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Family Information Notebook (FIN) - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

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Suggestions and <strong>Information</strong> Related to Programs and Schools:<br />

Confidentiality: The federal law FERPA (<strong>Family</strong> Education Rights and Privacy Act)<br />

protects your privacy when a school or agency collects information about your child and<br />

family. Examples of the kinds of information protected are:<br />

information about your child’s condition or disability<br />

individual assessment or evaluation tests of your child<br />

information about your family<br />

copy of your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan)<br />

copy of your family’s IFSP (Individualized <strong>Family</strong> Service Plan)<br />

This information is only available to certain individuals. The school or agency has a list<br />

of individuals who have access to this information. This information may not be shared<br />

with others without parental consent.<br />

If your child is hospitalized for mental illness, it is important to keep informed about how<br />

the hospital and school communicate about your child’s grades and educational<br />

progress at the hospital.<br />

Communication with Program / School Personnel: Encourage communication<br />

among professionals working with your child. There may be information about your<br />

child that you would like to be shared between your physician and your child’s school or<br />

program.<br />

You may give your written permission to share specific information from your physician<br />

to your child’s school or program, or from your child’s school or program to your<br />

physician using a release of information form. Discuss with your physician any<br />

concerns you may have about releasing information that you feel is not necessary for<br />

the school or program to know about your child or family situation.<br />

As a parent or guardian, you have the right to view and obtain copies of your child’s<br />

program and school records. This includes individual assessments or evaluation tests<br />

of your child, specialist reports, Individualized <strong>Family</strong> Service Plans (IFSPs) and<br />

Individual Education Plans (IEPs).<br />

It is helpful to give copies of health and emergency information to your child’s substitute<br />

teacher, after school personnel, and other school or program personnel your child is in<br />

contact with on a regular basis. To make sure that these individuals understand the<br />

medical needs of your child, it is important to talk directly with each of these individuals<br />

about your child’s medical needs and what should be done in an emergency situation.<br />

Request the school nurse to be present at your child’s IEP Team (M-team) meeting.<br />

Most school districts have their own forms for medical procedures and administration of<br />

medication. Request these forms from your child’s school district.<br />

© Junior League <strong>Family</strong> Resource <strong>Center</strong> 2005

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