| Status | Adopted |
| Original Adopted Date | 04/24/2017 |
| Last Revised Date | |
| Last Reviewed Date |
Last Revised Date: 08/10/2020 (K–12 Districts)
The School of the Osage provides an excellent education to students within the boundaries of the district, near the students' homes and families, and therefore does not encourage or support transfers outside the district except in the following situations.
Specialized Services
On occasion, students with disabilities require specialized services that are not offered in the School of the Osage or are more efficiently offered in another district. In those situations, and at the discretion of the district, the district may contract with another district to provide the necessary services to the student. The student will stay enrolled in the School of the Osage.
Residential Placements in other Districts
When a resident student of the School of the Osage is placed in programs or facilities in another district by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the Department of Social Services or a court order, and the placement results in the student living in a different district, the student is still considered a resident of the School of the Osage, but the district in which the student is living is responsible for educating the student. The School of the Osage will pay the educating district an amount equal to the average sum produced per child by the School of the Osage's local tax effort.
Homeless Students and Students in Foster Care
In accordance with law, when it is in the best interest of a student who is in foster care or identified as homeless to attend his or her school of origin and that school is in another district, the School of the Osage will assist the other district with the transfer and provide transportation when required to do so.
Transfers Due to Accreditation Status
In accordance with law, if the Missouri State Board of Education declares the School of the Osage unaccredited, any student who is eligible to transfer but is not able to do so within the district may apply to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to transfer to an eligible attendance center located within an accredited district in the same county as School of the Osage or an adjoining county or an eligible charter school located within the same county as the School of the Osage or an adjoining county. The district will pay tuition to the receiving school district or charter school and will provide transportation to at least one receiving school district or charter school designated by DESE.
Breitenfeld v. Sch. Dist. of Clayton, 399 S.W.3d 816 (Mo. 2013) Federal
20 U.S.C. § 1400-1417 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 29 U.S.C. § 794 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 34 C.F.R Part 104 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 34 C.F.R Part 300 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 42 U.S.C. §§ 11431-11435 McKinney - Vento Homeless Children's Assistance Act
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