District 5 is committed to innovation and a high quality education. This begins with elementary students and continues throughout their education. Part of our commitment to innovation includes the use of online learning. 

During the school year District 5 will use various online learning tools designed to help students. These district-approved online learning tools include applications students can use to practice their world languages, mathematics or coding skills or impact career development and the arts. 

For some of these tools, it is essential that the student be uniquely identified in the application through their own log-in information. This unique identification of each student allows for personalized additional support and tracking. 

In order for students to use these learning tools, certain personally identifiable information may be provided to the vendor who offers the tool such as the student’s name and school email address. The district makes sure that this type of information is shared in a secure manner and is limited to the educational context. This information is not used for any commercial purposes. 

Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) school districts are permitted to consent to the collection of personally identifiable information on behalf of parents of students for the purpose of education. This eliminates the need for parents to give individual parental consent directly to each vendor.

For more information please visit the Federal Trade Commission's Website on COPPA: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule