Final FERPA regulations

From Department of Public Instruction:  

The U.S. Department of Education published final revised FERPA regulations in the Federal Register on December 2, 2011. The purpose of the regulations is to make it easier to share information among agencies and therefore to be able to build data systems that capture necessary information about students, teachers, schools, etc. Here is the link to the regulations: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-02/pdf/2011-30683.pdf.

 

Additionally, you may visit the Department’s Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) web site (http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/) to view important documents that are being released with the new regulations, including Guidance for Reasonable Methods and Written Agreements and updated model notifications for LEA and postsecondary officials. Attached you will also find two overview documents about the changes to the regulations: Revised FERPA Regulations: An Overview for SEAs and LEAs and Revised FERPA Regulations: An Overview for Parents and Students.