A 1985 survey showed that NCAA members favored mandating annual audits of athletics budgets by institutional or independent auditors. Development of Tennessee's internal audit system is described, and its internal audit procedures is outlined. (MLW)

A large urban school board has solved the security problem for electronically stored student records by refusing to file them on a dialup system and by requiring a notarized affidavit of custody before release to a parent or guardian. (TE)

Describes the components of a discipline record system that can improve understanding of where, when, and why problems occur and what methods prove successful for handling them. Also identifies a number of factors that affect the success of discipline conferences between administrators and the parents of misbehaving students. (PGD)

Computer technology has the potential to fundamentally alter present approaches to admitting, registering, recording grades, and servicing students. Some of the driving forces toward change and the restraining forces working against change at most universities are identifed. (MLW)

The Buckley Amendment is viewed as a logical step in the development of the privacy movement. (Author)

Offers suggestions for storing and handling records efficiently and economically at educational institutions. (JG)

The primary purpose of this publication is to provide guidance and suggested implementation procedures for complying with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ("the Act" or "FERPA"). It is designed to help institutional records-keepers and other school officials at he postsecondary level in…

The Legislative Office of Education Oversight (LOEO) assessed the planning and implementation of Ohios Education Management Information System (EMIS). The EMIS was mandated in 1989 as a provision of one of the most comprehensive educational reform bills ever passed in Ohio. The EMIS was developed based on an existing computer network, the Ohio…

State education agencies are increasingly building the capacity to collect and manage sizable quantities of information about schools and districts and to match individual student records over time and across databases. An adequate statewide student data-collection system makes it easier for a state to meet legal reporting requirements such as…

This booklet describes steps that are useful for education organizations to follow when planning for, designing, and implementing an automated student record system. Following a general discussion about student records and student record systems, the following steps to consider when developing and implementing an automated student record system…

To improve accountability in its vocational agriculture program, Fort Frye High School, Beverly, Ohio, developed a student placement folder. It includes the student's picture, autobiography, information sheet, equipment and skills sheet, references, letters of recommendation, and a copy of his high school transcript. The confidentiality of the…

A Discussion of the development of a computer-based information system which allows flexible, simple student record maintenance for administrative use, while directly interfacing with the student advising process. (Author)

A description of a system for monitoring individualized student progress in vocational education programs for the purpose of reporting progress of individual students and the effectiveness and efficiency of the vocational education programs. (Author)

Presents individual student testing profiles to provide meaningful graphic presentations of standardized test results. (Author/RK)

Discusses the way in which one Connecticut school district is improving its student health recordkeeping through use of a problem-oriented systems approach introduced about five years ago in clinics and hospitals. (DN)