FERPA Regs

From NJ DOE Memo (2/24/2015)

Notice to schools of their responsibilities under FERPA and PPRA can be accessed at http://familypolicy.ed.gov/ferpa-school-officials and http://familypolicy.ed.gov/ppra.

• Best Practices Guidance to assist schools in protecting student information while using online educational services at http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/Student%20Privacy%20and%20Online%20Educational% 20Services%20%28February%202014%29.pdf. • Guidance concerning the disclosure of education records of students in foster care without consent at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/uninterrupted-scholars-actguidance.pdf. • Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and FERPA Confidentiality Provisions document which sets forth the similarities and differences between the two laws’ privacy provisions at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/ptac/pdf/idea-ferpa.pdf. • Best Practices Guidance in Keeping Parents/Students Informed about Schools’/Districts’ Collection and Use of Student Data at http://ptac.ed.gov/document/Transparency-Guidance.