contact the director of Special Education at (734)783-3322 to inquire about evaluation procedures and programs
offered by the District.
STUDENT RECORDS
The School District maintains many student records including both directory information and confidential information.
Directory information includes, but is not limited to: the student's name; the name of the student's parent or other family
members; the address of the student or student's family; a personal identifier, such as the student's social security
number, student number, or biometric record; other indirect identifiers, such as the student's date of birth, place of birth,
and mother's maiden name; other information that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student
that would allow a reasonable person in the school community, who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant
circumstances, to identify the student with reasonable certainty; or information requested by a person who the District
reasonably believes knows the identity of the student to whom the education record relates.
Directory information may be provided upon request to any individual, other than a forprofit organization, even without
the written consent of a parent. Parents may refuse to allow the district to disclose any or all of such “directory
information” upon written notification to the district. For further information about the items included within the category
of directory information and instructions on how to prohibit its release you may wish to consult the district’s annual
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) notice.
Access to all student records is protected by (FERPA) and Michigan law. Except in certain circumstances as defined in
State and Federal law, the District may not release confidential education records to any outside individual or
organization without the prior written consent of the parents, or the adult student, or a graduate of the district. The
district is not allowed to release a student’s social security number. Examples of other confidential records include test
scores, psychological reports, behavioral data, disciplinary records, and communications with family and outside
service providers.
Parents and eligible students have the right to review, amend, and receive copies of all educational records. Costs for
copies of records may be charged to the parent. A written request to amend a record must be made to the building
principal. To review student records please provide a written request to the building principal. You will be given an
appointment with the appropriate person to answer any questions and to review the requested student records.
Consistent with the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) and Board Policy, parents have the right to inspect,
upon request, a survey or evaluation created by an outside party before the survey/evaluation is administered or
distributed by the school to the student. The parent will have access to the survey/evaluation within a reasonable
period of time after the request is received by the building principal.
The Family Policy Compliance Office in the U.S. Department of Education administers both FERPA and PPRA.
Parents and/or eligible students who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW 20202-4605
Washington, D.C.
www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco
Informal inquiries may be sent to the Family Policy Compliance Office via the following email addresses:
FERPA@ED.Gov; and PPRA@ED.Gov.
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