High school charges $$ for transcript

[sybbie719]

The issue on FAPE refers to students with disabilities.
FAPE is defined as “the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services that are designed to meet individual needs of handicapped persons as well as the needs of non-handicapped persons are met and based on adherence to procedural safeguards outlined in the law”.

regarding unofficial transcripts I wrote

@@Sybbie719

Students get an unofficial copy of their permanent record every semester in their advisory class in order to check if the grades and credits granted are correct . Any discrepancies are handled in writing. The counselor will meet with students at least once a year to discuss the transcript , where the student will sign that they attended the meeting and the information on the transcript is correct. Now that most schools have Skedula, Engrades or some type of grading software, that students can see their grades year over year, there is very little need for students to get a paper copy of their transcript for their own personal use or self report grades.

I should have clarified this statement at my high school and at schools where I have worked and partnered with. If your school does not provide your child with a copy of their unofficial transcript once a year, my apologies and that is a policy issue at your child’s high school. If your child’s school does not use Skedula or engrade, where students can pull their high school records, than that is an issue with your child’s high school. If your school system and high school does not have a mechanism where parents can pull up their students grades including grades year over year, than that is a function and decision of your child’s school. Please forgive me because the NYC DOE makes all of these things available to their students.

Again, does your child attend a public or private high school?