Lesson 6: What can your family see in your college records? Printable pages
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Grades 6–8
Task: Make a “my records, my family” card explaining who holds FERPA rights for a middle-school student and what changes at 18.
Students make: Illustrated card, 4–6 sentences.
One class period: 45 minutes. Full chapter: 69 minutes.
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Task: Write Rafa a one-page guide separating paying the bill from seeing grades.
Students make: One-page guide, 200–250 words.
One class period: 50 minutes. Full chapter: 91 minutes.
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Task: Write a decision memo for Rafa: what should he authorize, for whom, and how can he change it later?
Students make: Decision memo, 350–450 words.
One class period: 60 minutes. Full chapter: 91 minutes.
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Task: Write a plain-language explainer for first-year students and their families, suitable for an orientation program or a student government page. It separates billing access from access to academic records and explains how a student changes an authorization.
Students make: Explainer for students and families, 350–450 words, with three short questions and answers.
One class period: 75 minutes. Full chapter: 94 minutes.
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Family page Lesson 6: What can your family see in your college records?
In this case, Rafa’s parents help pay his college bill, and a form asks if they should also see his grades. Your student read the form and a federal privacy rule, then explained how paying the bill differs from seeing grades.
Questions to talk about
- Under the general rule, when do students start to control who sees their school records?
- Why might a college form keep paying a bill separate from seeing grades?
- Who at a college could answer a question about records?
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