Release of Student Information

Directory Information

The following information may be released to the public in regard to any individual student of the school district as necessity or desirability arises:

NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE LISTING, PHOTOGRAPH, IMAGE OR LIKENESS, VIDEO TAPES AND IMAGES PRODUCED  IN ANY OTHER MEDIA, DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH, MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY, PARTICIPATION IN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS, WEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF MEMBERS OF ATHLETIC TEAMS, DATES OF ATTENDANCE, DEGREES AND AWARDS RECEIVED, AND THE MOST RECENT PREVIOUS SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION ATTENDED BY THE STUDENT.

In accordance with Board Policy #5103, any parent or guardian wanting this information withheld must make objection, in writing, within two weeks of receiving this notice, to the principal or other person in charge of the school which the student is attending. This request must be made on a yearly basis.

Military Information

Federal law requires schools that receive federal aid to give military recruiters the names, addresses, and phone numbers of high school juniors and seniors, and to provide military recruiters with the same access to students as employers and college recruiters. Any parent or guardian wanting this information withheld from the military must make objection, in writing, within two weeks of receiving this notice, to the principal or other person in charge of the school which the student is attending. If this is your preference, a request must be made on a yearly basis and should specifically indicate withholding from the military only.

Northwest Evaluation Association Data Disclosure

Pursuant to 34 CFR 99.33(b), a school may disclose personally identifiable information with the understanding that the party receiving the information may make further disclosures of the information on behalf of the school if the disclosures meet the requirements of Section 99.31 and the schools have complied with Section 99.32(b) which requires a record of the disclosure, including the names of the additional parties to which the receiving party may disclose and the legitimate interests which each of the additional parties has in requesting or obtaining the information.

Pursuant to 34 CFR 99.33(b), the Dubuque Community Schools have granted permission to the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) to allow the Iowa Department of Education (DE) direct access to student test scores and student, school, and district level information resulting from assessments administered from this point until this agreement is terminated or modified by either party. This agreement will allow the DE to link NWEA data to Iowa’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System. This permission shall be in effect from January 21, 2011 until terminated in writing by either organization.