Can I use evaluation data prepared for a past grant program again?
No. Recent amendments from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation to the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) developed the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This act protects the privacy of student education records and applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. This legislation gives parents certain rights with respect to their childrens education records and mandates that schools receive written permission from the parents to release information regarding achievement, as well as other information. Each grant that requires evaluation of student records or achievement needs formal requests, made by the program department, to the parents of students involved in order to maintain compliance with FERPA legislation.
