Student Services

• Marlin Sumpter
• Director of Student Services
• (805) 963-4338, extension 6278 and 6276
• E-mail: msumpter@sbsdk12.org

Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the development, refinement, and implementation of the district’s and school sites’ policies and plans for complying with the requirements of the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
• Monitor and evaluate compliance with the requirements of the ADA, Section 504, and other disability law.
• Work with the district’s director of facilities and operations, in seeing that all architectural access barriers at school sites and district facilities are removed.
• Prepare ADA access compliance reports.
• Assists in the development of policies supporting the equal opportunity of disabled students to participate in all district programs.
• Work with each school site in the development of an annual Disability Awareness Day.
• Coordinate the referral of, investigation and resolution of complaints and grievances alleging failure to comply with ADA regulations or discrimination on the basis of disability.
• Complaint Officer.
• Coordinate the development, refinement, implementation, and reporting of the District’s and school sites’ policies and plans for complying with state and federal English learner requirements.
• Coordinate the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC).
• Develop an in-service training program to ensure that staff have the necessary skills to provide appropriate instructional and support services to English learners.
• Coordinate educational placement decisions for foster children.
• Oversee the Administrative Hearing Panel.
• Coordinate the district’s Safe School Plan.