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NEWSLETTER | Issue 34

WELCOME

TO

STUDENT

DATA

3

OUR

NEW

PRIVACY

CONSORTIUM MEMBERS!

Student Data Privacy Consortium:
supporting ‘on the ground and tactical’ work
The Student Data Privacy Consortium’s

To support this clarifying work between

(SDPC) work, under the A4L umbrella, is

end users and vendors, the group is

moving ahead with supporting “on the

now turning its focus on standardizing

ground and tactical” student privacy

Vendor Application Standard Profiles.

support

states.

As the modern use of front-end and

Currently there are 12 states and

back-end technology systems continues

multiple districts now involved in the

to

first project of the group – standardized

integration points, it is important to

privacy wording for end user and

hold systems owners accountable for

vendor contracting.

the

for

schools

and

The SDPC web site has an updated
contract development tool allowing for
taking the best wording out there from
Florida Department of Education

multiple sources to create your own
contract

wording

Future of Privacy Forum
(Partner Member)

sensitive

and its partners develop a standard for
application profiles and promote for a
subsequent global identifier project.
heat up”, states Steve Smith, CIO

guidance (termed Track 1 work). Also

Cambridge Public Schools. “More and

on the site is the SDPC application tool

more states are beginning to show

allowing for schools, alliances and even

interest and all the participants are

states to generate their own application

realizing the value of the collaborative

management registry and provide their

working,

contract wording to grow their own

resources and best practices. We are

state alliances (termed Track 2 work).

having

Along with both of these tools are

marketplace!"

including templates for schools and
states to utilize to make their privacy
wording

transparent

to

vendors,

administrators and parents.

with
a

members

positive

effect

sharing
on

highlighting Steve’s work in Cambridge.
This work will impact YOUR work. It is
important that the entire community
gets involved in the work in a proactive
manner – it’s not too late!

the California Education Technology

involved check the SDPC website.

developed privacy contract wording
that will be utilized by up to 1,000
districts that they serve.

the

Check out the recent EdSurge piece

Most recently, the CA Alliance lead by
Professional Association (CETPA) has

For more information:
https://privacy.a4l.org

of

information. Through this project, SDPC

“The momentum is really beginning to

Education’s

implementation support information

Vinson Consulting

movement/use

and

US

of

to

interoperability

PTAC

Department

aligned

promote

To get

Make plans to be at the A4L Annual
Meetings

and

attend

the

Privacy

Consortium social and the privacy
sessions.

To find out more, why not come to the Student Data Privacy ‘track’ during the (North
America) 2017 Annual Meeting on February 28, 2017? Further details on page 8.
Delegates are also welcome to attend the ‘SDPC Social’ in the evening!