PRESS RELEASE DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS:
The DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative-Early Childhood Program which serves Polk, Montgomery, Sevier, Little River, and Howard counties announces that it will be destroying all special education due process forms and records of children who were dismissed, transitioned, dropped from the program, or found to be eligible for preschool special education or speech therapy services prior to or during the 2016-2017 school terms, according to state and federal guidelines. Parents have the right to review and request copies of these records before they are destroyed. The records will be available for viewing through November 6, 2023, at the DeQueen-Mena Educational Cooperative in Gillham, AR. They will be destroyed on November 16, 2023. If you wish to view your child’s records please call the Early Childhood Coordinator at 479-385-4319 to schedule an appointment. THESE RECORDS ARE NOT YOUR CHILD’S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORDS. THEY ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS FORMS AND RECORDS.