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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 Page 5 NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE SOL ,NG agemei p.m. i. \o lies OFFICIAL NOTICE TO TEXAS AAM UNIVERSrTY STUDENTS M put, certain information has b««n mad* public (Tims A4M University as a service to students, mlm and other interested individuals. Into the ' Family Educational Rights and Privacy Col 1971,” the following directory information may mace public unless the student desires to with- U ll or any portion of it. Student s name, address, telephone listing, dale and place ol birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized ac- Miesandaporte. dales of attendance, de grees and awards received, and the most recenl previous educational agency or in stitution attended by the student, y student wishing to withhold any or all of this lomalion should fill out, in person, the appropriate im available to graduate students at the Graduate Mega aid to undergraduate students at the Regis- ifsOtfice. no later than 5 p.m., Friday September LIES R YOUR NTS >M ES ir M\ 3. Cars Painting IOTOR INC. I /ice Since IS 823-8111 livr Cool Classifieds OFFICIAL NOTICE B 1979. Edwin H. Cooper, Dean Admissions and Records Texas ASM University TEXAS ASM UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECORDS POUCY August, 1976 pimply with the requirements ol the "Family Edu- (ooal Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," Texas iM University has adopted policies and proca- M publidy periodically These policies and pro jutes are intended to implement the requirements Has Act and to clarify these requirements for aM nters ol the University student body, faculty, pro- sonai stall, parents and other interested parties, (person desiring further clarification of this policy tement may request same from Mr. (Robert A. *y. Registrar. I According to the Texas AAM Student Rec- orde System, records will be maintained in a variety ol administrative offices as outlined be low. The chief administrative officer in each office will be responsible for the records under his control and for the release ot information in tose records. Position Registrar Director of Admesttons Dean of the Graduate College Director of Academic Counseling Center Vice President tor Sludent Services ffoma R Parsons Director of Security and Traffic exit Di«bei Controller of Accounts Ann P Borminn. Jr Interim Director of Student Financial Aid Director of the Umv- versity Health Center Assistant Director of Student Affairs Commandant Athletic Director Type of Records Academic and ad missions records Academic counseling and lasting records Dtsophnary and personal counseling records Financial obligatory Financial aid r Dumb Goswtck Medical records Address and housing records ROTC records Student athlete records Personnel records of employed students Van Pell Director oi the Job placement Placement Office records H Clayton President. Texas A&M University at Galveston *el Dean of the College of Student records of the Agriculture eleven colleges 0 Reed Dean of the College of Architecture & En vironmental Design Muse Dean of the College of Business Administration R. Hubert Dean of the Cotlege of Education Dean of the College of Engineering Dean of the College of Geosciences Dean of the College of Liberal Arts i* Bart Maxwell ION L^” s Slone . itonas T Sugihara Dean of the College of experience, I sconce toga C. Shelton Dean of the Cotlege of d ^Acidemrc \LS md Money? C I Septembetl Sentimental'I red...7t7 smmwt mmi 1 :itten, no tail ,E pons. Beil i f 4...6t3 i. Loaded, »• 6733 after)! ic natural ** SCO tuner. C l,/Yamaha $ cket for sale h er dishwat" -3271. 1, 350 mi., f' 11 5:00 p.m. One month 15 after S.. * 5.00 S.00 vidson ryan !OUS: a 100 in I ess box; lete' stereo d M, bed Veterinary Medicine Heads of the Academic Student records of the Departments academic department IniernalionaJ Student Foreign student per- Advtsor sonnet records Director of Sludent Student Honors and Activities Activities TEXAS AAM UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECORDS POUCY Sen' '978 Studwnt Acce»» to Education Racorda At students (and former students) ol Texas AiM University have the right ol access to Mr education records tor the purpose ol re new, with the exception ot those records pro- Wed by the Act (see Section III). A. Stents have the right to obtain copies of records relating to themselves at the ex pense of the student The reproduction charge shall not exceed the actual cost to the University. B The University will respond to ail requests lor explanations and interpretations of records or information, provided the re sponse is not in violation of this Act. 0. The Act provides that a student may waive his right of access to confidential letters of recommendation in the areas of admis sions, job placement and receipt of awards, Students seeking employment through the University Placement Office may have signed such a waiver. Informa tion concerning the status of such waivers may be obtained from the Director of Placement. Consent to release personally identifiable information, such as rank in dess, personal conduct, grade point ratio, academic progress, etc., to non- authorized personnel (see Section IV) should be obtained from the student by individuals releasing such information. Bacorda Not Accessible to Student* A. Instructional, supervisory, and administra- live personnel records and educational personnel records pertaining thereto in the sole possession ot the author and not re vealed to any person other than a substi tute (l.e., grade books, notes of observa tion and notes tor recollection purposes). B Records of a student in the custody ot the Ollice ot University Police, provided they are maintained solely for law enforcement purposes, and are made available only to law enforcement officials of the same jurisdiction. C Employment records of a University em ployee who is not a student. 