The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), also known as the Hatch Amendment, governs the administration of surveys, assessments and evaluations given by a state or local education agency (LEA) that receives federal funding and specifically addresses eight protected areas. Additionally PPRA requires LEAs, in consultation with parents, to develop... more

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), also known as the Hatch Amendment, governs the administration of surveys, assessments and evaluations given by a state or local education agency (LEA) that receives federal funding and specifically addresses eight protected areas. Additionally PPRA requires LEAs, in consultation with parents, to develop local policies concerning student privacy and parents’ access to information. School counselors who administer needs assessments, universal screenings and other surveys that seek information must be aware of the eight PPRA-protected areas, school board policy, and legal and ethical concerns. Learn about survey questions that fall into protected areas, when active consent is needed, when passive consent is acceptable and the implications of using standardized universal screening assessments as well as school-counselor-created needs assessments. Download handout here. 

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Learning objectives:

After viewing this webinar you should be able to:

1. Identify and discuss the eight protected areas under PPRA.


2. Discuss the legal and ethical considerations in giving universal screenings and needs assessments.


3. Describe best practices and policy recommendations for the administration, as well as response to and storage of screening and assessment results.

Speakers:

• Wendy Rock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Counseling. Southeastern Louisiana University


• Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., Professor of School Counseling University of North Florida


• Brian Coleman, LCPC, Counseling Department Chair, Jones College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois

Original air date: Nov. 17 2020 less