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Checking for a “FERPA”?  


Questions about student record confidentiality and more specifically “FERPA” come up each semester.  They usually start with “what is FERPA?” and eventually move to “Can I talk to parents about a student’s grades?”  There are other related questions, but these are the two big ones.   

Having a “FERPA Waiver” present means that you as the “instructor” can communicate with the student’s parents/guardians (or whomever is listed on the waiver) about the student’s “educational records.”  Otherwise, you are restricted to “directory information” only.  

To help you determine if there is a “FERPA Waiver,” please follow the steps below:

1.       Log into MyMCC

2.       Go to the “Banner” Tab

3.       Click on “Banner Self-Service” (on the left side)

4.       Click on “Faculty Services”

5.       Choose the first item,  “Student Information” 

6.       Click on “FERPA Waiver information”

Note: You many need to make an “ID Selection” if you are not in the student’s record

For further information regarding FERPA, including waiver forms, Department of Education (DOE) information and the difference between “educational records” and “directory information,” please visit
https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/recreg/confiden.htm

Doug Miller
Registration & Records
01/22/2014