The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that El Dorado Public Schools USD 490, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, El Dorado Public Schools may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 to the contrary in accordance with El Dorado Public Schools’ procedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow El Dorado Public Schools to include information from your child’s education records in certain school publications. Examples include:

A playbill, showing your student’s role in a drama production;
School newsletters (including website and/or social media);
The annual yearbook;
Honor roll or other recognition lists;
Graduation programs; and
Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.

Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent.

If you do not want El Dorado Public Schools to disclose any or all of the types of information designated below as directory information from your child’s education records without your prior written consent, you must notify El Dorado Public Schools in writing by August 31 of the current school year. El Dorado Public Schools has designated the following information as directory information:

Student's name
Address
Telephone listing
Electronic 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
Opt-Out Form

(updated September 2023)

State-Required Document Links and Information

Budget Documents

Code 99 Notice of Hearing

Needs Assessment

Budget

Form 150

Budget Profile

One-Page Budget Summary

KSDE Budget-At-A-Glance

Financial Accountability Report

Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing (Supp. 79-2988)

Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI)

Part-time Enrollment Policy (K.S.A. 72-3120)

Nonacademic Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires (K.S.A. 72-6316)

Nonresident Capacity Policy (K.S.A. 72-3123)

ACT Information (House Bill 2134. Per K.S.A. 72-5179)

Jason Flatt Act - Youth Suicide Awareness (K.S.A. 72-6284)

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Directory Information

Title I: Parents Right to Know

Title IX Sexual Harassment Information