Parent Session

New Student Orientation

Art Sunleaf, Dean of Students

Molly Burrows Schumacher, Director of Residence Life

Differences from K-12 to college

Communication

Impact of FERPA

Developing Responsibility

Keeping connected

Providing for the welfare of students

Help students develop academically as well as socially, emotionally, and spiritually

Help students increase their capacity to take charge of their own existence and learning

Create successful partnerships within this context: College-Student

Student-Parent

College-Student-Parent

Parents had the right to receive information from the schools

Schools were considered to stand in loco parentis – in the place of parents.

Someone in the school took responsibility for the student and the communication with the parent.

Student School

Parent

Students have rights around communication of certain types of school records

Students need to assume responsibility for school and related business

No one person takes responsibility for student

Parent partnership with the college is closely related to communication between parent and offspring

School

Parent

Student

Student separating from parent – may be a time of tension.

Student assuming responsibility for themselves.

Student “trying on” independence.

“Different existence.” Different timetable, ready made social group 24/7, different freedoms, less accountability, different people, community, and friends.

Different Rights – FERPA

What Is FERPA?

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

“Buckley Amendment” enacted in 1974

Governs access to and privacy of student records at colleges and universities

Educational Records

Right of access by the student to his or her education records.

The student’s right of privacy in those records so that access by others is strictly controlled.

Examples of confidential records covered by FERPA:

Grades

Test Scores

ID numbers or Social Security Numbers

Financial Records

Disciplinary Records

Class schedule

Directory Information is not confidential unless the student requests it be confidential

Name

Address

Phone number

Email address

Date and place of birth

Major

Dates of attendance

Enrollment Status and Credits Enrolled

Participation in officially recognized activities and sports

Degrees, honors, and awards received

Most recent educational institution attended

For athletes: weight and height

Thesis Title

Photos

Damage Costs and Charges

Student signs a waiver granting access

Registrar’s office for academic records

Dean of Students office for discipline records

Health center for health records

Athletic coaches will have students sign waivers so they can have access to records and talk with parents

Student can complete a FERPA wavier within IQ

School

Parent

Student

Birth Age 18

Parent

Child

Doing laundry

Getting up in the morning

Managing money

Communication with your family

Completing applications and forms

Caring for property and the well being of others

Managing conflict

Creating healthy relationships

Taking responsibility for decisions (good or bad)

Fulfilling commitments

Becoming an individual

Listen Nudge

Support

Offer suggestions

Question Challenge

Teach

Let them do it – fix it – find it – finish it – deal with it

Ask about goals, future, life, what’s going on

Use logical consequences

Know when to be concerned

Be knowledgeable

Be open minded to change

We may contact you:

If we are aware your student’s well being is or may be in danger.

If your student is injured in a serious accident , has a serious illness, or is hospitalized and unable to contact you.

If your student has a drug offense, by letter.

If your student has a second alcohol violation, by letter.

We are better able to help your student if we are aware of:

Medications they are currently taken or have taken in the past (health form – confidential)

Health conditions – epilepsy, diabetes, depression, mental health problems, ADHD

Situations that may impact student’s well being or success – family illness, death of family or friends, close friend in service, divorce

Our goal is to help students develop academically as well as socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

We work to identify those students who are at risk of failing or leaving either because of academic or social/emotional problems and offer support or direction.

Advisors – Modes of Inquiry

Counseling Office

Campus Ministry

Health Center

Headwaters – Academic Support

Disability Services

Coaching Staff

Residence Life Staff

Early Alert Retention System

Checking mid-term grades

Academic warning letters at end of semester