Appeals Process

 

In accordance with Federal and State OCR (Office for Civil Rights) Guidelines, any student who believes that CODCA, or any of the school’s staff, instructors, and/or administrators have inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, national origin), Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972 (sex/gender), and/or Section 504 and Title II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability) may make a complaint which shall be referred to as a formal grievance.  However, whenever possible and practical and informal solution to the complaint is encouraged and should be attempted with the school’s Head of School.

 

If an informal acceptable solution cannot be attained, the student shall commit the complaint to writing, audio file or in-person interview and formal grievance procedures shall commence.  The complainant may file her/his complaint directly with the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education, and/or use the internal grievance process set forth as follows:

 

Step 1.  An alleged formal discrimination grievance (pertaining to any above named regulation or title) complaint should first be made to the Head of School within ten (10) school days from the date of the incident. The HOS has ten (10) school days to make a decision and formulate a course of action for all involved. However, it should be noted, there is no time limit or statute of limitations on a complainant’s decision to file a formal complaint.

 

Step 2.  If not resolved at Step 1, the decision may be appealed to the District’s Compliance and Family Engagement Coordinator within five (5) school days from the date of the Step 1 decision:

 

Step 3.  If not resolved at Step 2, the decision may be appealed by the complainant to the Office for Civil Rights/Denver Office, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Building, Suite 310, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO 80204-3052

 

Adelita Shepherd, Designated Non-Discrimination Coordinator, Compliance and Family Engagement Coordinator | 8601 Turnpike Dr., #100, Westminster, CO 80031 | ashepherd@k12.com | 303.399.4702