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| No. 1006 | ||
| Date: | August 10, 2000 | |
| To: | K-12 Principals, Division and Department Heads | |
| Subject: | STUDENT RACIAL/ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION | |
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Department and/or Persons Concerned: |
All Principals, Division and Department Heads, Counselors, and Site Staff handling student enrollment | |
| Reference: | Legislation Concerning Multiracial/Multiethnic Identification of Student, Approved by the Board of Education on May 11, 1993. | |
| Action Requested: | Use of Racial/Ethnic Identification Form, and directions for input of data on Student Information System (SIS). | |
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The district is required by state and federal
law to report the racial and ethnic make-up of students attending our
schools. As new students enroll, parents should be given the opportunity
to designate their child's racial/ethnic identification on the form
(attachment). It is not necessary to have already enrolled children
complete the form. If a parent refuses to identify their child(ren), a
visual identification can be made.
The Racial/Ethnic Identification Form provided with this circular (attached) should be used. This form was approved for use by the Board of Education in 1993. The form has two parts, the first part is the required section, and the second part is the optional designation section. Parents should fill out the required section, selecting only one of the current codes. This information will be used for federal and state reporting purposes and is entered as the first code on the student record. Parents then have the option of completing the second part of the form by identifying the student as any other designated racial/ethnic groups or the category multiracial/multiethnic (code Y). Due to concerns expressed by parents of multiracial/multiethnic children, the Board of Education changed the manner in which data is collected and reported by the district. The Board of Education requested staff to pursue with state and federal reporting agencies the possibility of maintaining and reporting multiracial/multiethnic as a racial/ethnic category. District staff has informed both reporting agencies of the need for a multiracial/multiethnic category. These requests have not yet been approved. Therefore, the Board of Education approved an optional category for multiracial/multiethnic student identification. The information is kept on the Student Information System (SIS). When the student enrolls and a parent selects the optional category, the optional code may be entered by tabbing over from the first ethnic code field and entering the additional code in the second space. This code Y cannot be used as the first code; if two codes are used, they must be different. The racial/ethnic identification form has been translated into Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Copies of each language are attached to this circular. The form(s) should be duplicated at the school site as needed. If you have any questions regarding the form or how to enter the information, please call Sandra Robles at 725-5654. |
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| Patricia Trandal Program Manager Integration Services, Reporting, andEnrollment Options |
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APPROVED:
Mary Hopper Executive Officer to the Chancellor |
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