Directory Information & Student Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires the District, with certain exceptions, to obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your student’s education records.
However, the District may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District procedures. The District designates only the following student information as directory information:
- Name
- Address
- Grade level
- Birth date
- Parent(s)/guardian(s) names, addresses, electronic mail addresses, and telephone numbers
- Photographs, videos, or digital images used for informational or news-related purposes (whether by a media outlet or by the school) of a student participating in school or school-sponsored activities, organizations, and athletics that have appeared in school publications, such as yearbooks, newspapers, or sporting or fine arts programs
- Academic awards, degrees, and honors
- Information in relation to school-sponsored activities, organizations, and athletics
- Major field of study
- Period of attendance in school
You can access additional information regarding directory information by reviewing Administrative Procedure 7-340-AP1, E1 Exhibit (Notice to Parents/Guardians and Students of Their Rights Concerning a Student’s School Records).
Disclosure to Military Recruiters & Institutions of Higher Education
From time-to-time, military recruiters and postsecondary educational institutions request the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of our secondary students. The school must provide this information unless the parent/guardian, or the student (if 18 years old), submits a written request that the student’s records not be released without their prior written consent.
You can access additional information regarding the release of directory information to military recruiters and postsecondary educational institutions, and how you can opt out of the release of this information by reviewing Administrative Procedure 7-340-AP1, E2 Exhibit (Parent/Guardian Directory Information Opt Out Form).