Corning-Painted Post Area School District

Corning-Painted Post Area School District, with certain exceptions, is required to obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s educational records.  The District may disclose appropriately designated directory information in certain school publications without written consent, unless you have advised the District in writing, to the contrary in accordance with District Policy and Regulations.

Directory information is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, and may be disclosed for these legitimate public uses which enhance and encourage academic or extracurricular growth and achievements such as:  your student’s role in a drama production; the annual yearbook; Honor roll or other recognition lists; Graduation programs; sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members; and school-related activities for extracurricular programs, authorized by the superintendent.

The District has designated the following information as directory information:

• student’s and parent’s name

• address

• telephone numbers

• photograph

• *grade level

• date and place of birth

• major field study

• dates of attendance

• participation in officially recognized activities and sports

• weight and height of members of athletic teams

• degrees, honors,

  and awards received

• and the most recent and/or previous agency or educational institution attended

  *Unless this violates Education Law or Federal Public Law in reference to students with disabilities

Parents and students who are age 18 (“eligible students”) will be informed annually of their right to deny this disclosure of directory information.

Directory Information to Military Recruiters:  Through the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, military recruiters will have access to secondary students in two separate ways.  First, the NCLB Act requires school districts to provide military recruiters with the name, address and telephone numbers of students in grades 9-12, unless you submit an “Opt Out” letter to the school.  Second, school districts will provide military recruiters with the same access on school campuses that they generally provide to prospective employers and post-secondary schools. (There is no parental opt out provision relative to this additional requirement.)

• Opt Out From Military Recruiters:  Parents may opt out only from disclosure to military recruiters and still permit disclosure of directory information to other third parties.

• Opt Out of General Directory Information:  If you do not wish for the District to disclose your child’s name and any contact information as described, you must submit a written letter to the school principal within 14 days of receipt of the annually mailed written notice (or 14 days of receipt of the mailed notice for new students entering the District) requesting such information not to be released. If parents wish to opt out of directory information to third parties, that opt out would also apply to military recruiters unless specified as above.

All authorizations to opt out of releases of directory information will remain in effect for the entire school year. Re-authorization will be an annual requirement for District parents.