School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Student Records.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 5.50.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To clarify standards for parental access to student records and reports; maintaining confidentiality of personally-identifiable student information; and designation of other school officials with legitimate educational interests in accessing student records.

SUMMARY: This revision expands the Policy to incorporate some content from Directive 5.05 and the annual notice of FERPA rights; codifies the identity of "other school officials" (such as certain of the District's agents, contractors, and partners) who may access student records without parental consent, for a legitimate educational purpose; and clarifies procedures such as handling subpoenas for student records and how parents may opt out from access to secondary students' directory information by military recruiters or institutions of higher learning.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(2); 1001.43(8); 1002.22(4), Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 1002.22, Fla. Stat.; 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99; State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.0955.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (OPTIONAL, IF ONE HAS BEEN PREPARED): None. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE: Is available from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

CONTACT PERSON: Ron Armstrong, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

PERSONS ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Ron Armstrong and Randall Burks.

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: June 28, 2004.

PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: June 14, 2004, in The Palm Beach Post.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on August 2, 2004, anticipated to begin at 2:15 p.m. in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: A copy of the agenda will be available by July 26 on the District’s Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. This meeting is open to the public.