School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Student Records.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 5.50.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Parental access to student records and reports; confidentiality of personally-identifiable student information; and designation of other school officials with legitimate educational interests in accessing student records.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 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.

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

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may promptly be obtained without cost from the District’s web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on June 28, 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 hearing agenda will be available by June 21 on the District’s Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing 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.