| PublicationDate: 6/23/97 Summary: Student Right To Know - Annual Report to the Secretary Author: PTAS - Policy / Training / And Analysis Service TO: Institutions that Offer Athletic Aid FROM: Policy Development Division RE: Student Right-to-Know Annual Report to the Secretary DATE: June 23, 1997 July 1 Report to the Secretary Student Right-to-Know Act Content of the Report Section 668.49 of the Student Assistance General Provisions requires each institution that offers athletically related student aid to report certain information to the Secretary of Education by July 1 of each year. For the 1997 report, the institution must report 1995-96 data. Specifically, the institution is required to report the number of students, categorized by race and gender, who attended the institution the institution during 1995-96. From that data, the institution must report the number of students that received athletically related student aid, categorized by race and gender within each sport. Section 668.41 of these regulations define athletically related student aid and sport. If an institution is term-based, the institution may use the 1995 Fall IPEDS enrollment data to report this information; likewise, the data for athletes would be for Fall 1995. Where to send the report The institution must send the 1997 report to the U.S. Department of Education, Athletic Graduation Rate Data, Post Office Box 96159, Washington, DC 20090-6159. Questions Staff of the Departments Customer Support Branch in the Office of Postsecondary Education are trained to provide technical assistance to institutions in administering the Student Right-to-Know Regulations. The telephone number and hours of operation for the Customer Support Branch are 1-800-433-7327, 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. After-hours calls will be accepted by an automated voice response system. Callers leaving their name and telephone number will receive a return call the next business day. An institution may also fax an inquiry to (202)260-4199. |