All stakeholders in the ‘business of learning’ should be able to steal from the best! The Community is constantly identifying resources to help support your role – no matter what hat you wear – as a student privacy steward.
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Find out the latest from the A4L Community / Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) and find out how both communities are addressing interoperability AND data privacy!
SDPC Resource Registry training for Alliance Admins
Training for the new Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) Application / Resource Registry. Presented on Feb 26, 2019 by Lisa Waters, Cambridge Public Schools.
A discussion on the rationale behind development, usage and issue identification related to the National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) for legal representatives. Mark Williams, F3 Law group serves as the host for this webinar for mature and new Alliances legal advisors. Recorded on September 28, 2021.
SDPC Resource Registry training for District Admins
Training for the new Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) Application / Resource Registry. Presented on Feb 25, 2019 by Lisa Waters, Cambridge Public Schools.
How Are You Showing Your Customers a Commitment to Student Data Privacy?
Are you looking for a way to show current and potential customers your organization’s support in addressing their student data privacy concerns? …You might be already, and not even know it!
SDPC Resource Registry: API Usage Policy & Developer Guide
Subject to the restrictions contained within this document, SDPC members are granted a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable, limited license to access the APIs and documentation only as necessary to develop, test and support an integration of your application with the Services.
…high volume record sharing has historically been the Achilles’ heel of PK12 data integration efforts. When schools start to capture real time attendance events, the extra volume degrades and often completely overwhelms systems that rely on quick and timely data updates. Because of the extra load, updates to students and staff information could get lost in a sea of attendance events causing them to have to wait hours in line for processing.
Over the last decade, awareness and concerns over student data privacy issues gained attention across the United States. With 2020 came a newly heightened awareness of privacy, as nearly all students were thrown into online learning, and families had greater visibility to the technology tools their children were using. At the same time, the need for more robust interoperability has spiked as more and more technology tools are needed to provide online, hybrid, and in-person education. In Massachusetts, a partnership between the Executive Office of Education (EOE), the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), Cambridge Public Schools (CPS), and Cedar Labs was formed to address these twin needs.
PODCAST: Learning Through Leading - Understanding SOPPA with Tim McIlvain and Chris Wherley
Learning Through Leading: Our goal with this website and podcast is to help connect educators in schools and classrooms with those who are moving the needle to help kids in effective and innovative ways. Join us as we share our ideas, random thoughts, and conversations with you.
WEBINAR: FERPA and Virtual Learning during COVID-19
A webinar by United States Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office, presented on March 30, 2020. FERPA related information for employees working from home – addressing responsibilities under FERPA when school officials are working with PII from education records at home.
The FBI takes a leadership position in the area of student privacy in its Public Service Announcement (PSA) entitled Education Technologies: Data Collection and Unsecured Systems Could Pose Risks To Students
Student Privacy Compass (formerly called FERPA|Sherpa) is the student privacy resource center website. This site provides information, news, and opinions on maintaining student data privacy. Student Privacy Compass is an initiative of the the Future of Privacy Forum.
Developed as a resource for SEAs and LEAs to use in assisting school staff in protecting the confidentiality of student data in instructional & administrative practices.
Establishing a Robust Student Data Privacy Culture
CatchOn has created federal and state-specific guides that outline and summarize student data privacy laws and regulations. Guides for the following states are available: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.