0 Records and information on a student maintained by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist employed by the University. Those ret: ' •* • ' '' h» made available lo a pfiyu. uu;- o; outer ap propriate professional of the student's choice. E Financial records of the parents of a stu dent and any information contained thersm. ' Authorized Non-Student Access to Student Records — Under the following circum- ttances and to the following people, educa- tonai records (or personally identifiable infor mation within a record) may be released with out the written consent ot the student: A Officials, (acuity and stall employed by Texas A&M University, it they have a legitimate educational interest." VI. Officials ot other educational institutions in which the student intends "or seeks" to enroll, provided tho student is notified of what is being released and given a copy if desired C. Authorized representatives ot the Com ptroller General ot the United States; the Secretary ot Health, Education and Wel fare: administrative heads of educational agencies; or state educational authorities. D. Individuals needing this information in connection with a student's application tor, or receipt ot, financial aid. E. State and local olficials to whom state laws (in effect on or before November 19, 1974) require information to be reported. F. Organizations like Educational Testing Service and College Entrance Examina tion Board in connection with developing, validating, or administering predictive tests, administering student aid programs, and improving instruction, but such or ganizations must not show the personally identifiable information to outsiders and the information will be destroyed when no longer needed lor audit, evaluation, and/or enforcement of federal legal re quirements. G. Accrediting organizations. H. Parents who certify a student is carried as a dependent lor lederal income tax pur poses. This certification must be ascer tained by the University office concerned. (It would include such items as grades, transcripts, financial aid and probation re ports ) I. Appropriate persons, it the knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health or safety ol the student or other persons. J. Individuals requiring such information by means of a judicial order or any lawfully issued subpoena, upon condition that the student is notified by the University of all such orders and subpoenas in advance ot compliance. V. Student Rights to Challenge Records Students have the right to a hearing to chal lenge records and information directly relating to them. The challenge is restricted to inaccu rate. misleading, or otherwise inappropriate records and inlormation. The following proce dures shall be followed: A. Any student wishing to challenge records or information directly relating to him must notify the individual responsible for main taining the record ol the wish to challenge The notice must be in writing and specifi cally identity the item challenged and the basts tor the challenge. This written re quest must be filed in duplicate with the custodian of the challenged record. B. All initial hearings will be informal and par ticipants will be the custodian of the chal lenged records or information, the student and the author (if appropriate) ot the mate rial. C. It any of the participants (record custodian, student or author) are not satisfied with the results of the informal heanng, a formal hearing will be conducted under the pro cedures adopted and published below: 1 The hearing will be conducted and the results decided within a reasonable period ot time (seven business days) lotto wing the request tor the hearing. 2. The hearing will be conducted, and the decision rendered, by an institutional official or other party who dees not have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing. The appointment ot the of ficial or party will be made by the Vice President to whom the record custo dian reports. 3. The student will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to challenging the content of ' the educational records in order to in sure that they are not inaccurate, mis leading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights ot students. The hearing also provides an opportunity tor correction or deletion of any inaccu rate, misleading, or otherwise inappro priate data contained in the record and/or to insert into the record a written explanation of the student respecting the content of the challenged record. 4. The decision must be rendered in writ ing to all interested parties within a rea sonable period of time (seven business days) after the conclusion of the hear ing. ise of "Student Directory Information’' Information on students, such as date and place ot birth, participation in officially recog nized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of atten dance. degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous edueqtional agency or institution attended, is defineo'hnd referred to in this Act as "student directory information" (this is a category of information and does not refer necessarily to a publication known as a "directory"). The information mentioned above will be re leased by various campus offices periodically or upon request unless the student requests in writing that specific information be withheld. • A publication known as the Texas A&M Uni- varsity Directory is one type ot periodical containing data classified as "student directory information". It wilt contain the student's name, address, telephone listing, major field of study and classification unless the-student requests that part or all of the data be withheld. Periodically the Registrar will publish official notice of the above policy so that students wishing to do so can make requests known to the Registrar (undergraduates) or the Dean of the Graduate College (graduate students). After the official notice has been published, the Registrar will inform offices concerned of the requests received. VII. Destruction of Records Texas A&M University constantly reviews "education records" it maintains and periodi cally if becomes necessary to destroy certain records. In no case will the University destroy records if the action is prohibited by state and/or federal law. Basic scholastic records are kept permanently in the Registrar's Office. Beyond these, the various departments and offices may deter mine their own policies regarding retention o records within existing law. VIII. Letters of Recommendation A. Students have the right to review confiden tial recommendations used in applications for employment or for admission to any educational agency or institution, or infor mation concerning honors awarded, ex cept when the student waives, in writing, the privileges of examination. B. