 shall be sent at the beginning of each academic year and may be provided by regular mail, in electronic form when so requested by the parent/guardian, or by any other method normally used by the District for written communication with parents/guardians. (Education Code 48981)
No activity specified in Education Code 48980 shall be undertaken with respect to any particular student unless their parent/guardian has been informed of such action through the annual notification or other separate special notification. Such notice shall state the activity that will be undertaken and the approximate date on which the activity will occur. (Education Code 48983-48984)
The annual notification shall include a request that the parent/guardian sign the notice and return it to the school or, if the notice is provided in electronic format, that the parent/guardian submit a signed acknowledgment of receipt of the notice to the school. The parent/guardian’s signature is an acknowledgment of receipt of the information but does not indicate that consent to participate in any particular program has been given or withheld. (Education Code 48982)
Whenever a student newly enrolls in the District during the school year, their parents/guardians shall be given all required parental notifications at that time.
Notifications shall be presented in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents/guardians can understand. Whenever 15 percent or more of the students enrolled in a District school speak a single primary language other than English, as determined from the California Department of Education census data collected pursuant to Education Code 52164, all notices sent to the parent/guardian of any such student shall, in addition to being written in English, be written in the primary language, and may be responded to either in English or the primary language. (Education Code 48981, 48985)
Whenever an employee learns that a student’s parent/guardian is unable to understand the District’s printed notifications for any reason, he/she shall inform the principal or designee, who shall work with the parent/guardian to establish other appropriate means of communication.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
221.5 Prohibited sex discrimination
231.5 Sexual harassment policy
234.7 Student protections relating to immigration and citizenship status
262.3 Appeals for discrimination complaints; information regarding availability of civil remedies
310 Language acquisition programs
313 Reclassification of English learners, parental consultation
313.2 Long-term English learner, notification
440 English language proficiency assessment; instruction in English language development
8483 Before/after school program; enrollment priorities
17288 Building standards for university campuses
17611.5-17612 Notification of pesticide use
32221.5 Insurance for athletic team members
32255-32255.6 Right to refuse harmful or destructive use of animals
32390 Fingerprint program; contracts; funding; consent of parent/guardian
33479.3 The Eric Paredes Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act
35160.5 Extracurricular and cocurricular activities
35178.4 Notice of accreditation status
35182.5 Advertising in the classroom
35183 School dress codes; uniforms
35186 Complaints concerning deficiencies in instructional materials and facilities
35211 Driver training; District insurance, parent/guardian liability
35256 School Accountability Report Card
35258 School Accountability Report Card
35291 Rules for student discipline
37616 Consultation regarding year-round schedule
39831.5 School bus rider rules and information
44050 Employee codes of conduct, employee interactions with students
44808.5 Permission to leave school grounds
46010.1 Notice regarding excuse to obtain confidential medical services
46014 Regulations regarding absences for religious purposes
46600-46611 InterDistrict attendance agreements
48000 Minimum age of admission
48070.5 Promotion or retention of students
48204 Residency requirements
48205 Absence for personal reasons
48206.3 Students with temporary disabilities; individual instruction; definitions
48207-48208 Students with temporary disabilities in hospitals
48213 Prior notice of exclusion from attendance
48216 Immunization
48260.5 Notice regarding truancy
48262 Need for parent conference regarding truancy
48263 Referral to school attendance review board or probation department
48301 InterDistrict transfers
48350-48361 Open Enrollment Act
48354 Option to transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
48357 Status of application for transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
48412 Certificate of proficiency
48432.3 Voluntary enrollment in continuation education
48432.5 Involuntary transfers of students
48850-48859 Education of foster youth and homeless students
48900.1 Parental attendance required after suspension
48904 Liability of parent/guardian for willful student misconduct
48904.3 Withholding grades, diplomas, or transcripts
48906 Notification of release of student to peace officer
48911 Notification in case of suspension
48911.1 Assignment to supervised suspension classroom
48912 Closed sessions; consideration of suspension
48915.1 Expelled students; enrollment in another District
48916 Readmission procedures
48918 Rules governing expulsion procedures
48929 Transfer of student convicted of violent felony or misdemeanor
48980 Required notification at beginning of term
48980.3 Notification of pesticide use
48981 Time and means of notification
48982 Parent signature acknowledging receipt of notice
48983 Contents of notice
48984 Activities prohibited unless notice given
48985 Notices to parents in language other than English
48987 Child abuse information
49013 Use of uniform complaint procedures for complaints regarding student fees
