Student Survey Information

On October 7, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law the fiscal year 2026 State School Aid Act (Public Act 15 of 2025). The fiscal year for the State of Michigan is October 1 to September 30. Section 164k (MCL 388.1764k) of Public Act 15 requires school districts to do many things. One specific element involves student surveys:

A district or intermediate district shall ensure that student survey questions and results are made available to the public, posted on the district's or intermediate district's website, and that parents and legal guardians are notified of the survey. As used in this subsection, "survey" includes any survey from the district or intermediate district or from the local, state, or federal government.

The Michigan Department of Education issued a memorandum about Section 164 on December 11, 2025.  That memo reiterates the law and adds the following reminder:

Districts will want to pay close attention to public release permissions for each survey and to the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) before releasing any survey results. For more information, refer to theobligations for local school districts under FERPA and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment memorandum issued earlier this year

Grand Ledge Public Schools maintains a webpage on the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and another webpage on the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).