515 Procedure Appendix B: Designation of Directory Information

Independent School District 279
Osseo Area Schools

PUBLIC NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION

Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, designates the following personally identifiable information contained in a student’s education record as “directory information,” and will disclose that information to the general public without prior written consent:

1.    Student’s and parent’s name(s);
2.    Student’s school of attendance;
3.    Student’s dates of school enrollment;
4.    Student’s grade level (e.g., first grade, tenth grade, etc.);
5.    Student’s awards and degrees;
6.    Student’s participation in officially recognized activities/sports;
7.    Student’s height and weight, if a member of an athletic team;
8.    Student’s photograph, including audio or video image of the student participating in school-related activities or events; and
9.    Information regarding a student stated/written in district or school publications (e.g. yearbooks, newspapers and webpages) that would not be objectively viewed as harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed.

In addition to the information available to the general public, the following information is listed as limited directory data or limited directory information available to the parent/guardian of a student, an eligible student or persons/entities specifically permitted access under school board policy: 

1.    The names of other students in the classes, to which the student is assigned;
2.    The classroom photographs of classes in the student’s school; and
3.    Mailing and email addresses of parents and students in specific circumstances authorized under school board policy.

A parent/guardian of a student or an eligible student may object to the listed directory information being disclosed without the parent/guardian or eligible student’s prior written consent except as provided under federal and state law. In order to make all directory information private, the parent/guardian or eligible student must submit a completed Denial of Release of Directory Information (Appendix C) to the Building Principal or Superintendent of Schools.

This designation will remain in effect for one year or until it is modified by the written direction of the student’s parent/guardian or the eligible student whichever occurs first.