Pat; Suggest you may wish to follow VA Library guidance General Schedule 111-101154; Permanent Student Records and GS111-101189; Student Health-Medical Records. This schedule is posted at the Library web-site for all state supported Colleges and Universities,. Hope this helps; Jerry t 02:48 PM 9/4/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hi - this is Pat Druash from Stafford County Public Schools. We keep the >original documents for students that leave the school division. Copies >are forwarded to the student's new school. We are planning to start a >microfilming project this year that will include the withdrawn >students. My number is 540-658-6746. > > >>> [log in to unmask] 08/03/01 12:41 PM >>> >I'd like to know what other school systems do with records of students who >have withdrawn from their school division to attend school elsewhere. > >In our school division requests for records to be forwarded are kept in the >students' files along with a copy of the records. These records are boxed >and stored permanently in our archive. If these records need to be >microfilmed for permanent retention, should report cards as well as health >record and test data be filmed. > >Thanks for your advice. > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html Jerry Palmer University Records Manager Department of Records Management Services(0522) 600 Country Club Drive Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone 540-231-8320 Fax 540-231-6991 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html