Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275 provides programming for students such as RtI, AIMS Web (K-8) progress monitoring and data collection to guide instruction.

The District provides preschool screening, vision and hearing screenings.

AFC also is a member of the Ogle County Special Education Cooperative (OCEC), which provides special education services and programs for students with disabilities who are 3 - 21 years of age and residents of Ogle County. Services are provided in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Illinois School Code.

If you believe your child is experiencing educationally related problems and alternative intervention strategies have not been successful, you should make a referral for a special education evaluation. To make a referral for an evaluation, you should contact your child’s building principal in writing indicating your concerns and requesting an evaluation be considered.

This school district provides special education services as part of the required continuum of service option for special education. The district strives to provide the necessary supports to educate all students in their home district. However, if a student needs service to receive an appropriate education beyond what this school can provide, the district will seek support from the Ogle County Educational Cooperative (OCEC).

As a member of the OCEC, students in this district with disabilities can receive programming and support services from the OCEC if appropriate. The services and programs provided by the OCEC comprise one or more parts of the continuum of special education service options for a local district. The OCEC operates and administers a number of special education instructional programs and related services. For further information on special education services in this district as well as the Ogle County Educational Cooperative, please see the building administrator.

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275 operates a remedial reading program designed for students in grades K-6 using federal funds available for this purpose under Title 1 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1995.

Students eligible to participate in this program must meet the following criteria:

1. Benchmarking data identified as at-risk from a variety of district and national assessments.

2. Recommendation of the classroom teacher based on below grade level academic progress in reading curriculum, and/or

3. Prior selection and in need of continuing service.

Students participating in the program will be involved in instructional activities determined by the progress they are making toward improvement of skills in reading. Parents will be asked to become involved in needs assessment activities, surveys, meetings at which the program is explained and discussed, and individual conferences concerning the progress of their students in the Title 1 activities. For further information, parents should contact their building principal or the Title 1 teacher.

A homeless child, as defined by State law, may attend the District school that the child attended when permanently housed or in which the child was last enrolled. A homeless child living in any District school’s attendance area may attend that school. Transportation shall be arranged according to State law. If a dispute arises regarding a homeless child’s rights, the superintendent shall inform the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) of the availability of an investigator, sources for low-cost or free legal assistance, and other advocacy services in the community.