Public Notices - Altus Schools South Bay

Notice of Rights for Families Experiencing Homelessness

You are guaranteed enrollment in school by the federal McKinney-Vento Act and California state law, even if you have uncertain housing, a temporary address, or no permanent physical address.

Notice of Rights for Families Experiencing Homelessness - English

Notice of Rights for Families Experiencing Homelessness – Spanish

Ana Maria Rojas, Equity and Inclusion Administrator, is the designated Liaison for Homeless Students for Altus Schools South Bay. You may contact her by phone at 858-678-4818 or by email arojas@altusschools.net.

English Learner Advisory Committee

ESSER III Plan

EPA

Education Protection Account (EPA)
“The Education Protection Account (EPA) provides local educational agencies (LEAs) with general purpose state aid funding pursuant to Proposition 30, The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, approved by the voters on November 6, 2012. The EPA funding is a component of an LEA’s total revenue limit or charter school general purpose entitlement.” (Retrieved from the California Department of Education website.)

Health Coverage

Beginning the 2015–2016 school year, California public schools were required under AB 2706 to provide information to families about their health coverage opportunities and enrollment assistance. By providing families an opportunity to access health coverage information from schools, this legislation aims to reduce the number of eligible but uninsured children. Our goal is to support and increase the number of students and families who enroll in health coverage. Please contact your student’s Resource Center Teacher and/or Nurse for questions about starting the health care coverage application process.

For more information, go to www.allinforhealth.org
Para más información, visite www.allinforhealth.org

Family resources are updated on the For Families resource page. Visit: www.allinforhealth.org/for-families
Immigration status information is kept private, protected, and secure. It will not be used by any immigration agency to enforce immigration laws, but only to determine eligibility for health programs.

*Reference: All In: Health Care for All Families/A Project of The Children’s Partnership

ALL IN for Health (English)

ALL IN for Health (Spanish)

Independent Study Policy

Prop 28 Annual Report

Public Random Drawing

As an independent study program Altus Schools South Bay enrolls students throughout the year. The school works to accommodate all students who wish to enroll. In the instance that more students wish to enroll than availability allows, the school will use a public random drawing.

Applications will be accepted during a publicly advertised open application period each year for enrollment in the following school year. Following the open enrollment period each year, applications will be counted to determine whether any grade level has received more applications than availability. In the event that this happens, Altus Schools South Bay shall hold a public random drawing to determine enrollment for the impacted grade level, with the exception of existing students, who are guaranteed enrollment in the following school year.

Admission preferences in the case of a public random drawing shall be as follows:

Students currently attending Altus Schools South Bay
Residents of the Sweetwater Union School District
Siblings of existing students of Altus Schools South Bay
All other students

At the conclusion of the public random drawing, all students who were not granted admission due to capacity shall be given the option to put their name on a waiting list according to their draw in the lottery. This waiting list shall allow students the option of enrollment if an opening occurs during the current school year at their grade level. In no circumstance shall a waiting list carry over to the following school year. Public random drawing rules, deadlines, dates and times shall be communicated in the application form and on the Altus Schools South Bay website.

Public Records Act

School Safety Plan

School Accountability Report Card

School Plan for Student Achievement

School Site Council

The School Site Council (SSC) is a decision-making group that provides oversight on matters dealing with Federal and State-funded programs.

SSCs provide oversight of the academic planning and budgeting process associated with school planning in order to meet the needs of all students. SSCs provide meaningful consultation with the school’s administrator to oversee the implementation, monitoring, and revision of school plans, including reviewing and analyzing data; consulting with advisory groups; evaluating programs and activities, and allocating the expenditure of funds available to the school through categorical programs.

Altus Schools South Bay’s SSC is comprised of teachers, staff, students, and parents, who are selected by each of their constituent groups annually.

Meeting Agendas

2024-2025 School Site Council Meetings Coming Soon

SELPA Governance

Please visit the El Dorado Charter SELPA website for the most current Local Plan at www.edcoecharterselpa.org/governance.

SELPA Resources for Parents:

Community Advisory Committee Meeting Information (Comité Consultivo de la Comunidad) | English | Spanish

Virtual Meeting Dates (Via Zoom):

October 15, 2024 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Register to Join the Virtual Meeting

January 28, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Register to Join the Virtual Meeting

April 29, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM| Register to Join the Virtual Meeting

For more information and resources, please visit charterselpa.org/parent-resources.

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policies

Notice of Student Nondiscrimination

Altus Schools South Bay is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. School programs and activities shall be free from discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability or any other unlawful consideration.

Any student who engages in discrimination of another student or anyone from Altus Schools South Bay may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion. Any employee who permits or engages in discrimination may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

Any student or parent who feels that discrimination has occurred should immediately contact a teacher or the School Coordinator for resolution at the site. If not resolved, contact: Tim Tuter, Deputy Superintendent School Services, 3252 Bonita Rd. Chula Vista, CA 91910, 858-678-2042.

Student Nondiscrimination Statement

Student Sexual Harassment Policy

Altus Schools South Bay is committed to making the schools free from sexual harassment. This means that Altus Schools prohibits harassment made by someone from or in the educational setting. Sexual harassment can be such actions as: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made by someone from or in the educational setting.

