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The following Annual Notices and Board Policies are required to be provided to students and parents on an annual basis. These Notices and Board Polices are supplemental to the school student/parent handbook. All parents and students must review these Annual Notices and Board Policies at the time of registration and/or enrollment.
Some of these Annual Notices and Board Policies may also appear in a school's student/parent handbook
Table of Annual Notices & Board Polices:
Upon request, the School District of Whitefish Bay is required to evaluate a child for eligibility for special education services. A request for evaluation is known as a referral. When the district receives a referral, the district will appoint an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team to determine if the child has a disability, and if the child needs special education services. The district locates, identifies, and evaluates all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents/guardian in private (including religious) schools, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district.
A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker, or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent/guardian that the referral will be made.
Others, including parents/guardians, who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child, to the school district in which the child resides.
Referrals must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. A referral may be made by contacting Tim Lemke, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, Whitefish Bay School District, at 414-963-3924, or tim.lemke@wfbschools.com.
Board Policy 431 Student Attendance
Board Policy 431 Rule 1 Student Attendance Procedures
Board Policy 431 Rule 2 Truancy
State Statute 118.15 Compulsory School Attendance
State Statute 118.16 School Attendance Enforcement
The District shall abide by and implement student compulsory attendance laws. State law requires each child between the ages of six and eighteen residing in the District to be in school attendance (religious holidays excepted) unless he/she:
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Is excused temporarily for physical or mental reasons;
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Has graduated;
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Has been authorized to attend an alternative educational program;
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Has been excused by his/her parent/guardian prior to an absence in accordance with state law; or
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Has been excused by the building principal or his/her designee.
Any violator of the compulsory school attendance law shall be subject to penalties outlined in state law.
School Board Policy 411.1 Student Anti-Harassment
School Board Policy 411.2 Student Bullying and/or Hazing
State Statute 118.46 Policy on Bullying
The School District of Whitefish Bay strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, and school buses and at school-sponsored activities. Bullying has a harmful social, physical, psychological and academic impact on bullies, victims and bystanders. The school district consistently and vigorously addresses bullying so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process.
Disclosure and Public Reporting
The policy will be distributed annually to all students enrolled in the school district, their parents and/or guardians and employees. The school district will also provide a copy of the policy to any person who requests it.
Records will be maintained on the number and types of reports made, and sanctions imposed for incidents found to be in violation of the bullying policy.
School Board Policy 446 Student Searches (Search of Students and Their Belongings)
State Statute 118.325 Locker Searches
The School Board retains ownership and possessory control of all student lockers. At no time does the District relinquish its exclusive control of lockers provided for the convenience of students. General inspection of lockers may be conducted by designated school authorities for any reason at any time, without notice, without student consent and without a search warrant.
The school officials, employees and agents who may conduct locker searches are designated as:
- Administrators, pupil services staff, and teachers holding a license issued by the state superintendent.
- The school liaison officer and other officers of the Village of Whitefish Bay Police Department working with school authorities.
- Support staff, including secretaries, paraprofessionals, custodians, maintenance and food service employees, in the company of an employee designated above.
Searches of a student's personal property, or other items contained within a school locker, such as handbags or backpacks, may be conducted when, under the circumstances, school personnel have a reasonable belief that a student has an item that is in violation of the law and/or school rules.
Any unauthorized item found in a school locker may be removed and given to the parent/guardian of the student, returned to its rightful owner, or forwarded to law enforcement officials as the circumstances may warrant.
Follow the link to view the District's most recent Pupil Nondiscrimination Self-Evaluation Report. It is an invaluable tool that can be used to strengthen our commitment and efforts to foster equitable and successful schools for all students.
Board Policy 411 Nondiscrimination and Equal Access to Equal Educational Opportunity
Board Policy 411.3/511.3 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities
Board Policy 411.3/511.3 Exhibit Title IX Complaint Form
Board Policy 410 Human Dignity - Students
Board Policy 522.6 Human Dignity - Staff
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
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Board is committed and dedicated to the task of providing the best education possible for every student in the District. The right of the student to be admitted to school and to participate fully in curricular, career and technical education, co-curricular, student services, recreational or other programs or activities shall not be abridged or impaired because of a student's sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, disability, physical attributes, gender identity or expression, or social, economic or family status (“Protected Classes”).
The Board has established the following processes and procedures to investigate all allegations of discrimination. In the event that discrimination is substantiated through these processes and procedures, immediate steps designed to end the discrimination must be taken to prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects. Individuals who are found to have engaged in discrimination will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
Investigative Process and Procedures (Policy 411)
Board Policy 323.1 Accomodating Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
Board Policy 323.1 Rule Guidelines for Accomodating Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
Board Policy 434.1 Released Time for Religious Instruction
Board Policy 434.1 Rule Guidelines for Released Time for Religious Instruction
State Statute 115.28(31) Accomodation of Religious Beliefs
WI Admin. Code Ch PI41 Accomodation of Religious Beliefs
Students’ sincerely held religious beliefs shall be reasonably accommodated with respect to academic activities and requirements, examinations, and other school and Recreation and Community Education Department activities which take place outside the classroom. The scheduling of academic activities, examinations, and school and Recreation and Community Education Department activities will be accomplished in such a manner as to be sensitive to and to minimize conflict with sincerely held religious beliefs.
