Students in the Fox Point-Bayside School District participate in a variety of assessments to help guide teaching and learning. Standardized assessments are those that are mandated by the state or serve the purpose to universally screen all students for proficiency levels. Informal assessments are those conducted in the classroom on an ongoing basis to help the teacher inform instruction, for example end of unit tests. Parents may request information regarding any state or local school district policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by law and by the district. You can find a list of standardized assessments at https://www.foxbay.k12.wi.us/academics/index.cfm.
School districts are required to provide a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil’s resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a private school choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program. Some resident students attend private schools within the Fox Point-Bayside boundary line, which include Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Bader Hillel Academy, and St. Eugene School.
Please use the links below for more information.
The Fox Point-Bayside School District is committed to equal educational opportunity for all students in the district. It is the policy of the district that no person, on the basis of sex, race color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical mental, emotional or learning disability, may be denied admission to any school in this district or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational or other programs or activities including all career and technical education classes and programs. The policy recognizes that we are a religiously diverse society and the policy prohibits discrimination against students for sincerely held religious beliefs. The district will afford a free and appropriate public education by implementing the guidelines as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004.
This policy also prohibits discrimination under related federal statutes, including Title VI of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If any person believes the Fox Point-Bayside School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of the aforementioned statues or in some way violates state or federal law, s/he may bring forward a complaint to the District Administrator at the Fox Point-Bayside School District Office at 7300 N. Lombardy Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217.
It is the policy of the Fox Point-Bayside School District that no person shall, on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, medical condition or disease, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program, courses or activity or employment. This policy also prohibits discrimination as defined by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district encourages informal resolution of complaints under this policy.
More information about Wisconsin’s Pupil Nondiscrimination Law can be found at https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/pndbrochure.pdf. Any student, parent/guardian, resident, or employee of the School District complaining of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability or handicap in school programs or activities shall report the complaint, in writing to the District Administrator, the Director of Student Services, or the Director of Teaching and Learning. The contact information is below.
The Fox Point-Bayside School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Fox Point-Bayside’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. Fox Point-Bayside School District’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located by contacting the Title IX coordinators below or by visiting https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/foxbay/Board.nsf/public. To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please contact one of the Title IX coordinators below or refer to https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/foxbay/Board.nsf/public.
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Dr. Jeffrey Dellutri
District Administrator
Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N. Lombardy Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-247-4164
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Paul Reich
Director of Student Services
Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N. Lombardy Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-247-4252
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Laura Dahm
Director of Teaching and Learning
Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N. Lombardy Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-247-4162
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Additionally, questions regarding Title IX may also be directed to the Office of Civil Rights: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin
Office for Civil Rights,
Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
John C. Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: (312) 730-1560
Facsimile: (312) 730-1576
The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as:
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Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes children and youth who are:
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sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
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living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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living in emergency or transitional shelters
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abandoned in hospitals
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living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
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living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
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and migratory children who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances described above.
If you are personally aware of or are acquainted with any children or youth who may qualify according to the above criteria, the Fox Point-Bayside School District provides the following assurances to parents and guardians of homeless children and youth and unaccompanied homeless youth:
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The child or youth shall be immediately enrolled and allowed to fully participate in school, even if unable to produce records normally required for enrollment (e.g., academic records, immunization and other required health records, proof of residency, or other documentation) or has missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness.
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Homeless children and youths are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless and have full and equal educational and related opportunities.
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Meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children including special notices of events, parent-teacher conferences, newsletters, and access to student records.
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Immediate enrollment and transportation to the school of origin. “School of origin” means the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool.
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Written explanation of any decisions related to school selection or enrollment made by the school, the local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth to appeal and receive prompt resolution of such decisions.
Please contact Paul Reich, Homeless Liaison for the Fox Point-Bayside School District, at preich@foxbay.org 414.247.4252 for additional information about the rights and services described above.
