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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 5th grader and I have never received any graded work. Last year I asked about it and was told teachers were not permitted to share any graded work. It all had to be kept for records. Frustrating I know. 
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This is absolutely wrong.  Parents have a right under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) to view all educational re ords of the child.  This is basically anything at school with your child's name on it.  If the teacher needs a copy for her records, then you can be invited in to view the record (at which time you could also take a pic of it) or the school can give you a copy.

Under FERPA you are also entitled to an explanation of the meaning of the record, which would include test problems, grades, how test was administered and why points were taken off.

Please write a simple letter to the teacher who denies you access to educational records.  Re-state your request, restate the teacher's denial and rationale, and reference the FERPA obligation to produce access.  COpy a supervisor or principal.

BTW, FERPA also applies to MAP and PARCC.  There is underlying data to the MAP R and MAP M which further breaksdown skill sets.  Normally only teachers get that, but parents have a right to access it under FERPA.[/quote]

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