Special Education, 504, and Gifted Record Destruction Notice Letter
The District maintains a variety of documents concerning students who are identified as
having or who are thought to have a disability within the meaning of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Section 504, and Gifted Education.
To conserve space and avoid unnecessary storage costs, and to protect privacy, these documents
are subject to destruction when the District deems them no longer relevant to the education of
your child. This correspondence will provide you with information concerning when we consider
certain documents to be no longer educationally relevant. Although the District might have
documents of the sort described in this letter that pertain to your child, you should not assume
that such documents exist or that they are “educational records.”
The point at which a document is no longer educationally relevant will depend on the
type of document. The following types of documents will be considered no longer educationally
relevant once read by the intended recipient, unless stored in a student file: (a) electronic
communications between school staff; and (b) electronic communications sent to school staff by
parents, guardians, and other third parties.
The following types of document will be considered no longer educationally relevant at
the conclusion of the school year during which such document was created: (a) raw data and test
protocols used in evaluations and reevaluations; (b) raw data, test protocols, and work samples
used for progress monitoring, when those data and samples are thoroughly presented in progress
reports or in IEP present educational levels; and (c) all other raw data, tests and quizzes, and
student work. The following types of document will be considered no longer educationally
relevant at the expiration of six years from the date on which the child is no longer receiving
special education services from the District: (a) permissions to evaluate or reevaluate; (b)
evaluation and reevaluation reports; (c) invitations to IEP team meetings; (d) IEPs and IEP
revisions; and (e) notices of recommended educational placement or prior written notices.
Other types of documents will be determined no longer educationally relevant on a case by-case basis, and you will receive notice of such determination in writing at your last known
address. If you have any questions concerning the foregoing information, please contact Kate Pacitto, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning and Pupil Services at 484-927-5046. The District student
records policies, which contain important information about the maintenance, use, disclosure,
amendment, and confidentiality of education records, is available on our
District Website