To address mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, schools must foster emotional safety for students and teachers alike. The cumulative goal of education is to offer students opportunities to develop interrelated academic, personal, and social competencies that have a long-term impact on their lives. The district’s health education program shall promote the healthy mental, emotional, and social development of students including problem-solving skills, coping skills, and self-esteem. We want students to be academically prepared as well as emotionally prepared when they graduate from high school. The Annual Notice is to provide information on suicide prevention resources, identifying the warning signs, and what you can do if you are concerned about a student. On an annual basis, educators are provided with the information below.
Any school receiving Title I funds must provide families with information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers upon request. This information includes whether the student’s teacher has (a) met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction, (b) is teaching under emergency or provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived, and (c) is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher; and (2) Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If you are interested in receiving information on teaching staff members or instructional assistants that your child is working with, please contact your school principal.
As part of the state accountability system, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has produced report cards, based on multiple indicators, for every district and school in Wisconsin. The Fox Point Bayside School District takes pride in having received a rating of Significantly Exceeds Expectations for each year report cards have been released by the Department of Public Instruction. More information about the Wisconsin DPI School and District Report Cards can be found at: http://dpi.wi.gov/accountability/report-cards
More information about Fox Point-Bayside’s district and school report cards can be found at: https://www.foxbay.k12.wi.us/academics/schoolreportcard.cfm
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is Federal legislation and regulations, which prohibit discrimination against persons with a disability in any program receiving Federal financial assistance. Section 504 defines a disabled person as anyone who:
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has a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities (e.g., caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working);
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has a record of such an impairment; or
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is regarded as having such an impairment.
In order to fulfill its obligation under Section 504, the Fox Point-Bayside School District recognizes a responsibility to avoid discrimination in policies and practices regarding its personnel and students. No discrimination against any persons with a disability will knowingly be permitted in any of the programs and practices in the Fox Point-Bayside School District.
The Fox Point-Bayside School District has specific responsibilities under Section 504, which include the responsibility to identify, to evaluate, and, if the child/student is determined to be eligible under Section 504, to afford access to appropriate educational services. If the parent or legal guardian disagrees with the determination made by the professional staff of the Fox Point-Bayside School District he/she has the right to file a complaint with the Fox Point-Bayside School District, and/or submit a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, which enforces Section 504.
Please contact Paul Reich, Director of Student Services for the Fox Point-Bayside School District, at preich@foxbay.org 414.247.4252 for additional information about the rights and services described above.
A child with a disability is able to attend a participating private school of the child or the child's parent's choice, if that child has previously been rejected from attending school in a nonresident district under the open enrollment program. An eligible child may begin attending an eligible school at any time during the school year. You can find out more information by visiting the Special Needs Scholarship Program (https://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship).
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) affords parents of elementary and secondary students certain rights regarding the conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include, but are not limited to, the right to:
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 student’s parent; or
8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.
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Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;
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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
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Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others. (This does not apply to the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for, or to, students or educational institutions.)
Inspect, upon request and before administration or use –
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Protected information surveys of students and surveys created by a third party;
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Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and
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Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.
The District follows the provisions under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which state that “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States…shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance…” [29 U.S.C. Sec. 794]. An individual with a disability means any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, (ii) has a record of such impairment, or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.
Section 504 regulations require that school districts provide reasonable accommodations and/or related services necessary for qualified disabled students to participate in and benefit from public education programs and activities. A qualified disabled person is (i) of an age during which nondisabled persons are provided such services, (ii) of any age during which it is mandatory under state law to provide such services to disabled persons, or (iii) to whom a state is required to provide a free and appropriate public education under Section 612 of the Education of the Handicapped Act.
The provision of an appropriate education is the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that (i) are designed to meet individual educational needs of disabled persons as adequately as the needs of nondisabled persons are met and (ii) are based upon adherence to procedures that address the educational setting, evaluation and placement, and procedural safeguards. The District must make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled student unless it can be demonstrated that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the programs. In determining reasonable accommodations, a Section 504 evaluation team shall use a variety of evaluation and assessment techniques and procedures to determine if the student has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. When a student is found to have such a condition, a 504 Plan shall be developed and implemented with parent consent. The 504 Plan shall be reviewed and revised at least annually and a re-evaluation shall be completed every three years. For more information, please contact Director for Student Services, Paul Reich at preich@foxbay.org.
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