District approved software

• All software used in the District, both free and subscription-based, are vetted for compliance with New York State Education Law 2d, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the Children's Internet Protection Act.  

• This is a "living" list that is updated regularly which shows the sites that have been deemed as approved for use in the District.  

• A link to the Privacy Policy contains additional information specific to the company's policies.  

• In addition, where appropriate, we have included supplemental information that further explains the protection of student and staff data.  

(source: NYSED.gov)

• Under NYS ED Law 2D, any software where the vendor has not signed our Data Privacy Agreement CANNOT be used by any staff or student in the school district.

• If you are interested in a new program,  you must make the request using the process below. PLEASE CHECK the Inventory page PRIOR TO FILLING OUT THE REQUEST FORM.

• Upon submission, the district data team will contact the vendor and request them to review and sign our District Data Privacy Agreement.

  • NOTE: Until this agreement is in place, the software cannot be used with any K-12 students.*Approved Google extensions are based on our approved software inventory list.

• • Google Chrome extensions are typically created by 3rd party vendors. The majority of extensions are not part of the Google for Education Suite. Google Chrome extensions are from 3rd party vendors and do not fall under our data privacy agreement with Google.

Be mindful of websites that allow a "Sign in with Google." This does not necessarily mean accessing that site using the freeportschools.com Google credential is permissible. Signing in with Google often passes data without knowledge and should not be used unless they are on the District Software approved list (see link above).