For what it is worth. MSU legal counsel advises erroring on the side of protecting privacy and the relatively obvious intent of the law (even though there is room for debate/interpretation) vs the AACRAO guidelines.
Tony
Tony Campeau
Registrar
Montana State University
406.994.2604
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From: Campeau, Tony
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2017 10:48 AM
To: MACRAO@LISTSERV.GFCMSU.EDU
Subject: RE: AACRAO Taskforce - disciplinary notations on transcripts
As another note – we may be able to follow AACRAO guidelines AND the MCA contingent on our interpretation of “information of an academic nature.” AACRAO makes a decent point that “The transcript historically has been viewed, first and foremost, as an academic document or record. A student’s standing that impacts eligibility to continuously enroll at an institution affects academic progress and, as such, is deemed transcript-appropriate.”
So the question is, is the academic notation (of suspension or probation) that stems from a pattern of behavior a “disciplinary record” or is it “academic in nature.” I think it is both – which leaves room for interpretation.
I am thinking we should get our individual campuses preferences and legal counsel advice (prior to our meeting) and then adopt some sort of common approach (or document our varied approaches) at our next meeting.
Thanks All
Tony
Tony Campeau
Registrar
Montana State University
406.994.2604
RESPECT … INTEGRITY … STUDENT SUCCESS … EXCELLENCE
From: MACRAO Listserv [mailto:MACRAO@LISTSERV.GFCMSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Johannes, Cheri
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 5:45 PM
To: MACRAO@LISTSERV.GFCMSU.EDU
Subject: AACRAO Taskforce - disciplinary notations on transcripts
Good evening,
This came through email today from AACRAO. I believe that the state of MT has specific rules here, and as an organization we may want to touch bases with legal counsel for some current guidance (perhaps a session at the fall meeting?) – but, the document at the link is likely worth your time. [Hopefully you can open it].
http://www.aacrao.org/docs/default-source/PDF-Files/transcript-disciplinary-notations.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Happy June. J
Cheri
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