Federal Way
Public Schools
Educational Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents/guardians and scholars over 18 years of age (“eligible scholars”) certain rights with respect to scholars’ education records.
- Parents/guardians have the right to request scholars’ educational records. Requests for records by a current scholar or the scholar’s parent/guardian should be directed to the building administrator at the scholar’s school. Pursuant to RCW Chapter 42.56, Federal Way Public Schools is prohibited from releasing identifiable scholar records (except scholar directory information) without parent/guardian permission obtained by school and/or district personnel. Scholar records include, but are not limited to:
- Grades
- Achievement test scores
- Attendance records
- Disciplinary records
The educational records may contain all information about a scholar which is collected and maintained on a routine basis, such as identifying information such as the scholar’s name, birth date, gender, year in school, address, telephone number, parent/guardian’s name(s), ethnic classification, emergency information, parent/guardian’s place of employment, family doctor, babysitter, siblings, attendance records, grades and other scholar progress reports, results of tests of school achievement, aptitude, interests, hearing and vision, health and immunization status reports, records of school accomplishments and participation in school activities, verified reports of misconduct, including a record of disciplinary action taken, and such other information as will enable staff to counsel with scholars and plan appropriate activities.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Safe climate and strong relationships with families and community
Our second pillar recognizes that schools can’t do it alone. Therefore, we will embrace parents, caregivers, and the entire Federal Way community as vital partners in the education of all our scholars. We will nurture trust and mutual respect among home-school-community through shared responsibility for scholar success, proactive communication, and meaningful stakeholder voice.
