Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Education Law Section 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner’s Regulations outline requirements for educational agencies and their third-party contractors to strengthen data privacy and security in order to protect student and annual teacher/principal professional performance review personally identifiable information or PII. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with understanding personally identifiable information or PII.
District Website Requirements
Having district staff, students, and other stakeholders understand the law and how to protect data is very important. Education Law Section 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner’s Regulations requirements state there are certain items that need to be posted publicly on an educational agency's website. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with knowing what is needed to be on your district data security and privacy webpage.
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Each educational agency must designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to be responsible for the implementation of the policies and procedures required in Education Law 2-d. The designee will also serve as the point of contact for data security and privacy for the educational agency. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with knowing what is needed to be on your district DPO.
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Contact Information:
New York State Education Department - Chief Privacy Officer
Address: 89 Washington Avenue, EB 152, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-0937
Email: Privacy@nysed.gov
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New York State Education Department's Data Security and Privacy helpful information and resources.