FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
    S
      
    TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    DR. AKSHAY DESAI
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
    CONTACT PERSONS
    :
    NAME: Mary Jo Butler
    PHONE: 850.245.9939
    SUNCOM: 205.0479
    EMAIL:
    MaryJo.Butler@fldoe.org
    K12: 2007-38
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
     
    TO:
    District Superintendents
     
    FROM:
    Linda Champion, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Operations
    Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D., Chancellor, K-12 Public Schools
     
    DATE:
    February 20, 2007
     
    SUBJECT:
     
    STUDENT RECORDS RELATED TO SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL
    SERVICES
     
     
    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires school districts to offer parents of eligible
    students enrolled in Title I schools identified as not making adequate yearly progress
    (AYP) for three or more consecutive years the opportunity to participate in supplemental
    educational services (SES) or free tutoring with state-approved providers. Districts are
    required to set aside an amount equal to 20 percent of its Title I allocation for NCLB
    school choice, which includes SES.
     
    Lafayette School District, Florida State University School, P.K. Young Developmental
    Research School, and Florida Atlantic University Lab School are not required to offer
    SES for the 2006-2007 school year. State-approved providers provide the tutoring to
     
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    eligible students and invoice the school district for payment. We have received
    questions related to the confidentiality of the invoices submitted by state-approved
    providers that contain student names.
     
     
    Student Records Related To Supplemental Educational Services
    February 20, 2007
    Page Two
     
    Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Section
    1002.22, Florida Statutes (Student records and reports; rights of parents and students;
    notification; penalty), personally identifiable records or reports of a student are
    confidential and exempt from public records. The school district may not permit the
    release of such records or information without the written consent of the student’s
    parents. Therefore, financial records, including invoices from state-approved SES
    providers, that contain personally identifiable information, are protected by federal and
    state laws. If such records are requested pursuant to the public records law, student
    identifiable information must be removed from the records.
     
    If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Mary Jo Butler,
    Bureau of Public School Options, at 850.245.0479.
     
    LC/CYP: so
     
    cc: District Finance Officers
    District Title I Contacts
    District SES Coordinators
     
     

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