Most student records (permanent/cumulative file) follow the student as they move from school to school. The middle school will request student records from the elementary school and the high school will request records from the middle school. High schools are required by law to maintain certain types of student records forever (contact the high school district office for historical records). Elementary schools usually will not have permanent student records unless the records are not requested by the next school.

All schools, however, must maintain student attendance records forever.

To request your elementary school attendance records, please call the district office at 408-522-8200 ext. 1015.

Please be ready to provide:

1. Student's full name while attending school (includes multiple last names, middle names, and nicknames)
2. Date of Birth
3. School/s attended, years, teachers (attendance records are by school, year, grade, and then by teacher)
4. Reason for the request (this helps narrow down what we need to locate)
5. Best way to contact you when the records are located
6. A photo ID is required to pick up copies of student records

You may email debbie.betancourt@sesd.org or call 408-522-8200 ext. 1020.

More recent student records will be easier to locate. After 2009, schools were required to report attendance records to the California Department of Education electronically and those basic records can be accessed online by your school district. Older records are paper and, depending on the types of records, may take longer to locate.