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Data Privacy: It’s More than Compliance

Explore the evolution of student data privacy from the 1990s to today, covering relevant laws, roles of different stakeholders, and best practices in data protection. Understand the importance of safeguarding student data for effective learning support.

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Data Privacy: It’s More than Compliance

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  1. Data Privacy: It’s More than Compliance Bernice Butler, Senior Associate

  2. Student Data …… Student data is crucial for educators, families, and policymakers to help students excel. Safeguarding data—and building trust in how it is used—is an essential part of using data effectively to support student learning.

  3. Data are more than test scores. Longitudinal — follow individual students over time Actionable — timely, user friendly and meaningful to users Contextual — robust, comparable and presented as part of a bigger picture Interoperable — matched, linked and shared across systems and sectors

  4. With the changes in education, come changes in the landscape of rules regarding student data.

  5. Conversations on STUDENT DATA PRIVACY

  6. An Evolution: Collecting, Storing & Securing Student Data Back in the Day 1990s Today Image Source: Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

  7. From required... FEDERAL HOME SCHOOL STATE SERVICES CLASSROOM ...to taking action

  8. Changes Are Necessary

  9. PARENTS STUDENTS Everyone has a role to play in protecting student data SCHOOL LEADERS TEACHERS POLICYMAKERS

  10. Federal Role • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) • Establishes student privacy rights by restricting with whom and under what circumstances schools may share students personally identifiable information.

  11. State Role • Guarantee Access and Protect Privacy • States should intentionally design and implement policies and practices to project the privacy and confidentiality of student and teacher data. • States have taken this responsibility seriously

  12. 2014: A legislative frenzy begins 110 • bills related to student data privacy in 36states

  13. 2015: Yet more legislation somehow 186 • bills related to student data privacy in 47states

  14. 2016: A legislative slowdown, and an expansion

  15. Laws are not enough. We need leadership from the local education community.

  16. District Role • A unique responsibility to transform state and federal law into strategies, practices, and policies that guide teaching and learning.

  17. District Role: Leadership • Promote a culture that uses data and create the necessary policies and procedures to ensure those who receive data know how to use it effectively and appropriately.

  18. District Role: Governance • Establish a governance body that has the authority and responsibility to make decisions about district data use and protection policies.

  19. District Role: Communication • Provide data that meets the identified needs of your community and proactively communicate about how that data is safeguarded.

  20. District Example: Massachusetts Student Privacy Alliance

  21. District Example: Henrico County Public Schools in VA

  22. Best Practices

  23. Activity One: Case Study • In groups of five read the case study, identify the student data privacy issue/concern, and list challenges in leadership, governance, and communication. • Group discussion to follow

  24. Activity Two: FERPA Jeopardy • Teams of three will participate in a trivia like competition about student data privacy myths and FERPA general knowledge. • Two rounds • Grand PRIZE for winning team

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