1 / 10

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA. Discussion Leader Seminar April 11, 2014. Learning Outcomes Understand what FERPA is. Understand what restricted information is. To whom student information may be disclosed; and How you should protect your student’s information.

thuong
Télécharger la présentation

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActFERPA Discussion Leader Seminar April 11, 2014

  2. Learning Outcomes • Understand what FERPA is. • Understand what restricted information is. • To whom student information may be disclosed; and • How you should protect your student’s information. FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  3. What is FERPA? FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (sometimes called the Buckley Amendment). Passed by Congress in 1974. FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  4. The Essence of FERPA The Essence of FERPA can be summarized as follows: Students information is protected, it is our responsibility to protect them!! FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  5. Key Terms • Eligible Student • Educational/Non-Educational Record • University Official • Legitimate Educational Interest • Personally Identifiable Information • Directory/Non-Directory Information • Confidential Information in Letters of Recommendation FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  6. Grades • Grade Point Average • Class schedule • Country or Citizenship • Any identifiable information such as: • Student ID numbers • Social Security Numbers • Codes These items are not to be released without the prior written consent of the student. FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  7. How can you protect your student’s information? • Do not send around a roster with grades, student ID numbers! • Information sheets: Protect them with your life! • Educational records containing information about more than one student (an inquiring student may only view that part of the record which pertains to them). • Keep all of your class information in a safe space and do not carry it around with you if you do not need it! FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  8. We must take appropriate measures to protect student records that are stored on personal computers, in file cabinets or other forms of storage. • “If in doubt, don’t give it Out!” • Inform Brittany or a professional staff member right away if you are being asked for any information! FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  9. Brief Review • FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and is also known as the Buckley Amendment. • FERPA gives students access to their own educational records and protects their records from unlawful disclosure. • No one is exempt from the rules of FERPA. Violations of students’ rights of privacy may result in severe penalties to the individual violator and/or the university. FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

  10. Where to Get More Information Finally, if you would like more detailed information on FERPA please go to the following websites: UCI Office of Student Conduct www.dos.uci.edu/conduct /parents/ferpa.php The Registrar’s Office www.reg.uci.edu/privacy U.S. Department of Education www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/students.html FERPA(Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)

More Related