Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Parents may inspect and review educational records of their students within 45 days of making a written request to the building principal.
Parents may request that records be amended by the school where there is a belief that inaccuracies exist. Such requests shall be made in writing and directed to the building principal.
The school may disclose the contents of a student’s educational records to school officials having a legitimate educational interest without parental consent. School officials include administrators, supervisors, counselors, teachers, support staff members, a school board member, or a person or company contracted by the district to perform a special task.
The school may release directory information without parental consent, unless the parent has filed a written objection to releases with the principal of Three Rivers High School. Directory information about a student includes: Name, address, telephone number, date of birth, photograph, major field of study or grade, participation in school activities, dates of school attendance, honors and awards, and other general information generally found in yearbooks.
Parents have a right to file a complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office in the U.S. Department of Education.
The above parental rights transfer to the student when he or she turns 18 years of age or enters a post-secondary educational institution at any age.
Acta Privacidad y de los Derechos de Educación a la Familia
No Child Left Behind(NCLB) Act of 2001
Under No Child Left Behind(NCLB) Act of 2001, parents of students attending Title I schools are required to be notified of certain provisions and standings of schools, teachers, and opportunities to participate. The Parent Notifications on the left are intended to meet these requirements. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction.
- Learning Disabled Eligibility Process
- Special Education State Complaint Form
- Special Education State Complaint Procedures
- Special Education Due Process Complaint Form
- Special Education Due Process Complaint Procedures
Enrollment and Transfer Information
Kindergarten Parent Notification
The Michigan Department of Education recently updated several sections of the Pupil Accounting Manual. Of particular interest to Michigan School Districts is the update on the absence of parent notification deadlines related to the Kindergarten Age requirements.
Kindergarten Age Requirements:
Section 6 of the State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1606) allows membership to be counted if the pupil meets the minimum age requirement to be eligible to attend school for that school year under Section 1147. However, if a pupil does not meet the minimum age requirement under Section 1147, a recent amendment to Section 6(4)(l)(iii) allows a district to count the child in membership for that school year if the child will be 5 years of age not later than December 1 of that school year and the parent or legal guardian has notified the district in writing that he or she intends to enroll the child in kindergarten for that school year.