Legal Issues
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The AACRAO 2010 FERPA Guide (Table of Contents and Introduction)$110 nonmember/ $80 member; LeRoy Rooker; 2010; 347 pp; Item #0127
For over 30 years, AACRAO's FERPA Guide has provided valuable guidance and training materials to help institutional record-keepers understand and comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended (FERPA). Building on previous editions, the 2010 Guide provides updates throughout based on January 2009 regulatory changes; adds an extensive collection of FPCO-issued opinion letters; and takes up a new discussion on the intersection between FERPA and HIPAA. Under the expert editorial oversight of LeRoy Rooker, former Director, Family Policy Compliance Office at the U.S. Department of Education, special attention is given to topics such as health and safety emergencies, legitimate educational interest, an expanded definition of disclosure, limitations on use of social security numbers, status of contractors under FERPA, and de-identifying records.
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Counterfeit Diplomas and Transcripts (Table of Contents and Introduction) $80 non-member /$60 member; 2008; 156 pp.; Item #0121
Are your institution's diplomas and transcripts for sale? Counterfeit Diplomas and Transcripts gives educators the tools needed to aggressively protect the legitimacy of their documents, while helping employers evaluate credentials of new hires. Researched and authored by Allen Ezell as part of an AACRAO initiative, this publication introduces readers to the security printing methods and online marketing techniques used by counterfeiters worldwide, arming campus officials and employers for the intricacies of recognizing and handling counterfeit academic documents. Ezell also explores existing state and federal statutes that may provide relief against injury done to institutions by document counterfeiters.
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The College Admissions Officer's Guide (Table of Contents and Introduction)$130 nonmember/$95 member; 2008; 638 pp.; Item #0120
The College Admissions Officer's Guide is AACRAO's first comprehensive guide to the admissions officer's profession in a decade. Its 44 chapters, written by 56 authors and edited by Barbara Lauren, Ph.D., J.D., AACRAO, address a variety of responsibilities, ranging from recruitment and holistic admissions to admissions processing and predicting yield; from using technology in recruitment communications to making use of faculty in recruitment; from creating a career ladder and motivating staff to advice on engaging the greater college community. Admissions officers at all levels and in various settings, including small colleges, community colleges, graduate schools, and law, medical, and nursing schools, will benefit from this resource.
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Academic Dishonesty: Developing and Implementing Institutional Policy ( Table of Contents ) $50 nonmember/$35 member; 2007; Item #0117
Drawing heavily from current literature, case law, and a survey of fifty-two North Park University faculty members, this publication provides an overview of academic dishonesty, paying particular attention to associated legal aspects. The guide defines the types and range of academic dishonesty; examines the causes and manifestations of dishonest behavior; analyzes the legal issues affecting academic misconduct: case law, due process, the content and communication of policies, sanctions, prevention, and detection; and provides guidance for administrators and faculty for assessing and restructuring their institutional policies and procedures.
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The Registrar's Guide: Evolving Best Practices in Records and Registration ( Table of Contents ) $130 nonmember / $95 member; 2006; Item #0110
The Registrar's Guide: Evolving Best Practices in Records and Registration is the first comprehensive guide to the registrar's profession to be published in 27 years. Its 35 chapters address a variety of responsibilities, ranging from registration and academic scheduling to detecting credentials fraud and implementing student information systems; preparing for commencement and preparing for accreditation; project management and "Budgeting for Registrars." Other chapters address the work of the registrar in various settings, including small colleges, community colleges, graduate schools, and law, medical and theology schools. The book also contains overviews of FERPA, the Solomon Amendment, and an Appendix of Information Sources on additional compliance matters.
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The AACRAO 2003 Academic Record and Transcript Guide
$80 nonmember/$55 member; 2003; Item #9015
This Guide is your source for current information on a wide range of issues involving student records and transcripts. In all its chapters, the Guide focuses on the need to reconcile two competing demands: the need to provide accurate information promptly to various constituencies, and the need to safeguard privacy. The Guide emphasizes the privacy implications of the distinction between the full database and the transcript, and offers useful recommendations concerning more than forty database and transcript elements. Expanded in scope, the new Guide also addresses such current issues as recording academic and disciplinary actions on transcripts; use of Social Security Numbers; name changes; transcription of nontraditional work; major features of the USA PATRIOT Act, with a list of FERPA and other resources; and the increasing impact of electronic standards for data interchange (EDI and SPEEDE).
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Final Report NSF - LAMP Project: Identifying Where Technology Logging and Monitoring for Increased Security End and Violations of Personal Privacy and Student Records Begin
$28 nonmember/$20 member; Virginia E. Rezmierski and Nathaniel St. Clair; 2001; Item 0104
This study provides information for college and university personnel regarding logging activities and informs them about when such activities might require substantial limitations, management guidelines, and additional training requirements or policies. It also investigates whether the kinds of log data being collected constitute "education records" as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and if various uses of the data violate the privacy rights of students under the act.
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The Solomon Amendment: A Guide for Recruiters and Student Records Managers
$20 nonmember/$15 member; 2001; 15pp.; Item #0024
This brief guide will educate military recruiters and campus record keepers about the limits and extent of the Solomon Amendment law, and provide a single resource that both parties can refer to when requesting or fulfilling requests for lists containing student recruiting information.
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FERPA and Secondary Education: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 As Amended and the Student.
$30 nonmember/$20 member; Richard A. Rainsberger; 1997; 124pp; Item #1247.
A primary reference for the K-12 school official who works with student records. This guide to FERPA incorporates the latest developments in FERPA in a logical, user-friendly format and includes hypothetical cases and their recommended resolution and sample documents.
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