Strand #2

Traditionally, student data consisted of things like attendance, grades, discipline records, and health records. Access to that data used to be restricted to the administrator, guidance counselor, teacher, or other school official who needed it to serve the educational needs of the child. With the use of technology in schools, traditional data is now often shared with companies that provide Student Information Systems (SIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), and many other technologies. Parents, students, and others have raised concerns about what information is being collected or shared, and what use those companies might make of that data. Teachers should be aware of NYS Ed Law 2-d, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), along with their district or school policies regarding the use of educational products and services from ed tech vendors. Join us to build your training program for your faculty and staff to operationalize best practice for protecting student data.