According to the FERPA, 1974, various nonconfidential
information can be released to outside agencies without your
consent. This directory information consists of student’s name;
address; telephone number; e-mail address; photograph; date
and place of birth; major field of study; dates of attendance;
grade level; participation in officially recognized activities
and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams;
degrees, honors, and awards received; the most recent
educational agency or institution attended; and
other similar information.
If you do not want directory information about your
child released, please notify the Fox Chapel Area
School District Assistant Superintendent, in writing,
at the beginning of each school year at 611 Field Club
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
Pennsylvania School Performance Profile
Under the Pennsylvania Educator Effectiveness System (Act
82 of 2012), the Pennsylvania Department of Education has
released the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile. This
public site provides an academic performance score for public
schools in the state. The School Performance Profiles for the
member schools of the Fox Chapel Area School District are
available online at http://paschoolperformance.org.
Military Recruiters
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Section 9528 requires each
school district that gets assistance under the Title I program to
give military recruiters access to secondary students’ names,
addresses, and telephone listings. However, according to NCLB
9528(b), parents can request that the school district must get
prior written consent before releasing their child’s contact
information to military or college recruiters. Parents who
want to give prior written consent before releasing their child’s
contact information should call the high school counseling
office at 412/967-2438 prior to the beginning of each school
year.
In compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, the EPA
requires the district to perform reinspections of asbestos
materials every three years. In August 2013, accredited asbestos
inspectors performed these reinspections and a certified
asbestos management planner reviewed the results. The
results of the reinspections are on file in the school district
administration office as part of the asbestos management
plan. The management plan is available for viewing by the
public during regular school hours (Monday-Friday from
8 a.m.-4 p.m.).
Media Notification
Our students, educational programs, school events, and
community-oriented activities are sometimes made the subject
of recording by video, audio, photography, and the like for use
as instructional and informational tools. Since the schools are
public buildings, students are frequently the subject of video
and audio recording, interviewing, and/or
photographing. In addition, our
students’ work is sometimes
published in print and/or
the electronic media.
The district will
allow students
to be recorded,
interviewed, and/
or photographed
and students’ work
to be published for
legitimate public
purposes.
Throughout the school year, students may be recorded,
interviewed, and/or photographed by representatives from
newspapers, television stations, and radio stations, as well as
district communications office personnel or their designees
and these items may be publicly displayed. Students and their
work and photographs may also appear in print media and/
or electronically on places such as the district’s websites and
through broadcasts.
If parents/guardians object to such publication, a written
objection must be filed. The district will not deliberately publish
a child if a written objection has been filed. The district will
also make a reasonable effort to avoid publication by any third
party. It is understood that the district certainly has no control
of the news media or others outside of the school organization.
Student participation in school activities, especially athletics
and other competitive events, increases the likelihood of
publication of stories and images of those students.
Written objections must be filed at the beginning of each
school year with the Coordinator of Communications, Fox
Chapel Area School District, 611 Field Club Road, Pittsburgh,
PA 15238. If a written objection has been filed in the past, a
new letter of objection must still be filed each year. If parents/
guardians do not file a written objection, their silence will serve
as implied consent.
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If a child transfers to another school system, records will be
forwarded after notification of enrollment is received from the
new school.
Asbestos Reinspections
Fox Chapel Area
You have the right to review, inspect, or obtain a copy of your
child’s records. Records are also open to school officials who
have a legitimate educational interest in a child. You may make
a written request for copies of your child’s records at a fee not
to exceed duplicating costs. If you believe that any information
is inaccurate or misleading, you may challenge the contents
of the records. You have the right to refuse individual consent
where such permission is nee