Model Form for Disclosure to Parents of Dependent Students and Consent Form for Disclosure to Parents
This document is a template for postsecondary institutions to use for eligible students to consent to the disclosure of PII from educational records to their parents.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Regulations (FERPA)
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: Title 34, Part 99--Family Educational Rights and Privacy
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is an editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments, updated on a daily basis by the Office of the Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR.
FERPA General Guidance for Parents (En Español)
This compliation of letters and guidance documents provides parents with general information about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This document is a compilation and update of various letters and guidance documents previously issued that respond to a variety of questions about FERPA. This version is the Spanish translation.
Use of Financial Aid Information for Program Evaluation and Research
This webinar provides additional information on the use of Financial Aid Information for program evaluation and how that data sharing operates under FERPA.
W 2 Phishing Scam
Important Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance highlighting ongoing phishing attacks against K-12 schools and school districts. These attacks are targeting HR and critical business functions within organizations to access the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from the W-2 forms of employees and, in some cases, extracting fraudulent payments from their victims. This document contains a summary of the attacks, tactics of the attackers, potential ramifications and links to the official IRS guidance.
Guidance on the Use of Financial Aid Information for Program Evaluation and Research
Student financial aid information may be used for program evaluation and research purposes.
Integrated Data Systems and Student Privacy
This guidance document provides background information on what an Integrated Data System (IDS) is and why educational authorities may choose to participate in one, and clarifies how such authorities can participate in an IDS while ensuring student privacy in compliance with FERPA.
Rescinded: August 2020 - Cover letter to the Department’s annual notices to SEAs and LEAs
Rescinded: August 2020
The Department of Education (Department) is required to notify annually each State educational agency (SEA) and each local educational agency (LEA) of its obligations, as a recipient of Department funds, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). This is the cover letter to the Department’s annual notices to SEAs and LEAs.
School Volunteers and FERPA
Volunteers are important in helping schools operate efficiently, but it’s important to know your role in protecting student information while helping out in your school. This video explains some of a school volunteer’s responsibilities to help keep the student information they work with private and secure. The Privacy Technical Assistance Center has also released a corresponding brochure that schools can use to help train their volunteers with their legal responsibilities to protect student data. This brochure can be found here.
Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Military Recruiter Provisions of ESEA
This Dear Colleague Letter details how the Every Student Succeeds act affects the military recruiter provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.