Accomodations Procedures for Adult Students

Contact the Assistant Director/Director of your program to schedule an appointment to discuss your disability and need for accommodations:
Jeremiah Podczaszy, Assistant Director of Mission Trails ROP (831) 753-4209, jeremiah.podczaszy@salinasuhsd.org
Burr Guthrie, Director of Salinas Adult School, (831) 796-7900, via Email

Prior to your appointment with the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director of your program, complete the “Disability Accommodation Request Form for Adult Student”, which can be found on page 3 of this document or at the office of Mission Trails ROP,
867 East Laurel Drive, Salinas, CA, 93905 or Salinas Adult School, 20 Sherwood Place, Salinas, CA, 93906.

Obtain documentation of your disability from your physician, psychologist, or other certified clinician. The documentation should include the following: (1) a diagnosis of your current disability; (2) how the disability affects your academic performance; and (3) professional recommendations regarding reasonable accommodation(s) and service(s).  

Bring your completed Disability Accommodation Request Form for Adult Students and documentation from your treating physician, psychologist, or other certified clinician to your appointment with the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director. During your
appointment, the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director will discuss the reasonable accommodations process, review your documentation, and gather any additional information. Upon approval, the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director will complete an Accommodation Plan based on the documentation and information you provide. The documentation provided must support each of your requested accommodations.  

The ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director will communicate your approval in writing and include a copy of your Accommodation Plan. The Accommodation Plan will include all approved reasonable accommodation(s). To encourage active communication, and
to avoid any potential miscommunications or misunderstandings, contact each of your instructors to discuss your Accommodation Plan. An instructor may request to see your Accommodation Plan, however, the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director will
provide a copy of the Accommodation Plan to your instructors upon approval of the requested accommodation(s). After receiving a copy of your Accommodation Plan, instructors have up to 5 school days to provide the approved reasonable accommodations. If there are any concerns regarding the Accommodation Plan, you must contact the ROP Assistant Director of SAS Director as soon as possible.
It is your responsibility to meet with the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director each semester to update your Accommodation Plan. If you do not schedule a meeting with the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director, your Accommodation Plan will not be updated.

Contact the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director to schedule a review meeting, to be held within 5 school days of the date you submit your concerns to the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director, in writing.
Jeremiah Podczaszy, Assistant Director of Mission Trails ROP (831) 753-4209, Email
Burr Guthrie, Director of Salinas Adult School, (831) 796-7900, Email

Upon receipt of your written complaint, the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director or designee shall complete an investigation regarding your complaint, and issue a final written decision about the merits of your complaint, within 10 school days of the date the complaint was received. The final written decision shall include notice regarding your right to appeal the decision within 10 school days of receiving the decision.  

If the issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, within 10 school days of the ROP Assistant Director or SAS Director’s decision about the merits of your complaint, you may submit a written request for review to:
For Mission Trails ROP:
Rob Appel, Director of Mission Trails ROP by email at robert.appel@salinasuhsd.org or by mail to Mission Trails ROP, 867
East Laurel Drive, Salinas, CA, 93905  

For Salinas Adult School:
Dr. Juan Mendoza-Romero, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, by email or
by mail to Human Resources, 431 West Alisal St. Salinas, CA 93901.  

The Director will complete an investigation of the complaint within 10 school days of receiving the complaint. The Director will inform you of the outcome of the investigation, in writing, within 15 school days of receiving your complaint. The Director’s written outcome of the investigation shall include notice regarding your right to appeal the decision through the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedure.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Director’s investigation and review, you may file a complaint through the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedure. Such complaints may be made to: Dr. Hector Galica, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Salinas Union High School District Office, 431 West Alisal St., Salinas, CA, 93901; 831-796-7037, or Email.

Complaints of discrimination on the basis of disability may also be made through the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedure.