I learned that FERPA is a very important federal law that ensures the privacy of students' educational records The Family Education Rights and. Students have specific, protected rights when it comes to the release of such records, and FERPA requires institutions to strictly adhere to these guidelines. FERPA is a federal law that is administered by the Department of Education's Family Compliance Office. It is intended to provide students' access to their academic records and An opportunity to request that the records be amended.
Interesting to note the differences between what a student officially has access to and how that is determined depending on allowances by student, family, or staff.
Qnly those with a legitimate educational purpose should have access to student records.
FERPA helps to protect student's rights and the officials that can give out information about students is limited to certain officials.
I learned about the notes aspect - if it is written in a student's record, then it's part of that record and they have the right to know what it says. Honestly, as educators, we should be willing and open to sharing such comments with students directly (when offered opportunity) so the need for "secret" notes shouldn't exist anyway!
It is very important that we treat student records carefully, and be careful about what we do with them. Confidentiality is everything.
My feeling as an online instructor, I do not share any information about a student unless it is an offical of the college. I will not even share a letter from the student to anyone unless it requires to go to their Dean. I will leave this up to the officals at the college. I do want to violate FERPA laws.
From the course I can have a better understaninf of inforation that is for thew student and faculty. It sllows me to learn who can hae access and how we need to allow inforamtion to be given to only allowable individuals.
Frank Hoban
I totally agree this module on FERPA was very interesting it explains clearly how a student's educational records is to be maintained, protected and stored. Faculty must protect their students' privacy by being personally accountable.
In this module I have learned that Educational Institutions are required to provide annual notification to students and written permission is required to disclose students' educational records, with some exceptions. I also have learned that in case of student request to access their educational record, the institution has 45 days to comply with requests to access educational records. As well as only those with a legitimate educational purpose should have access to any specific Educational Record.
Very informative Module, .FERPA makes complete sense, it inform us importance of keeping students information and records confidential.
What I understand this section to be about is the proper method to maintain student records within the institution and as a individual faculty member. It is important to know who actually has access to student records and when a student is able to amend what is stated within the records.
Students records and confidentiality are extremely important.
Institutions are required to describe what they consider Directory Information and give students the right to opt out of releasing such information publicly.
A good refresher, to remind oneself of the specifics or FERPA. As an online instructor for 16+ years, most aspects of the law are known, but it doesn't hurt to revisit them from time to time.
If notes are not intended to be shared with students, then those notes need to remain in the posession of the originator and not included in student files.
The importance of knowing and correctly applying the rules is apparent.
I have learned how to handle student records and files. When students can access records or files and who and how they are to be examined.
Virginia
i have learned that students recordds are private and confidential, that restrictions and noncomplaince can result in investigations by the department of education.
Reference letters could be a challenge and I didn't see how they were covered in the provided information
