Northern United Charter Schools

Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

 Adopted on 2/11/2026

In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), Northern United Charter Schools will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: Northern United Charter Schools does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.

Effective Communication: Northern United Charter Schools will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Northern United Charter Schools’ programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: Northern United Charter Schools will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in Northern United Charter Schools’ offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of Northern United Charter Schools should contact the office of Shari Lovett at (707) 445-2660 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require Northern United Charter Schools to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Complaints that a program, service, or activity of Northern United Charter Schools is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shari Lovett at (707) 445-2660.

Northern United Charter Schools will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

Northern United Charter Schools Grievance Procedure under The Americans with Disabilities Act

This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the Northern United Charter Schools.

The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination such as name, address, and phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of the problem. Alternative means of filing complaints, such as personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint, will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.

The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or his/her designee as soon as possible, but no later than 60calendar days after the alleged violation to:

Shari Lovett
ADA Coordinator & School Director
2100 Campton Rd., Suite H
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 445-2660

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, Shari Lovett (or her designee) will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and the possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days of the meeting, Shari Lovett (or her designee) will respond in writing, and where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, such as large print, Braille, or audio tape. The response will explain the position of Northern United Charter Schools and offer options for substantive resolution of the complaint.

If the response by Shari Lovett (or her designee) does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant and/or his/her designee may appeal the decision within 15 calendar days after receipt of the response to Northern United Charter Schools’ Board of Directors.

Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the Northern United Charter Schools’ Board of Directors (or its designee) will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days after the meeting, the Northern United Charter Schools’ Board of Directors (or its designee) will respond in writing, and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.

All written complaints received by Shari Lovett (or her designee), appeals to the Northern United Charter Schools’ Board of Directors (or its designee), and responses from these two offices will be retained by Northern United Charter Schools for at least three years.