Confidentiality

All information gathered about your child is subject to the confidentiality Provisions contained in federal and state law. The District has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection, maintenance, destruction, and disclosure to third parties of this information. For information about these policies and procedures as well as rights of confidentiality and access to education records, you may contact in writing your child’s Building Principal or the Director of Pupil Services.

In accordance with 34 CFR § 300.624, please be advised of the following retention/destruction schedule for the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA), Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), and Keystone Exam related materials:

• PSSA, Keystone Exam, and PASA test booklets will be destroyed one year after student reports are delivered for the administration associated with the test booklets. 
   
• PSSA and Keystone Exam answer booklets and PASA media recordings will be destroyed three years after completion of the assessment.