Data Privacy
The South Windsor School District is committed to protecting the privacy of student data.
The district uses computer applications (apps) to provide students a relevant and engaging educational learning environment. Many, but not all, of these educational apps collect student data in various forms. The data collected depends on the application. Reasons for data collection may include the following:
Provide access to educational data for the student (eg. online storage of documents, access to grades, assignments).
Provide access to educational data to the student’s teacher.
Provide access to educational data to the school district (eg. test scores, progress in an educational program).
Use data to individually tailor the learning experience for the student (eg. the app provides individual instruction based on student responses to questions).
Use data to improve the application (eg. use non-identified student data to analyze the value of educational programming).
The district thoroughly vets computer applications for educational value and privacy concerns before approval for teacher and student use. We also comply with the Public Act No. 16-189, An Act Concerning Student Data Privacy. PA 16-189 requires Boards of Education to enter into contracts with contractors prior to providing the contractors with access to student information, student records or student-generated content. You can read more about the law through this link: PA 16-189 Below is a list of applications that collect student data with a link to a Terms of Service (TOS) Addendum.
