Parents Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security
Stockbridge Valley Central School District
Data Privacy and Security Policy:
Data Privacy and Security Policy
In order to conduct a successful education program, the district receives, creates, stores, and transfers information about students, teachers, and principals that is protected by state and federal law. The district takes active steps to protect the confidentiality of protected information in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. The district expects all District officers, employees, and partners to maintain the confidentiality of protected information in accordance with state and federal law and all applicable Board Policies.”
Parent Bill of Rights
Student Privacy FERPA Notice
Stockbridge Valley Central School District is required to annually notify parents of their rights under FERPA; that information can be found in our FERPA Notification Policy. Under FERPA, the District may identify certain data elements as Directory Information, which may be disclosed without obtaining prior parental consent. Parents are provided with the opportunity to opt out of certain Directory Information disclosures by filling out the form HERE. The data identified as Directory Information by our BOCES is:
- student’s name
- address
- telephone number
- email address
- date and place of birth
- name of the student’s parents
- student’s home school district
- student’s class designation
- participation in extracurricular activities
- dates of attendance
- student’s achievement awards and honors
- most recent previous educational agency attended by the student.
- photographs
- audio recordings
- video images of students (with or without sound) engaged in routine activities.
Additional FERPA Form Links: Inspection of Student Records, Correction of Student Records
District Software Inventory:
LINK
Breach or Unauthorized Release of Student Data Complaints
The Stockbridge Valley Central School District is dedicated to the protection of student data and to maintaining data security and privacy across the district. If you believe that a breach or unauthorized disclosure of a student's personally identifiable information has occurred. Parents have the right to have complaints about possible breaches of student data addressed. Data Protection Officer, Corey Graves. Any parent, eligible student (students who are at least 18 years of age or attending a postsecondary institution at any age), principal, teacher, or employee of an educational agency may file a complaint. A complaint can also be submitted to the New York State Chief Privacy Officer email.
Complaints should be directed in writing to the Data Protection Office; Corey Graves, 315-495-4400, cgraves@stockbridgevalley.org, PO Box 732, 6011 Williams Rd. Munnsville, NY 13409. Complaints to SED should be directed to: Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234; the e-mail address is cpo@mail.nysed.gov. SED’s complaint process is under development and will be established through regulations from the department’s chief privacy officer, who has yet to be appointed.
Federal Laws that Protect Student Data
Education Law 2-D (click on the link to download)
Provides guidance to educational agencies and their third-party contractors on ways to strengthen data privacy and security to protect student data and annual professional performance review data.
Part 121 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (click on the link to download)
The Board of Regents adopted Part 121 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education on January 13, 2020. These rules implement Education Law Section 2-D.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (click on the link to download)
The foundational federal law on the privacy of student’s educational records, FERPA, safeguards student privacy by limiting who may access student records, specifying for what purpose they may access those records, and detailing what rules they have to follow when accessing the data.
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) (click on the link to download)
PPRA defines the rules states and school districts must follow when administering tools like surveys, analysis, and evaluations funded by the U.S. Department of Education to students. It requires parental approval to administer many such tools and ensures that school districts have policies in place regarding how the data collected through these tools can be used.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)
COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites, games, mobile apps, or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age.