Student Record

Definition: A student record contains information about the education process and outcomes for an individual student.

What This Means: Long known as the cumulative folder, the move to electronic records has changed the name of the accumulated data on a student to a “record,” which can be paper or electronic. See Student Transcript for the difference between a student record and a student transcript. Multiple national standards are emerging that define the contents and formats for a student record, e.g., SPEEDE/ExPRESS, SIF, PESC, and many state-specific standards.

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