Overview of FERPA Concepts and Requirements

• Education records
• Directory information and personally identifiable information
• Rights of Students
• Use of education records by campus officials
• Disclosure of education records
• Enforcement

Health and Safety Emergencies: Disclosure of Student Information

• Standard for disclosure
• Department deference to institutional determinations
• Required records re: emergency disclosures

Outsourcing and Disclosure of Student Information to Contractors

• Designation of contractor personnel as "school officials"
• The "direct control" standard
• Contract provisions re: safeguarding of education records
• Other due diligence re: contractor safeguards
• Sanctions for unauthorized contractor disclosures
• Outsourcing email

Questions and Answers

Information Technology Issues

• Student ID and authentification
• Department information security recommendations
• Information technology security breaches

Controlling School Official Access to Education Records

• Technological, physical or administrative controls

Other New Provisions/Requirements

• Alumni records
• Disclosure to other institutions
• State educational agencies/research organizations
• De-identification of data
• Sex offender information
• Departmental enforcement and what to expect without LeRoy Rooker at the helm

Questions and Answers