ANNUAL NOTICE FOR DIRECTORY INFORMATION


The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law, requires that North

Sanpete School District, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the

disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's education records. However,

North Sanpete School District may disclose appropriately designated "directory information”

without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with

District procedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow the North Sanpete

School District to include this type of information from your child's education records in certain

school publications. Examples include:


  • A playbill, showing your students; role in a drama production;
  • The annual yearbook and/or class or individual photos;
  • Honor roll or other recognition lists;
  • Graduation programs; and
  • Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members


Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an

invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent's

prior written consent. The District and its schools will only disclose directory information if

disclosure has a legitimate educational purpose or benefit to students. The District and its schools

will not disclose directory information for marketing or other commercial purposes that do not

benefit students. For example, outside organizations that request and receive directory

information include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish

yearbooks as well as law enforcement.


In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance

under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) to provide

military and higher education recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names,

addresses, and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want

their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent. [Note: These laws are

Section 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. § 7908) and 10 U.S.C. § 503(c).]

North Sanpete School District has designated the following information as directory

information:


1. Name, address, email, and telephone listing;

2. Grade level, enrollment status, and dates of attendance;

3. Participation in recognized activities and sports, and relevant statistical information

related to participation;

4. Degrees, awards, and honors; and

5. Grade-level photos and other images associated with participation in school activities.

6. Student ID number, user ID, or other unique personal identifier used to communicate in

electronic systems that cannot be used to access education records without a PIN,

password, etc. (Note: a student’s SSN, in whole or in part, cannot be used for this

purpose)


If you do not want North Sanpete School District to disclose directory information from your

child's education records without your prior written consent, you must notify your student’s

school in writing by September 15 th , or 20 days after the day of your student’s enrollment.

North Sanpete School District’s Notification of Rights under FERPA is available to view here.

North Sanpete School District’s Policy E-55: Compliance with FERPA can be reviewed on our

district website or accessed here.

I understand that I must notify the school in writing if I do NOT want North Sanpete School

District to disclose directory information from my student’s education records without prior written consent.