n,Toxas 78701-1494 » 5124 March 8, 2019 VIA U.S, Mail Marc Henson 7301 Stacy Circle Amarillo, TX 79121 Subject: TEA Reference #INV2019-03-024 Amarillo Independent School District Dear Mr. Henson, ‘The purpose of this letter Is to notify you thal we have received your concerns. TEA has determined thal we need additional information related to your complaints, Please complete and submit the TEA General Complaint Form within § calendar days from receipt of this letter through the following link: hitovfiea.texas.qow/About TEA/Contacl Us!Complaints/TEA General Complaint Formy or by filing out the enclosed complaint form and mailing back fo our agency. Should we fail to receive your complaint form in 6 calendar days, we will process your complaint as it currently exists and ‘etain your original file(s) in eccordanos with the Agency's retention policy. We are also requesting an authorization to release information form from your clentfindividual you are representing, allowing you to act on their behalf. The TEA will address those issues in your complaint thet fall within the agency's jurisdiction and within the seope of the agency's compiaints management program. if we identify issues that ‘would be more appropriately addressed by another entity, we will refer that issue to the entity for further review. We will inform you of any external reterreis. We may contact you at a later date if we need additional information to review your complaint. ‘The TEA encourages and supports citizens, parents and schoo! staff in their efforts to reach a resolution focally. If informal means are not suovessfui, you may aovess the school district's focal public formal complaint process end follow the steps outlined in the board policy manval Please pay special allention to the schoo! district's timelines in order to file your compiaint in a timely manner. in most school districts, a formal grievance is frst fied with the schoo! or campus principal (Level ), then the superintendent of schools (Level i), and finaly the focal board of trustees (Level Il). Ifyou do not receive the relief requested at a particular level or i the time for # response has expired, you may appeal to nex! level. If after exhausting the local grievance procass (Levels |-ll) you are stil aggrieved by the schoo! district's decision, you may file an appeal in vrng to the Commissioner of Education under TEC §7.057 (nite: fw. statutes. lenis slate, bx.us/Doos/EDIntnvE D7. htrn#7_ O57, If you believe your appeal Is governed by TEC §7.067, you have 46 calendar days from the date the decision was communicated to you to file a Petition for Review in writing with the Commissioner. A student disciplinary action under TEC Chapler 37 by the board of lvustees is final and may not be appeaied to the Commissioner per TEC §7.057(@)(2). The Hearings and Appeals Division has determined that appeals of decisions by the governing body of an open-enrollment charter schoo! may no! be considered under TEC §7.057(a)(2).Please include the above complaint number in all future correspondence. We will notify you at the completion of the complaint review. Ifyou have any questions, ploase feel free to cont ‘me at complaintsmansgement@tea,texas.qov. Sincerely, Ashley M. Jornigan Division of Governance & investigations Texas Education Agency Agi