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From left to Right Chairman Bobby Rogers (Bath County Judge-Executive), Mr.
Bill John-
son (former Montgomery County Judge-Executive), and Mr. Joshua Farrow
(Gateway
ADD Executive Director).
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From left to Right — Chairman Bobby Rogers (Bath County Judge-Executive),
Mr. Bill Red-
wine, and Mr. Joshua Farrow (Gateway ADD Executive Director). l a.
Jones, and Mr. Joshua Farrow (Gateway ADD Executive Director).
Child Find for Children with Disabilities in Need of Special Education or
504 Services
Child Find
The Bath School District keeps educational records in a secure location in
each school and Board office.
The Bath County School District obtains written consent from a parent or
eligible student (age 18 or who is attending a post-
secondary institution) before disclosing personally identifiable
information to an entity or individual not authorized to receive
it under FERPA.
For students who have been determined eligible for Special Education,
educational records will be destroyed at the parents
request when they are no longer needed to provide educational programs or
services. The Bath County School District that?
destroy the academic records of a child without parent request three years
after they are no longer needed to'provide educa-
tional programs or services. Parents are advised that data contained in the
records may later be required for Social Security
benefits or other purposes. In addition, the Bath County School District
may retain, for an indefinite-period of time, a record
of the student's name, address, telephone number, grades, attendance
records, classes attended. gradd level completed, and year
completed. p ,. 1.
Children eligible for Special Education include those children with
disabilities who have autism, deaf—blindness, deVelopmen-
tal delay, emotional—behavior disability, hearing impairment, mental
disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment.
other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language
impairment, traumatic brain injury, or visual impair—
ment and who because of such an impairment need Special Education services.
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Children eligible for 504 services include those children in a public
elementary and secondary education program who have
a current physical or mental impairment that currently substantially limits
some major life activity which causes the student's
ability to access the school environment or school activities to be
substantially limited.
Children eligible for the State-Funded Preschool program include three- and
four-year—old children identified disabilities
and at-risk four-year-old children, as defined by federal poverty levels
up to 150%. In addition, preschool eligible
for special education must have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) instead
of a 504 plan to receive State-Fuhde‘d Preschool
program services. :1 "g
The Bath County School District has an ongoing "Child Find"
system, which is designed to locate, identify and evaluate‘iny
child residing in a home, facility, or residence within its geographical
boundaries, age three (3) to twenty-one "(217'yea’r5 , .
may have a disability and be in need of Special Education or 504 services.
This includes children who are not in school; thoseh
who are in public, private, or home school; those who are highly mobile
such as children who are migrant or homeless; and :-
those who are advancing from grade to grade, who may need but are not
receiving Special Education or 504 services.
The District's "Child Find" system includes children with
disabilities attending private or home schools within the school
district boundaries who may need special education services.
The Bath County School District will make sure any child enrolled in its
District who qualifies for Special Education or 504
services, regardless of how severe the disability, is provided appropriate
Special Education or 504 services at no cost to the
child's parents. «
Parents, relatives, public and private agency employees, and concerned
citizens are urged to help the Bath County School _..
District find any child who may have a disability and need Special
Education or 504 services. The District needs to know the'
name and age, or date of birth of the child; the name, address, and phone
number(s) of the parents or? guardian; the possible . .
disability; and other information to determine if Special Education or 504
services are needed. ‘ ‘1 U _, ‘
Letters and phone calls are some of the ways the Bath County School
District collects the information needed. The informa—
tion the school District collects will be used to contact the parents of
the child and find out if the child needs to be evaluated or
referred for Special Education or 504 services.
Ifyou know of a child who lives within the boundaries of the Bath County
School District, who may have a and
need but is not receiving Special Education or 504 services, please call
Kim Whitt at 606-674-6314 or send the information to:
Director of Special Education Section 504 Coordinator
Bath County Schools,
405 West Main Street
"Child Find" activities will continue throughout the school year.
As part of these efforts, the Bath County School District will
use screening information, student records, and basic assessment
information it collects on all children in the District to help: V
locate those children who have a disability and need Special Education or
504 services. Any information the District collects
through "Child Fin "is maintained confidentially. . .
Written Policies and Procedures have been developed which describe the
District's requirements regarding the confidentiality
of personally identifiable information and "Child Find"
activities. There are copies in the Principal's office of each school
and
the Board of Education'office. Copies of these Policies and Procedures
may be obtained by contacting:
Director of Pupil Personnel, Kim Biddle-“$744314
The District Office is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am. to 4:30
pm.
The Bath County School District provides a public notice in the native
language or another mode of communication of the
various populations in the District's geographical boundaries to the
extent feasible. . .
lfyou know of someone who may need this notice translated to another
language, given orally, or delivered in some other
manner or mode of communication, please contact the Director of Pupil
Personnel, the Director of Special Educationgpr the
Section 504 Coordinator at the address or phone number listed above for the
Bath County Schools.
Revised March 2011 per KDE
This advertisement was paid for by the Bath County Schools using tax
dollars in the amount of $384.
Published in the Bath County News-Outlook 07.08 (9- 07.15 of 2021
From left to Right — Chairman Bobby Rogers (Bath County Judge-Executive),
Ms. Taunya
On June 29, 2021, Gate-
way Area Development
District (GADD) held its
annual Board of Directors’
Meeting on the campus of
Morehead State Universi-
ty. There, three individuals
were recognized for their
contributions and support
to the Gateway region and
the organization.
Mr. Bill Johnson, for-
mer Montgomery County
Judge-Executive from
1986 to. 1993, was named
the recipient of the Found-
ers Award. The Founders
Award honors former or
present Board of Direc-
tors and Elected Officials
who have made significant
contributions to the Area
Development District,
Photo courtesy of Bath County
Judge Executive's Office
Mary Lou Pruden was presented
a plaque on June 29 from the
Bath County Fire District Taxing
Board in appreciation for her
many years of service to the
board. Pictured with Mary Lou
is Bath County Judge/Executive
Bobby Rogersand board mem-
ber Derek Ellington. “We want
to sincerely thank Mary Lou for
GATEWAY REGION
who exemplify the spirit
and ideals of the founders
of the organization, and
who have rendered dis-
tinguished service to the
organization and to the
counties, cities, and com-
munities they serve within
Bath, Menifee, Montgom-
ery, Morgan, and Rowan
Counties. Some of Mr.
Johnson’s biggest accom-
plishments included work
on the regional jail and
youth recreational oppor-
tunities.
Mr. Bill Redwine of Row-
an County, and Ms. Tau-
nya Jones of Montgomery
County, were named the
recipients of the Gail K.
Wright Commitment to Ex-
cellence Award. The Gail
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News Outlook
(tatean nun Presents founders and
commitment to Excellence Awards
THREE INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT TO
K. Wright Commitment
to Excellence Award is
the highest honor that the
GADD Board of Directors
bestows to an individual to
recognize their outstand-
ing work and commitment
to regionalism, service,
or who personifies the
mission of the organiza-
tion. Both recipients self-
lessly volunteered their
time at GADD’s regional
kitchen and on meal de-
livery routes during the
COVID-19 pandemic to en-
sure GADD’s senior center
participants still received
meals.
Both Mr. Redwine and
Ms. Jones serve on the
GADD Board of Directors.
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