49063 Notification of parental rights
49067 Student evaluation; student in danger of failing course
49068 Transfer of permanent enrollment and scholarship record
49069 Absolute right to access
49070 Challenging content of student record
49073 Release of directory information
49073.6 Student records, social media
49076 Access to student records
49077 Access to information concerning a student in compliance with court order
49403 Cooperation in control of communicable disease and immunization
49423 Administration of prescribed medication for student
49451 Physical examinations: parent’s refusal to consent
49452.5 Screening for scoliosis
49452.7 Information on type 2 diabetes
49452.8 Oral health assessment
49456 Results of vision or hearing test
49471-49472 Insurance
49475 Student athletes; concussions and head injuries
49480 Continuing medication regimen for nonepisodic conditions
49510-49520 Duffy-Moscone Family Nutrition Education and Services Act of 1970
49557.5 Child Hunger Prevention and Fair Treatment Act of 2017; notice of negative balance in meal account
51225.1 Exemption from District graduation requirements
51225.2 Course credits; foster youth, homeless youth, former juvenile court school students and military-connected students
51225.3 Graduation requirements; courses that satisfy college entrance criteria
51229 Course of study for grades 7-12
51513 Personal beliefs; privacy
51938 HIV/AIDS and sexual health instruction
52164 Language census
52164.1 Census-taking methods; determination of primary language; assessment of language skills
52164.3 Reassessment of English learners; notification of results
54444.2 Migrant education programs; parent involvement
56301 Child-find system; policies regarding written notification rights
56321 Special education: proposed assessment plan
56321.5-56321.6 Notice of parent rights pertaining to special education
56329 Written notice of right to findings; independent assessment
56341.1 Development of individualized education program; right to audio record meeting
56341.5 Individualized education program team meetings
56343.5 Individualized education program meetings
56521.1 Behavioral intervention
58501 Alternative schools; notice required prior to establishment
60615 Exemption from state assessment
60641 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
69432.9 Submission of grade point average to Cal Grant program
CIVIL CODE
1798.29 District records, breach of security
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
1596.857 Right to enter child care facility
104420 Tobacco use prevention
104855 Availability of topical fluoride treatment
116277 Lead testing of school drinking water
120365-120375 Immunizations
120440 Sharing immunization information
124100-124105 Health screening and immunizations
PENAL CODE
626.81 Notice of permission granted to sex offender to volunteer on campus
627.5 Hearing request following denial or revocation of registration
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
852 Exemptions from state assessments
863 Reports of state assessment results
3052 Behavioral intervention
4622 Notification of uniform complaint procedures
4631 Uniform complaint procedures; notification of decision and right to appeal
4702 Student transfer from school identified under Open Enrollment Act
4917 Notification of sexual harassment policy
11303 Reclassification of English learners
11511.5 English language proficiency assessment; test results
11523 Notice of proficiency examinations
18066 Child care policies regarding excused and unexcused absences
18094-18095 Notice of Action; child care services
18114 Notice of delinquent fees; child care services
18118-18119 Notice of Action; child care services
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 17
2951 Hearing tests
6040 Time period to obtain needed immunizations
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act
1232h Privacy rights
1415 Procedural safeguards
6311 State plan
6312 Local educational agency plans
6318 Parent and family engagement
7908 Armed forces recruiter access to students
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
1758 Child nutrition programs
11431-11435 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 7
245.5 Eligibility criteria for free and reduced-price meals
245.6a Verification of eligibility for free and reduced-price meals
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
99.7 Student records, annual notification
99.30 Disclosure of personally identifiable information
99.34 Student records, disclosure to other educational agencies
99.37 Disclosure of directory information
104.32 District responsibility to provide free appropriate public education
104.36 Procedural safeguards
104.8 Nondiscrimination
106.9 Dissemination of policy, nondiscrimination on basis of sex
200.48 Teacher qualifications
300.300 Parent consent for special education evaluation
300.322 Parent participation in IEP team meetings
300.502 Independent educational evaluation of student with disability
300.503 Prior written notice regarding identification, evaluation, or placement of student with disability
300.504 Procedural safeguards notice for students with disabilities
300.508 Due process complaint
300.530 Discipline procedures
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 40
763.84 Asbestos inspections, response actions and post-response actions
763.93 Asbestos management plans
Management Resources:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PUBLICATIONS
Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A, SP 23-2017, March 2017
Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement — Nutrition Programs and Services, FNS Instruction 113-1, 2005
WEB SITES
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: http://www.fns.usda.gov
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