FERPA Statement of Understanding

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects the privacy of a student’s education records. An education record is any record that contains personally identifiable information directly related to a student including, but not limited to, a student ID number, grades, GPA, class schedules, and financial records. Education records can exist in any medium including email, Nexus or Maxient notes, and printed documents.

Student education records are considered confidential and may not be released without written consent of the student, except by provisions outlined in FERPA. All employees, including student employees, have the responsibility to protect education records in their possession. Student information may be accessed only for legitimate educational use.

Employees should carefully review the Confidentiality Agreement below. Submission of the form below is considered the employee’s digital signature on the Agreement.