FERPA Procedures Assignment

1. Classroom Policies and Procedures

Assignments
All assignments should be turned in with the student's name
and the date in the top right-hand corner.

Homework
Homework will be assigned daily, and other assignments may
be given throughout the week. The assigned homework will
be due the next morning in class. Homework will be turned
into the homework tray in the front of the room.

Exams
Students will be given a study guide to prepare for the exam.
We will go over this guide in class, and it will be taken home
to practice. Exams will be handed directly to the teacher
when finished. Only the teacher will have access to the
exams after they have been turned in.

Grading
Students will be graded on class participation, classroom
management expectations, homework, classwork,
tests/quizzes, and projects. The student's final grade will be
broken down as:
●Classwork/Homework - 25% of the final grade
●Projects - 25% of the final grade
●Tests/Quizzes - 50% of the final grade Grades reflect the
student's mastery of the topic. If a student has any questions
about the grade they received, a time to discuss can be
scheduled.

Return of Graded Items

Before class begins, students will place their take-home
folder in a bin at the front of the class. All graded
assignments will be placed in the folder for the student to
take home and review the feedback provided.

Late Work
 Late work will be accepted up to 1 week after the due date. If
homework is not turned in on the due date, the student will
have to fill out a Homework Slip where they provide a reason
why they did not turn the assignment in on time. The slip is
then turned in, in place of the assignment. If the late work is
not turned in after 1 week past due, a zero will be recorded
and the reason the student filled out the homework slip will
be entered into the grade book.

Student Absence
A copy of all assignments and any distributed notes will be
placed in a "Catch-up" folder for each student that was
absent. Students will be given as many days as they were
absent to catch up and turn in their work. If a student misses
an exam, they will be given time to make up the exam on the
day that they return.

2.
There are two things that I learned about The Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that I did not
know prior to this course. The first thing that I learned is that
the law only applies to federally funded schools. This is
especially important for teachers of a private or non-federally
funded school to know so that they can reach out to their
administration team and inquire about the privacy of student's
educational records. The second thing that I did not know
about FERPA was that once a student turns 18, the rights
regarding academic records shift from the parents to the
student. This is important for teachers of older students to
know to make sure that they do not divulge any information
to the parents of the students if they are over 18. I assumed
that parents had the right to record until the child graduated
high school. I do understand why the responsibility shifts at
18, but at the same time, the parent is still responsible for that
child's education, so I really thought that they still had the
right to the records.