Altus Schools South Bay prohibits conduct that has the purpose or effect of having a negative impact on the student’s academic performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.

Altus Schools South Bay further prohibits sexual harassment in which a student’s grades, benefits, services, honors, program or activities are dependent on submission to such conduct.

Students should report any sexual harassment to their teacher or school principal. Students who violate this policy shall be disciplined appropriately. This includes suspension or possible expulsion. Employees who violate this policy shall disciplined according to personnel procedures.

Altus Schools South Bay believes that it can resolve harassment issues at the school site. If not, students may contact: Allison Fleck at (858) 203-4640 or at afleck@altusschools.net.

To File a Discrimination or Sexual Harassment Complaint

Filing a complaint: Obtain a copy of the Uniform Complaint form and procedure from the school. Remedies available outside of Altus Schools South Bay are listed in this procedure.
Investigation: Altus Schools South Bay will immediately undertake an effective, thorough, and objective investigation of the harassment allegations and provide a written report within 60 days of when the complaint is filed.
Action: If Altus Schools South Bay determines that its policies prohibiting sexual harassment have been violated, disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion, will be taken.

The person filing the complaint may also pursue action in civil court.

Complaints will be kept confidential.

Altus Schools South Bay prohibits retaliation against any participant in the complaint process. Each complaint shall be investigated promptly and in a way that respects the privacy of all parties concerned.

If you have an unresolved discrimination or sexual harassment complaint, contact:

504 Coordinator
Administrator of Special Education
3252 Bonita Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-393-2270

Title II, Title IX
Chief of Staff & Compliance Officer
3252 Bonita Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91910
858-678-2020

Title 5 Coordinator
Chief Business Officer & CFO
3252 Bonita Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91910
858-678-2048

Civil Rights Coordinator
Chief Business Officer & CFO
3252 Bonita Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91910
858-678-2048

Notice of Title IX Policy and Procedures

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance.

Altus Schools South Bay is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination based on sex and provides a number of resources and services to assist students, faculty, and staff in addressing issues involving sex discrimination.

Tim Tuter has been designated as the Title IX Coordinator for Altus Schools South Bay. You may contact him at any time by calling (858) 678-2020 or email at ttuter@altusschools.net.

California Department of Education’s Title IX Webpage

Title IX Training Materials

You can find additional information on our School Policies page.

Student and Parent Handbook

Notice of Synthetic Drugs and Fentanyl Dangers

Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

The illicit use and abuse of synthetic drugs represents an emerging and ongoing public health threat in California. The fentanyl crisis specifically has impacted communities across the state, leading to a sharp increase in fentanyl poisonings and deaths in recent years.

This notice aims to address the crisis with a preventative approach ensuring students and families are educated on the deadly consequences of recreational drug use.

A synthetic drug is a drug with properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogen or narcotic but having a slightly altered chemical structure, especially such a drug created in order to evade existing restrictions against illegal substances.

Synthetic drugs include but are not limited to synthetic cannabinoids (“synthetic marijuana,” “Spice,” “K2”), methamphetamines, bath salts, and fentanyl.

The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has expounded on the extreme danger of drugs laced with fentanyl. Illicit fentanyl can be added to other drugs to make them cheaper, more powerful, and more addictive. Illicit fentanyl has been found in many drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, counterfeit pills, and cocaine. Fentanyl mixed with any drug increases the likelihood of a fatal overdose. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to tell if drugs have been laced with fentanyl without additional testing, because fentanyl cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted when used as a lacing agent. 

Additional information regarding fentanyl from the CDPH’s Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch can be found here.

Notice of Disclosure of Student Records

Important information regarding confidential student data

There is ongoing litigation between the California Department of Education and the Concerned Parent Association. A notice issued by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson states, “The lawsuit accuses CDE of widespread, systemic non-compliance by local educational agencies with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504. The CDE denies these allegations and is actively defending the litigation.”

The court has ordered CDE to release student and parent information to provide personally identifiable information (PII) – an act that can only be taken as an exception to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). As a result, we are providing notice of the court order and directions to anyone wishing to object.

Please be advised that CDE will notify parents or students of whom are required to disclose information and those individuals may object directly to the court regarding this disclosure using the PDF links below:

Objection to Disclosure of Student Information and Records (PDF)

Objeción a la Publicación de Información y Registros Estudiantiles (PDF)

Uniform Complaint Policy

Charter School Complaint Notice and Form

Charter schools are not allowed to discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school because the pupil exhibits any characteristics such as students with disabilities, academically low-achieving, English learners, neglected or delinquent, homeless, socially economically disadvantaged, foster youth, or based on nationality, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Charter schools are not allowed to request a pupil’s records before enrollment or encourage a child who is enrolled in a charter school to disenroll or transfer to another school. A parent, guardian, or pupil (18 years or older) may file a Charter School Complaint Form to the authorizing entity if they suspect the charter school is in violation of Education Code (EC)Section 47605(d)(4).

Charter School Complaint Notice and Form