Current high school students and parents are encouraged to work with their school's counseling office to obtain transcripts for postsecondary institutions.
Qualifying Students May Apply to Have Fees/Charges Waived
Note: Fee waivers are available for PSD students only. You must submit the waiver form each school year to have fees and charges waived for that school year.
To have eligible fees/charges waived, you must:
1. Be approved to receive free or reduced-priced meals for the current school year. See federal income and eligibility requirements and apply online on the Free and Reduced Lunch web page.
2. Complete the Permission to Share Information for Fee/Charge Waivers form for the current school year, which gives PSD’s Child Nutrition Department permission to share your child’s eligibility status with other district officials. These officials must also maintain confidentiality of your child’s eligibility status.
You may complete the Permission to Share form at your child's school or by accessing your child’s account on-line via Contact your child’s school if you need assistance or need a new activation code to access the account.
Steps to follow when submitting record requests online through ScribOrder, if eligible for Fee/Charge Waivers:
- After filling out request and continuing to the "Update Fees - Prepare For Checkout" page, on the bottom left, click Request Hardship Fee Waiver.
- A pop-up will ask you to Please explain your reason for a Hardship Fee Waiver. Type: Eligible for Fee Waiver. The Records Department will verify eligibility and approve or deny hardship. NOTE: Records can still be sent electronically.
PSD processes record requests for former students online through .
Requests for a student’s education record are subject to a $5.00 transaction fee ($5.00 transaction fee does not apply to requests made by other K-12 schools/districts). In accordance with the current board-adopted schedule of student fees and other select charges, other fees/charges may apply when requesting a student’s education record.
PSD transcripts include the following information:
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Legal Name
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PSD ID and Colorado State ID
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Primary home address and phone number
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Date of Birth
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Gender
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Grades, weighted and unweighted cumulative averages: Policy IKC
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Class Rank: high school transcripts only
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Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) class designation
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Enter and leave dates: if applicable
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Graduation date: if applicable
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Graduation requirements: Policy IKF
UPDATE 10/01/2020: Per , student transcripts may no longer include national assessment, SAT or ACT, scores. While this practice was required previously, this bill changed that practice. Scores can be requested from the school or District Records department, but may not be considered official by the post-secondary institution. Official scores are requested from the or directly.
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education record. FERPA gives a parent/guardian (“Parent”) certain rights with respect to their children's education record. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level (an "Eligible Student"). Eligible Students' education records can only be released to a Parent with written consent from the Eligible Student, by providing other legal documentation, or by certifying the Eligible Student was a dependent for tax purposes the previous tax year.
In accordance with and under 修车大队 Policy JRA/JRC, a student’s education record will not be released to a third-party without written consent, unless such disclosure is permitted under FERPA.
Please note:
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All requests processed through the Records department will be delivered electronically to the email you provide or to the educational institutions that accept electronic transcripts via ScribOrder’s systems secure download method. However, a delivery address is still required in order to process the request. If electronic delivery is not available, the requested student education record will be mailed via USPS.
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Requests for a student’s education record will be processed on days District offices are open according to the current District calendar.
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You will receive emails from scribonline@scribsoft.com to notify you of the status of your request. Read these emails carefully in case additional information is needed to process your request.
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Third-party requests must include the PSD Consent to Release Student Education Record to a Third Party form. The form can be uploaded during the request process.
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Diplomas - The PSD Records Center does not maintain copies of diplomas. However, it does hold all original diplomas not picked up at the time of graduation.
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GED records - PSD does not maintain GED records. To request GED records, contact "Diploma Sender" directly at www.diplomasender.com or call 855-876-3774.
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- state-issued high school equivalency credential.