Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

2.18 Final Exam for High School Students
Currently, in addition to the required high school courses, students are required to make acceptable scores
on four Grade 11 TAKS tests to meet graduation requirements. Starting with Grade 9 students in the
2011-2012 school year, a new series of End of Course (EOC) examinations will be phased in as part of
the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) program. Under the STAAR system,
high school students will be required to take EOC’s when enrolled in EOC courses.
2.19 Directory Information/Information to Military and College Recruiters
Federal law (Buckley Amendment, 20 USC 1231g) and the No Child Left Behind Act require that parents
be given the right of refusal, on an annual basis, on release of directory information and information to
military and college recruiters. The following notice(s) should be sent to parents at the beginning of each
school year:
I. Model Notice for Directory Information Privacy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal Law, requires that the
FWISD, with certain exceptions, obtain your consent prior to the disclosure of personally
identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, FWISD may disclose
appropriately designated ―directory information‖ without written consent, unless you have advised
the principal to the contrary in accordance with District procedures. The primary purpose of
directory information is to allow the FWISD to include this type of information from your child’s
education records in certain school publications. Examples include:
a playbill, showing your student’s role in a drama production;
the annual yearbook;
honor roll or other recognition lists;
graduation programs; and
sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.
Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or invasion
of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent’s prior
written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture
class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require Local Educational
Agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary or Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request with three (3) directory information categories
- names, addresses and telephone listings - unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not
want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent.
If you do not want FWISD to disclose directory information from your child’s education records
without your prior written consent, you must notify your principal in writing within ten (10) days
after issuance of this notice. FWISD had designated the following information as directory
information:
student’s name;
address;
telephone number;
date and place of birth;
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 31 Revised: 10/9/2012