Path: Student Information > Program Participation > FERPA
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) gives parents/guardians certain rights with respect to their children's education records. See the US Department of Education website for more information.
See the core FERPA article for additional information.
The Kentucky FERPA tool with one active record for the selected student.
Click View to open an existing or New to create a new FERPA record. The Program Information screen displays.
Program Information fields
| Field | Description | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date
Required |
The first day of the FERPA record. |
Database location: FERPA.startDate
Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > startDate (ferpa.startDate) |
| End Date
|
The last day of the FERPA record. |
Database location: FERPA.endDate
Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > endDate (ferpa.endDate) |
| School Year
|
The school year in which the record applies. | Database location: FERPA.schoolYear
Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > schoolYear |
| Changes Made By
|
The person making the change to the FERPA record. |
Database location: FERPA.changesMadeBy Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > changesMadeBy (FERPA.changesMadeBy) |
| Question 1: Parent or eligible student (18 or over) response to sharing directory information | The parent or student's response to sharing directory information. |
Database location: FERPA.directoryQuestion Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > directoryQuestion (FERPA.directoryQuestion) |
| Question 2: Parent or eligible student response to directory information being provided to the US Military for the sole purpose of informing students of potential career opportunities
|
The parent or student's response to sharing directory information as it relates to providing information about career opportunities in the US Military. |
Database location: FERPA.militaryQuestion Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > militaryQuestion (FERPA.militaryQuestion) |
| Question 3: Parent or eligible student response to directory information being shared with colleges and universities. NOTE: answer does not impact sharing for educational transition and scholarship reporting
|
The parent or student's response to sharing directory information with colleges and universities. |
Database location: FERPA.collegesQuestion Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > collegesQuestion (FERPA.collegesQuestion) |
| Question 4: Parent or eligible student response to sharing additional non-directory information for purpose of Proactive Postsecondary Admissions (PPA) program with KY public postsecondary education institutions
|
The parent or student's response to sharing non-directory information with postsecondary education institutions. |
Database location: FERPA.nonDirectoryQuestion Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > nonDirectoryQuestion (FERPA.nonDirectoryQuestion) |
| Comments
|
Any comments related to the FERPA record. |
Database location: FERPA.comments
Ad hoc inquiries: Student > Learner > FERPA > FERPA > comments (ferpa.comments) |
