Data Recipient(s)
- Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA)
Start and End Dates
Original starting date: 06/15/2020
Current end date: 07/15/2025
Agreement Type
Interagency Agreement
Description
Purpose
The purpose of this interagency agreement between the Utah State Board of Education
(USBE) and Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) is for UHEAA to identify
trends in completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amongst
high school seniors by race/ethnicity, English Language Learner status, and free and/or
reduced lunch status to improve and customize our outreach efforts to better assist
the specific and diverse needs of our communities. UHEAA would provide USBE with a
list of students who completed the FAFSA in the 2019-2020 school year. We request
that USBE then identify which of those students was a class of 2020 senior, and compare
that list with their entire list of 2020 seniors.
Legal Authority
34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
34 CFR § 99.31(a)(3), 34 CFR § 99.35, 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Audit and Evaluation Exception” of the
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Justification
- Utah State Bard of Education Decision
- Local Education Agency Decision
Approval
Original Agreement
Approved by: Utah State Board of Education
Approval Date: 07/09/2020
Data
Data Type
Un-masked aggregate student data
Data Shared
Data Shared included relevant data points for the implementation of identifying trends
in completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amongst high
school seniors Data Shared includes:
- Percentage of 2020 seniors in each race/ethnicity category that completed a FAFSA,
disaggregated by district and school
- Percentage of 2020 senior English language learner students that completed a FAFSA,
disaggregated by district and school
- Percentage of 2020 senior students eligible for free and/or reduced-price lunch that
completed a FAFSA, disaggregated by district and school
- Percentage of 2020 senior students with disabilities that completed a FAFSA, disaggregated
by district and school
Documents
Board Meeting Documents and Recordings
July 09, 2020 (Full Board)