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the student does not have access to confidential letters and statements of recommendation which were placed in the education records prior to January 1, 1975, if the letters or state ments are used for purposes for which they were specifically intended. IX. Former Students Fire alarm system installed in dorms By ANGELIQUE COPELAND Battalion Reporter An early warning fire detection and alarm system has been in stalled in all the Texas A&M University dormitories as part of a project that will eventually include 84 buildings on campus. The device, called the Hawkeye Reporting System, has been in stalled in 51 buildings to date at a cost of $700,000. It cost $290,000 to equip the dorms with the system. The project is scheduled to be completed by December, said Harry Stiteler, safety coordinator of the department of facilities at Texas A&M. Ron Sasse, associate director of student affairs, said the system has been needed for a long time and will require the cooperation of the students to succeed. Tampering with fire detection or alarm systems is a Class A mis demeanor, punishable by fine not to exceed $2,000 and or confine ment in jail for a term not to exceed one year. It could also result in expulsion from the University. Stiteler said normal smoking will not trigger the alarm, but concen trated smoking directly under the sensor device could. Spraying water on a detector head or spreading excessive dust from sawing and construction in the dorm rooms could also set off an alarm. Sasse said one of the biggest problems that will have to be over come is the attitude of many students that the alarm system is not needed in the brick and concrete dorms. T he danger, he said, is not from fire itself, hut from the toxic gases that are released by almost everything in the room that burns. Polyurethane coverings on furniture can give off poisons that could overcome the students and keep them from evacuating from the building in case of a fire. There have been no serious injuries or damages in the 65 dorm fires reported on the campus since 1973, Stiteler said. Increase called ‘modest’ Bryan trustees raise taxes By LOUIE ARTHUR Battalion Staff The Bryan School Board of Trus tees voted Monday to raise the property tax rate to $1.36 per $100 valuation, the first tax increase in three years. Board President Travis B. Bryan Jr. described the 3% cent increase as “very modest.” “Two years ago we dropped it (the tax rate),” Bryan said, “and we ha ven’t gotten back up to that point yet. We re proud of that.” The tax rate, based on an assessed property value that is 80 percent of the market value, has dropped a total of 15 cents in the past two years. The board also passed a resolution to express its opposition to the loca tion of a bar, the Four Seasons Barn, to be opened at 1808 Barak Lane near Bryan High School. Listed in the resolution were the board’s reasons for oppostion, among them: 1) board policies prohibit al coholic beverages on school prop erties, 2) approximately 7 percent of the Bryan High School student body is of legal drinking age, 3) many extra-curricular events take place on the Bryan High School campus during the evening hours and on weekends and 4) alcoholic beverages made more readily available to young people di rectly across from the high school could interfere with the learning and discipline process. The Bryan Independent School District has been awarded two grants by the Texas Education Agency: a $62,500 grant for a gifte d/talented student program and a $14,851 grant for a career education program. The first grant is a part of the $1.8 million appropriated by the Texas Legislature for expansion of out standing gifted education programs in school districts throughout the state. The grant received by BISD was one of the largest awarded. The grant will be used to hire three teachers for the 180 gifted students in kindergarten through fourth grade and to provide instruc tional materials and supervisory as sistance for kindergarten through twelfth grade. There are approxi mately 450 gifted students in grades 5-12. ’ The career education grant will be used in coordination with the existing career awareness programs in the district, with special emphasis in grades 11 and 12. The board also heard that the dis trict enrollment figure of 9,190 is up a little from last year, with most of the gain in the high school. An average classroom size is 25 students, but Superintendent Wes ley K. Summers pointed out this means some classes have a larger enrollment. “Our priority in grades 1-4 is to keep the classes small, especially in the first grade,” Summers said. your marketplace! Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 A&M joins Park Service to create new research unit:: .gmsc AGGIE CINEMAmmmW* •••!:*" -yfu ma*** vufio (Loved The Texas A&M University Sys tem and the National Parks Service will together create a special Cooperative Park Studies Unit in College Station, Rep. Phil Gramm, D-College Station, announced Fri day. Gramm said the unit will focus on ecological and environmmental management of recreational areas in WE CARE AT CALVERY BAPTIST DAY CARE 2009 Cavitt 822-3579 Small groups Qualified workers Structured activities Quality care for children ages 18 mo-kindergarten the National Parks System. Dr. Leslie Beid, head of A&M’s Department of Recreation and Parks, and David Turello, senior planner with the park service, have been designated as co-directors. “This agreement provides the cooperating agencies a mechanism to use the expertise of both organi zations to the best advantage, said Reid. “I believe Texas A&M’s strong programs in outdoor recrea tion planning led to the develop ment of a national scope of concern for this park’s service-university field unit. McKenzie-Ba Idzuin BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Term Starting October 2 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 Teachers endlj 3-week strike ISM • MCA 7 • GRE GRE PSYCH • GRE BIO GMAT • DAT • 0CAT • PCAT VAT • MAT • SAT NAT L MED BDS ECFMG • FLEX • VQE NDB • NPB I • NLE Sfewfiry-H. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Test Preparation Specialists Since 1938 For information, Please Call: 696-3196 707 Texas Ave. College Station 11300 N. Central Expy. 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