What Constitutes an Educational Record?

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So, what constitutes an educational record under FERPA?

Educational records are records directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution.

They may include, but are not limited to:

• academic work completed by a student;
• attendance data;
• scores and test protocols of standardized intelligence, aptitude, and psychological tests
• interest inventory results;
• health data;
• family background information;
• information from teachers or counselors;
• documentation regarding student behaviors;
• individualized education programs (IEPs);
• IEP meeting minutes of conference summaries;
• documentation of parent notice and consent;
• videotapes, such as a videotape of a student with a disability made by a physical therapist working with the student; and
• audio tapes of IEP meetings.