What is the extent of education records when it comes to progress monitoring data collection? My daughter's SpEd team is notorious for not collecting data and the only information in progress reports is subjective and anecdotal data. We have continuously asked for quantifiable and/or objective data and the school team said they have it and would provide it, but they never have. Now, they're taking another tack by saying they use personal notes, and personal rubrics and they don't have to release them because their "personal notes". If the team members say the information in the progress report is from those notes and/or rubrics, doesn't that supporting data become an education record? They shared the information and made it public, so it should be considered an education record and fall under FERPA. Is there legal or authoritative guidance on when an artifact becomes an education record?
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What is the extent of education records when it comes to progress monitoring data collection? My daughter's SpEd team is notorious for not collecting data and the only information in progress reports is subjective and anecdotal data. We have continuously asked for quantifiable and/or objective data and the school team said they have it and would provide it, but they never have. Now, they're taking another tack by saying they use personal notes, and personal rubrics and they don't have to release them because their "personal notes". If the team members say the information in the progress report is from those notes and/or rubrics, doesn't that supporting data become an education record? They shared the information and made it public, so it should be considered an education record and fall under FERPA. Is there legal or authoritative guidance on when an artifact becomes an education record?
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