A student shall be permitted to make up an academic, activity, or examination requirement at another time or by an alternative method, without prejudicial effect, in either or both of the following situations:
- There is a scheduling conflict between the student's sincerely held belief and meeting the academic, activity, or examination requirement.
- Parents/guardians or students of legal age have given prior notification to the instructor of the specific days or dates on which the student will request relief from an academic, activity, or examination requirement.
The resulting make-up academic requirements, activity, or examination may be scheduled for full credit before or after the regularly scheduled requirement.
Instructors shall accept at face value the sincerity of the student’s religious beliefs.
Notification by parents/guardians or students of legal age to instructors and requests for relief shall be kept confidential.
Complaints of failure to provide reasonable accommodation of sincerely held religious beliefs as required by this policy may be filed following the procedures outlined in:
In accordance with state law, the School District of Whitefish Bay may provide program and curriculum modifications for a child under certain guidelines. The parent or guardian should first talk with the principal regarding the specific program or curriculum modifications requested. The parent or guardian should then speak with the Director of Instruction if a solution is not obtained. Finally, any child’s parent or guardian, or the child if the parent or guardian is notified, may request the school board, in writing, to provide the child with program or curriculum modifications.
The school board shall render its decision, in writing, within 90 days of a request, except that if the request relates to a child who has been evaluated by an individualized education program team under s. 115.782 and has not been recommended for special education, the school board shall render its decision within 30 days of the request. If the school board denies the request, the school board shall give its reasons for the denial.
Any decision made by a school board or a designee of the school board in response to a request for program or curriculum modifications shall be reviewed by the school board upon request of the child’s parent or guardian. The school board shall render its determination upon review in writing, if the child’s parent or guardian so requests.
Please contact your child’s building principal if you would like more information or to make a request for modifications.
Meningococcal Disease Information
Public health authorities recommend that teenagers and college-bound students be immunized against a potentially fatal bacterial infection called meningococcal disease, a type of meningitis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading medical organizations recommend routine meningococcal immunization for adolescents during the preadolescent doctor’s visit (11- to 12-year-olds), adolescents at high school entry (15-year-olds) if they have not previously been immunized, and for college freshmen living in dormitories.
Meningococcal disease is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that can cause severe swelling of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis) or a serious blood infection (meningococcemia). Meningococcal disease strikes up to 3,000 Americans each year; nearly 30 percent of these cases are among teenagers and college students.
A meningococcal vaccine is available for use among persons aged 11 to 55 years, which provides protection against four of the five types of bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. Many parents are unaware of the dangers the disease poses to their children and that a vaccine is available that may help to prevent up to 83 percent of cases among teens and college students.
Immunization is the most effective way to prevent this very serious disease.
About Meningococcal Disease
Meningococcal disease is often misdiagnosed as something less serious because early symptoms are similar to common viral illnesses. Symptoms of meningococcal disease may include high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, confusion, exhaustion and/or a rash.
Meningococcal disease is spread through direct contact with respiratory and/or oral secretions from infected persons (for example, kissing or sharing drinking containers). It can develop and spread quickly throughout the body, so early diagnosis and treatment are very important. Even with immediate treatment, the disease can kill an otherwise healthy young person within hours of first symptoms. Of those who survive, up to 20 percent may endure permanent disabilities, including brain damage, deafness and limb amputations.
Lifestyle factors common among teenagers and college students are believed to put them at increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease. These lifestyle factors include crowded living situations (for example, dormitories, sleep-away camps), active or passive smoking and irregular sleeping habits. Teens should avoid sharing eating utensils and drinking out of the same container, since infections may spread through this type of close contact.
To learn more about meningococcal disease, vaccine information, and public health resources visit the following web sites.
Board Policy 443.5 Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices
Education for Employment and Academic Career Planning
Education for Employment and Academic Career Planning Report
Board Policy 411 Nondiscrimination and Equal Access to Equal Educational Opportunity
Board Policy 443.6 Student Use and Possession of Weapons
Board Policy 443.6 Rule - Student Weapons Policy Enforcement Procedure
Board Policy 443.7 Code of Conduct and Removal of Students from Class
One of the responsibilities associated with turning 18 years old deals with registering to vote. In a democratic society, the voice of the people is heard through the election process. For this reason, it is imperative that young adults take this responsibility seriously and vote on election days.
Wisconsin Elections Commission - Voter Registration Center
Board Policy 411.1 Student Anti-Harassment
Board Policy 411.2 Student Bullying and/or Hazing
Board Policy 411.5 Exhibit Report of Bullying, Harassment, and/or Hazing Form
State Statute 947.013 Harassment
If any person believes that the Whitefish Bay School District, or any part of the school organization, has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, or the Americans with Disabilities Act, or in some way discriminates on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, disability, physical attributes, gender identity or expression, or social, economic, or family status, they may bring forward a complaint to one of the Compliance Officers listed below. The specific procedures can be found in
Board Policy 411 Nondiscrimination and Equal Access to Equal Educational Opportunity
Board Policy 411.3/511.3 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities
The Board has designated the following individuals to serve as the District’s Compliance Officers (“COs”):
| Tim Lemke |
Hannah Chin |
| Director of Special Education & Pupil Services |
Human Resources Manager & Associate Legal Counsel |
| 1200 E. Fairmount Ave |
1200 E. Fairmount Ave. |
| Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 |
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 |
| 414-963-3871 |
414-963-3881 |
| tim.lemke@wfbschools.com |
hannah.chin@wfbschools.com |
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