Destruction of SPED Records

This message serves as NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS and applies to all students that attended USD 259 Wichita Public Schools and received special education services prior to June 01, 2008.   For these students, any Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and associated documents created prior to June 01, 2008 will be destroyed after Monday, June 08, 2015.  If you are the student or you have legal authority for a student who attended during that time period, and wish to claim the special education record, please contact Student Records at 316-973-4499 prior to Monday, June 08, 2015 to schedule delivery of those documents.  After this date the records will no longer be available.      Please note that Special education records for each child with an exceptionality produced after June 01, 2008 are maintained by the school district until no longer needed to provide educational services to the child. Those special education records will be destroyed after five (5) years following program completion or graduation from high school, unless the student (or the student's legal guardian) has taken possession of the records prior to that time.