Accessibility Policy

Fruitport Community Schools is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website for students, parents, and members of the community with disabilities. All pages on the District website will conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA conformance.

The Superintendent is directed to establish procedures whereby students, parents, and members of the public may present a complaint regarding a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and Title II related to the accessibility of any official District web presence which is developed by, maintained by, or offered through the District or third party vendors and open sources.

Website Accessibility

With regard to the District website and any official District web presence, which is developed by, maintained by, or offered through third party vendors and open sources, the District is committed to compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 and Title II so that students, parents and members of the public with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same benefits and services within the same timeframe as those without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use; and that they are not excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any District program, service, or activity.

All existing web content produced by the District, and new, updated and existing web content provided by third-party developers, will conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA conformance, or updated equivalents. This Regulation applies to all new, updated, and existing web pages, as well as all web content produced or updated by the District or provided by third-party developers.

Accessibility Concerns, Complaints and Grievances

A student, parent or member of the public who wishes to submit a complaint or grievance regarding a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 or Title II related to the accessibility of any official District web presence that is developed by, maintained by, or offered through the District, third party vendors and/or open sources may file a complaint directly with the District webmaster, Superintendent, or School administrator. Any complaint or grievance should be made in writing, by sending an email to the webmaster at: webmaster@fruitportschools.net.

Whether or not a formal complaint or grievance is made, once the District has been notified of inaccessible content, or of any inaccessible effective communication shall be provided as soon as possible to the reporting party to provide access to the information. The Complainant should not have to wait for the investigation of the complaint to be concluded before receiving the information that they were unsuccessful in accessing.

The formal ADA non-compliance complaint should include the following:

• Name
• Address
• Date of the Complaint
• Description of the problem encountered
• Web address or physical location of the problem
• Solution desired
• Contact information in case more details are needed (email and phone number)

The complaint or grievance will be investigated by the website compliance coordinator or another person designated by the Superintendent. The student, parent, or member of the public shall be contacted no later than five (5) working days following the date the website accessibility compliance coordinator receives the information. The procedures to be followed are:

• An investigation of the complaint shall be completed within fifteen (15) working days. Extension of the timeline may only be approved by the Superintendent.
• The investigator shall prepare a written report of the findings and conclusions within five (5) working days of the completion of the investigation.
• The investigator shall contact the Complainant upon conclusion of the investigation to discuss the findings and conclusions and actions to be taken as a result of the investigation.
• A record of each complaint and grievance made pursuant to Governing Board Policy shall be maintained at the District office. The record shall include a copy of the complaint or grievance filed, report of findings from the investigation, and the disposition of the matter.

Please print, fill out, and bring this form to your child's office to report a change in address. You will also need to bring proof of residency which could be one of the following:

• Rent receipt
• Lease/purchase agreement
• Utility bill
• Property tax bill
• Voter registration 

Change of Address Form

Arbor Circle Services

Arbor Circle Services Referral Form

Hackley Community Care

Electronic Parent Consent Form