Comment on Michelle Cheasty's post: I agree with Cheasty. I do remember everything what he said.

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Many years ago, teachers posted grades outside doors, in classrooms, or other locations. We swapped papers and as the answers were given- graded each other's papers. All of these practices are a violation- and cannot be done today.

It guides schools in the disclosure (or nondisclosure) of student records. It also provides guidance to school employees regarding student information in an effort to protect the privacy of students.

Interstingly enough, I learned that a practice that one of college professors used to employ while returning exams was highly likely to be a violation of FERPA. The professor would begin the returning of exams by posting the grade ranges on the board along with the number of students that fell into each range. The professor would then hand out the exams in the order of the ranges. For example, say there were 10 students that received a 90-100 and 15 that received a 80-89, the professor would hand out the grades in this order starting with highest score. In… >>>

Having an accreditation is voluntary. 

I appreciated the story about the flight attendant. It helped me understand compliance but more importantly the culture of compliance. Thank you!

FERPA, a law passed in1974, provides protections of a student's educational records, including who has access to these records.

Admissions training must be completed by anyone in admissions and be renewed annually. 

It is important to stay on top of the rules and regulations, especially if there are changes made to certain policies.