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This website offers resources to vendors and other interested parties about the measures taken by the School District of Philadelphia to protect data privacy.

The purpose of this policy is to prescribe how data will be collected, maintained and disseminated in compliance with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all organizational units, their agents and staff within the Pennsylvania Department of Education, their authorized agents and any contractors, subcontractors and their agents.

This is a sample agreement that can be used to enter into an agreement between education officials and researchers.

This resource is an overview for LEA officials as well as teachers on student data and privacy.

Houston ISD’s rubric helps LEA officials evaluate which tools to choose and what considerations to address when selecting web tools and apps.

This resource reviews FERPA guidelines and state privacy regulations, reviews responsibilities for protecting student information, and discusses best practices for protecting information and respecting privacy.

This guidance document pertains to the education information system at the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), under the authority of the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), which contains data on West Virginia schools and districts, including individual student and staff records. This education information system and its data, first implemented in the 1990s, […]

These materials can be used for an LEA to ensure everyone understands data privacy and confidentiality.

All information is data. When put into the hands of an educator or family member, it can help a student overcome challenges and build upon strengths. But individual data points don’t give the full picture needed to support the education goals of families, students, educators, and policymakers. That is why the Department of Public Instruction advocates for the […]

Over the years, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has received many questions about student records. This bulletin addresses some of the most frequently asked questions and replaces Information Update Bulletin 98.02 Pupil Records of Students with Exceptional Educational Needs.