PISD Middle School Student Handbook and the student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, the district will either provide a copy of the records requested or make other arrangements for the parent or student to review the records. You may contact the custodian of records for currently enrolled students at the assigned high school. You may contact the custodian of records for students who have withdrawn or graduated at The Office of the Superintendent: Dr. Holly Ferguson Superintendent 605 E. Seventh Street; Prosper, TX; 75078 469.219.2000 A parent or eligible student may inspect the student’s records and request a correction or amendment if the records are considered inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights. A request to correct a student’s record should be submitted to the appropriate records custodian. The request must clearly identify the part of the record that should be corrected and include an explanation of how the information is inaccurate. If the district denies the request to amend the records, the parent or eligible student has the right to request a hearing. If after the hearing the records are not amended, the parent or eligible student has 30 school days to place a statement in the student’s record. Although improperly recorded grades may be challenged, contesting a student’s grade in a course or on an examination is handled through the complaint process found in policy FNG(LOCAL). A grade issued by a teacher can be changed only if the board of trustees determines that the grade is arbitrary, erroneous, or inconsistent with the district’s grading guidelines. [See Report Cards/Progress Reports and Conferences, Complaints and Concerns, and Finality of Grades at policy FNG(LEGAL).] The district’s student records policy is found at policy FL(LEGAL) and (LOCAL) and is available at the principal’s or superintendent’s office. Note: The parent’s or eligible student’s right of access to and copies of student records does not extend to all records. Materials that are not considered educational records—such as a teacher’s personal notes about a student shared only with a substitute teacher—do not have to be made available. Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications A parent may request information regarding the professional qualifications of his or her child’s teachers, including whether the teacher:
Has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction,
Has an emergency permit or other provisional status for which state requirements have been waived, and
Is currently teaching in the field of discipline of his or her certification.
The parent also has the right to request information about the qualifications of any 19
